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Report: The Arab world
Special report | Sisi's reign
Egypt is again under military rule, but Sisi lacks Nasser's appeal
The military dictatorship is back, stronger than ever but also less ideological
EGYPTIANS SOMETIMES call their country umm ad-dunya, the "mother of the world". Egypt has never lacked a distinct identity: the sons of the Nile are heirs to one of the world's oldest civilisations. Theirs is the most populous Arab state, a bridge between the heartlands to the east and the Maghreb to the west.
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It was only natural that Egypt would be central to the post-war Arab order. Gamal Abdel Nasser, its second post-revolutionary president, was the charismatic voice of Arab nationalism. The Muslim Brotherhood was born in Egypt, the Arab League based there and the fight against Israel led from there. It began to end there, when Nasser's successor, Anwar Sadat, signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, a betrayal that played a part in his murder. But that decision, along with his efforts at economic liberalisation and pivot towards America, signalled an ideological shift away from the statist policies and Soviet leanings of the Nasser years.
Egypt ceded its central position during Hosni Mubarak's dictatorship. He ruled for 30 years yet aspired to little beyond self-preservation. If he accomplished anything it was to unmake his predecessors' order. The army state became a police state: though a former officer, Mr Mubarak relied on civilian agencies to secure his rule. The socialism of Nasser and the economic opening under Sadat gave way to unchecked crony capitalism. Corruption and an effort to create an inherited presidency led to his downfall.
Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi invites comparisons to his charismatic predecessor, another military man who led a coup and smashed the Brotherhood. But unlike Nasser, he is no ideologue. He has core beliefs—an abiding faith in the army and a mistrust of civilians. Yet he shows no interest in regional leadership. Instead he has a narrow sense of Egypt's interests and his own priorities.
With 102m people Egypt can seem ungovernable. It has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world: the number of Egyptians has doubled since 1987, and despite efforts to lower the fertility rate (now 3.3 children per woman, down from over 5 in the 1980s) the UN expects the population to reach 160m by 2050. These people will be crammed into a country that, though quite large, is mostly uninhabitable. Some 95% of Egyptians live on 5% of its land. Efforts to build new cities in the desert have mostly failed.
The government trumpets strong GDP growth of 5.3% in 2018 and 5.6% in 2019. Even last year, when covid-19 ravaged the world, Egypt's economy grew by 3.6%. Yet those rosy figures do not tell the full story. A burgeoning oil and gas sector contributes almost 24% of Egypt's GDP, says Tarek al-Molla, the petroleum minister. This is good for the treasury, but does little to provide jobs for the unemployed who number 10% of the population and 26% of young people. The purchasing managers' index, a measure of private-sector activity, has spent most of the past five years contracting. As many as 30% of Egyptians fell below the official poverty line of 857 pounds ($55) a month at the end of 2020.
Military in the market
Even more problematic is the army's stranglehold on the economy. It is difficult to put a dollar figure on its empire, since its accounts are not subject to scrutiny. But to take one example, it has cornered the cement industry, flooding the market with so much extra supply that private producers have gone out of business. It operates the country's biggest fertiliser plant and the region's largest fish farm, both projects that Mr Sisi personally inaugurated.
He cuts the image of a man on the move, a leader scrambling to develop his country. One of his advisers suggests, rather patronisingly, that Egyptians since the time of the pharaohs have admired leaders who build big things. The biggest among those is the new capital rising in the deserts east of Cairo.
Egyptians often call Cairo Masr, the Arabic name for Egypt itself: country and capital are inseparable. One in four live in greater Cairo, an agglomeration that stretches more than 40km (25 miles) from its historic centre. A city that once felt timeless is changing at a dizzying pace. The emptying of Tahrir Square is but one example. On the drive from the airport one passes through Heliopolis, an affluent area that was one of the few leafy redoubts amid the concrete. No longer: workers have denuded more than 400,000 square metres of green space to make room for new roads.
Approaching the Nile on the 6th of October flyover, a notoriously congested road, a visitor sees a huge construction site. The so-called "Maspero triangle", a wedge of land behind the foreign ministry, is being razed, its poor inhabitants dispersed to slums on the outskirts of Cairo to make room for a fancy mixed-use development in a sort of caricature of gentrification. Some of this frenzied building is helpful. New roads have eased the capital's hellish traffic, even if Google maps cannot keep up. Yet some Egyptians see an ulterior motive: the urban landscape of Cairo is being reshaped to meet authoritarian goals. Shaded boulevards make a nice gathering spot for protesters, as do pedestrian-friendly squares. Most striking, of course, is the new capital, an effort to separate the government from its people.
Like many post-war Arab republics, Egypt's military regimes enforce domestic security by throwing in more people. The state-security agency is thought to have had more than 100,000 employees, three times the size of America's FBI, with a network of informants numbering millions. If you lived in Cairo during the Mubarak years, it was a safe bet that your doorman was on their payroll. Even with such a wide net, the regime could not be in all places at all times. The Sisi government is building a more modern autocracy. A law in 2018 required ride-sharing apps to share data with the government. A year later the government signed a contract with Honeywell of America to install 6,000 cameras across the new capital, linked to a "command centre" run by the army.
Egyptian officials express admiration for China's ability to deliver growth and development while keeping the party in power. Mr Sisi has launched a programme called Itnayn Kifaya (Two is Enough), an echo of China's recently abandoned policy. The picture is of a government aspiring to be like China's, with a flurry of state-directed development and a tight hold on its population.
In his first years as president Mr Sisi seemed more interested in Africa, neglected under Mr Mubarak, than in the Arab world. Aides spoke of the economic opportunity south of the Sahara; in the Middle East they saw only headaches, most of which Egypt had no need for. Lately, though, Mr Sisi has become a fixture in Arab diplomacy. Saad Hariri, the ex-prime minister nominated as prime minister-designate in Lebanon last October, was a surprisingly frequent visitor to Cairo this year. Lebanon has been a regional battleground for decades: Syria, Iran, Israel and the Gulf states all vie for influence. Not Egypt, though, which largely sat out the Saudi-Iranian proxy struggle and has few interests in the Levant.
Egypt brokered the ceasefire that ended a brief war between Israel and Hamas in May. It has played a big part in the civil war in neighbouring Libya. In July Mr Sisi's spy chiefs even held talks in Cairo with their Iranian counterparts, an unusual step for a country that has historically steered clear of Arab-Iranian disputes.
But Mr Sisi's wider role is largely meant to safeguard a narrow set of Egyptian priorities. His interests in Libya and Gaza are obvious: they border Egypt and have long been a source of insecurity. Elsewhere he has an eye on the Gulf states. Egypt wants their support in its dispute with Ethiopia, which last year began to fill a massive new dam on the Nile. Seen from Cairo, this is a serious threat: a water-poor country with a fast-growing population cannot tolerate any reduction in its water supply. Acting as an interlocutor with Lebanon and Iran may give Mr Sisi some credit with the Gulf states that he can spend on more pressing issues.
Mr Sisi has been happy to break with his closest partners in the region. He largely refused to send troops to the Saudi-led war in Yemen in 2015—an understandable decision for a country that has already fought one ruinous war there, but a disappointment to the Gulf states that spent billions backing him after the coup. He also diverged early from the Arab consensus on Syria, allowing Mr Assad to reopen his embassy in Cairo in 2013 and later backing the Russian intervention that saved the embattled Syrian dictator.
Nasser was a gifted orator whose speeches still make the rounds on social media. He is remembered for strident remarks about colonialism and Israel; in one famous speech, he berates the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood for seeking to impose headscarves on Egyptian women. Today's president browbeats his subjects to exercise more and work harder. Yet it is hard to imagine Egyptians a generation hence feeling nostalgic for Mr Sisi's monotonous lectures. In a way, though, this makes him a fitting avatar for modern-day Arabism: a leader who aspires not to reshape the region, but merely to hold his own country together.■
Full contents of this special report
The Arab world: Identity crisis
The resistance axis: Pyrrhic victory for Iran
Islamism and its discontents: No solution
The Abraham accords with Israel: A farewell to arms
Regional institutions: Talking heads
Sisi's Egypt: The new Nasserism*
The future: Staying at home
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline "The new Nasserism"
From the August 26th 2021 edition


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V+B Photoelectric Photometry of Asteroids 121 Hermione, 264 Libussa, and 354
Hutton, R. G.
Photoelectric observations of the asteroids 121 Hermione, 264 Libussa and 354 Eleonora were made from Estacion de Altura MEl Leoncito of Felix Aguilar Observatory during the 1989 apparition. The synodic rotational period, lightcurve amplitude and average B-V color found for 121 Hermione are: P = 8.97 � 0.07 hr., Δm = 0.12 � 0.01, B-V = 0.699 � 0.014. For 354 Eleonora the previously reported 4.277 hr. period is confirmed and the observed amplitude and colors are: Δm = 0.16 � 0.01. B-V = 0.931 � 0.014. For 264 Libussa the synodic rotational period is not less than 8 hr., with lightcurve amplitude >0.22 mag. and average B-V = 0.838 � 0.014.
Chanal, R.
The following precise astrometric positions have been measured from photographs obtained with a Newtonian reflector of 41 em aperture, 1.943 meter focal length, and hypersensitized KODAK TP 2415 film. The location of the observatory is: Longitude 4�12'34" E; Latitude 45�22'50" N; Altitude 448 meters.
Jahn, J.
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The following astrometric positions of minor planets are reprinted in the Minor Planet Bulletin from the German periodical KPM, issues 11-13.
Calabresi, M.
The following positions of minor planets have been made photographically using a 75 mm f/9.2 achromatic photographic objective on T MAX 400 Kodak films. The reported ur time is that of mid� exposure. The estimated precision for each measurement is �1.5 arcsecond.
Harris, A. W.
I was a bit surprised to find in the current issue of MPB a short article by Floyd Hutson in which he reported residuals between his astrometric observations and positions predicted by my ephemeris program. My program Is Intended only for finding objects, not reducing astrometric observations, as It does not include topocentric or aberration of llght corrections, among others. and some arithmetic Is done In single precision. The 0-C residuals he reported are, If anything, smaller than the errors I would have expected in my computations alone, so it is no surprise that the residuals are larger than his solution error estimates. Indeed, it is entirely possible that his observations, if measured against a higher precision ephemeris, might yield much smaller residuals.
Report from the Recorder
Pilcher, F.
I am attending the Corporation for Research Amateur Astronomy Baja '91 Symposium at La Paz. Mexico, around the time of the solar eclipse July 11, 1991. Here I shall present a paper, The Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers.� I shall appreciate the support of any Minor Planets Section members who can also attend. Even if you cannot attend the Symposium, please contact me about any of your activities which you wish for me to include. I shall peruse the last 2 years' issues of the Minor Planet Bulletin, plus those to be published up to the time of the Symposium, for as complete a range of our undertakings as I can find.
Oppositions of 944 Hidalgo Revised
Meeus, J.; Goffin, E.
Harris (1990) gives a list of favorable oppositions of minor planet 944 Hidalgo between the years 1900 and 2050. We were rather surprised to read that for this purpose an unperturbed orbit was used, With the statement that the opposition dates �far from the current epoch may be off by a day or so�. This �current epoch� itself Is not mentioned in the article, and we fear that the author has been too optimistic. Indeed, our Table II shows that, of the 22 opposition dates given by Harris, only five are less than two days in error. For many others, the error amounts to several months, with the consequence that the corresponding data are completely meaningless.
Through the August 6 batch of Minor Planet Circulars, 51 asteroids were newly numbered since the last installment of News Notes, bring the numbered total to 4559.

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Kids are dirty - they stick marbles up their noses, eat gum off the ground and dare each other to lick a cockroach. It's time the Western world figured out that kids are dirty for a reason. Children are learning their environment and their bodies, particularly their immune systems are also learning about what is good and bad from the environment.
Let your kids get dirty, encourage them to play in the barn or run without shoes on...just draw the line at flinging feces.
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Are you interested in homeschooling your child isn't getting the attention they need at school? Consider homeschooling. The following tips here will help you get started with this journey.
Check out state laws before building your curriculum. States have varying regulations as to how many days you need to homeschool your child. You should probably center your school year around what public schools are teaching.
Kids will be more willing to learn if you let them to have rest periods. They will grow to hate learning if they are just reading for hours and hours. Give them permission to simply do nothing. Everyone concerned will benefit from it.
Have you thought about the added burden of your finances if you might lose by choosing to homeschool. It could cause you need to quit working outside of the home in order to do it.
Set aside an area for your preschoolers that has toys and crafts with which they can use while you are teaching older kids. The older children can assist the younger kids with learning. This lets everyone learn and will instill confidence. It's easy to become overwhelmed when you're a new home school teacher. You can better any homeschooling through certain classes or seminars.
Designate your housework to the kids or get help from outside. You will likely find it hard to juggle everything by yourself. You will be extremely fatigued if you try to do everything on your homeschooling work. Accept any help when it is offered without feeling ashamed.
Family vacations can serve as learning resources. You can set aside part of your day in your trip to learn a little bit. Your family might enjoy sharing learning and make the schooling a family event.
College involves big changes and you will actually be in charge when it comes to choices and be responsible for doing many things. This can be a challenge, but with proper advise and good information like this article, you will succeed in college.
Be sure you have enough toiletries before starting college. These items are important and will run out quickly due to frequent use. Buying toiletries in bulk is a good idea as it saves money.
Don't procrastinate with applying for grants and scholarships before going to college. When you take more time to find money for college, there is a better chance you will receive more funds. Come up with a system for monitoring deadlines and be sure to turn in applications as early before deadlines as possible.
Learn about grants and scholarships that can help you finance your education.Many people don't bother learning about things that various scholarships have unique characteristics like being only for left-handed people. The government provides a variety of grants that will not have to be paid back.
Visit the college's admissions office prior to deciding to attend a college.This will give you to find out if there are scholarships available that are school specific. Many colleges provide scholarships that are available to their own scholarships. Visiting an admissions officers can help you get all the available funding options you have when it comes to paying for college.


Based on a sandstone hill, the Gwalior Fort carries an amazing folklore, which says that it was built by Suraj Ben on the advise of a saint by name Gwalipa. Situated on a hilly terrain, this fort commands a panoramic view of the fabulous valley below. The crisscross pathway to the uphill is boarded by statue of Jain Theerthankaras carved into rock faces.


this year voted to designate December first as a day to honor the civil rights icon.
Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery on Dececember first, 1955.
Her action ignited the yearlong Montgomery bus boycott and helped usher in the civil rights movement.


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SACRAMENTO — California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman, who is on leave amid sexual misconduct allegations, said Wednesday he'll seek treatment for alcohol abuse and other health issues.
Bauman's statement was first made to the Los Angeles Times in response to an article citing 10 people, some anonymous, describing crude comments and inappropriate physical touching by Bauman, including asking two young women if they were sexually involved.
Bauman took a leave of absence Monday after announcing an investigation into allegations against him over the weekend. Party vice chairman Daraka Larimore-Hall accused Bauman of sexual harassment and assault against unnamed victims last week.
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"I deeply regret if my behavior has caused pain to any of the outstanding individuals with whom I've had the privilege to work," Bauman said Wednesday. "In the interest of allowing the CDP's independent investigation to move forward, I do not wish to respond to any of the specific allegations."
The turmoil comes as California Democrats enjoy sweeping victories in the midterm elections, when they captured Orange County seats long held by Republicans and furthered their grip on total power in the state Legislature.
Bauman narrowly won the party chairmanship in early 2017 and is the party's first openly gay chairman.
Larimore-Hall on Wednesday renewed his calls for Bauman to resign and said the party's "processes and rules appear to be inadequate" when it comes to protecting victims. Bauman could be removed from office by a vote of the party's executive board, which does not have another scheduled meeting until next year.
Before Larimore-Hall's accusations, someone made a sexual harassment complaint against Bauman days ahead of the midterm election. David Campos, chairman of the San Francisco Democratic Party, told The Associated Press that two young women reported drinking and comments about sex by Bauman during a party bus tour.
The complaint prompted Campos and members of U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi's team to ask Bauman not to appear at a Nov. 2 event in San Francisco.
The Times' story details a complaint regarding two 21-year-old women made Nov. 1.
Grace Leekley, who was working on a temporary basis for the party, said she attended a bus tour stop in Chico and had lunch with party staff members. At the lunch, she said Bauman asked her and Kate Earley, the party's digital director, if they were sexually involved.
"I felt really embarrassed, almost ashamed, and uncomfortable," Leekley told the Times. "I'm basically bottom-of-the-barrel staff — and he's the most powerful man in the party."
Earley filed a complaint with the party and her attorney told the Times it remains unresolved.
Political consultant Allan Acevedo told the Times that in 2016 he and his ex-boyfriend had dinner with Bauman and his husband. Acevedo planned to stay the night at Bauman's home after the dinner, and Bauman made multiple comments about Acevedo having sex at his home. Acevedo told Bauman to behave and joked he might withdraw his endorsement of Bauman for party chair, he told the Times.
Bauman grabbed the back of his neck and told Acevedo if he pulled the endorsement "I would crush you," Acevedo said.
Acevedo said he feels guilty he did not report the incident at the time.
"People just didn't know how to speak up about it," he said. "There was a sense of loyalty. Not just to him, but to any advancement that any LGBT person makes in terms of us having representation at the table."


Yunitsyna, O., Sinelnikov, I., Kisil, O., Bolotova, K., Aksenov, A., and Simonsen, G. (2019). "Isolation of thermophilic enzyme-producing Parageobacillus bacteria from chipped woody waste," BioRes. 14(1), 1452-1465.
The morphological and biochemical properties were investigated for 18 types of thermophilic bacteria isolated from a woody-chip pile at a wood processing plant in Northern Russia. Genetic fingerprinting and 16S rRNA identification were used to divide the investigated microorganisms into groups according to their genetic affiliation. It was found that the isolated bacteria belonged to a minimally studied genus of Parageobacillus and exhibited optimum temperature and pH in the ranges of 57 to 60 °С and 7.0 to 8.5, respectively. The amylase activity was determined for all of the 18 isolated strains. Catalytic properties of the bacteria-produced xylanases were evaluated with respect to their activity towards xylan and xylan-containing carbon substrates. Biotechnological potential of the two most promising bacterial strains (Parageobacillus caldoxylosilyticus and Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius) and their possible use in xylanase production was evaluated. The results showed that bacteria present in the chipped woody waste is an important source of thermoalkalophilic enzymes.
Modern industrial biotechnology demands the development of high-performance biocatalysts, or enzymes, applicable in a variety of industrial operations (Choi et al. 2015; Jemli et al.2016; Blamey et al. 2017; Madhavan et al. 2017). Enzyme-assisted processes are of great importance in waste minimization and recycling due to the high efficiency of enzymes, their low consumption, and selectivity in removal of unwanted compounds. Cellulases constitute a well-known class of enzymes capable of hydrolyzing 1,4-β-D-glucosidic linkages in cellulose, which is a polymer available globally for bioconversion into numerous products. Cellulases have a long history of applications, including processing of wood biomass, textile and laundry, food, and bioethanol production (Coughlan 1985; Hardiman et al. 2010; Behera et al. 2017). In addition to cellulases, other enzymes capable of hydrolyzing non-cellulosic polysaccharides, such as amylases and xylanases (Hu et al. 2015), are continuously gaining importance in the global market of bioconversion and recycling processes (Pandey et al. 2000; Saxena and Singh Chauhan 2016). Amylases is a group of enzymes capable of hydrolyzing glycosidic bonds in starch, namely, α-amylase, β-amylase, and glucoamylase. The amylases are traditionally used at elevated temperatures and can be derived from a variety of plant and microbial sources (Gopinath et al. 2017). They are commonly utilized in the processing of raw grain materials (Nigam and Singh 1995), removal of starch present in waste paper and paperboard (Saxena and Singh Chauhan 2016), and paper recycling (Raul et al. 2014). The hydrolysis of xylan, a major component of hemicelluloses, can be achieved by xylanases or xylanase mixtures containing endo-β-1,4-xylanases and β-D-xylosidases (Polizeli et al. 2005). Xylanases have been used by the industry since the early 1990's. They are recognized for their catalytic effects in improving efficiency of the existing pulp bleaching processes (Viikari et al. 1994) and bioconversion of agricultural waste into fuel and chemicals (Nigam and Pandey 2009). One of the main challenges in xylanase production from bacterial sources is the high cost of the xylanase inducer, pure xylan (Alves et al. 2016). Waste materials from wood processing plants, as well as other lignocellulosic sources, can serve as alternative carbon substrates for the production of xylanases. The use of such substrates can reduce the cost of the entire process. At present, researchers are looking for novel bacterial strains capable of assimilating lignocellulosic waste as a cost-effective carbon source for the production of xylanases (Bhalla et al. 2015).
One of the important features of microbial enzymes is that they exhibit substrate selectivity and stability under abnormal conditions, mainly high temperatures and pH extremes. Based on their stability, certain enzymes can be categorized as thermophilic, acidophilic, or alkalophilic. These properties make them valuable contributors to multiple industrial processes. One example is the application of thermoalkalophilic enzymes in pulp and paper production and paper recycling, where both the temperatures and pH often rise above 50 °C and 8, respectively. The thermoacidophilic enzymes can contribute to enhancing mass transfer and reducing substrate viscosity during hydrolysis of raw plant materials in industrial processes (Cai et al. 2011).
Microbial enzymes can be produced by different microorganisms, both bacterial and fungal species. Although fungal species are significant producers of thermostable enzymes, the obtained enzymes often lack stability at high temperatures and pH and do not qualify for use in certain biotechnological applications (Kumar et al. 2013). Therefore, the search for new bacteria that are capable of synthesizing stable enzymes is highly relevant. The enzyme-producing bacteria can be isolated from a variety of waste sources, one of which is the chipped woody waste produced in abundance by wood processing plants. The composition, and therefore bacterial presence in such wastes, will vary depending on the season, storage, mixing conditions, type of wood waste, and many other factors. This variety gives endless possibilities for discovering and extracting new bacterial species with unique properties that have not been previously reported.
In this work, several types of bacteria have been isolated from samples of a chipped woody waste pile located at a wood processing plant in Northern Russia. The bacteria are identified and characterized with respect to their amylolytic and xylanolytic properties. Two bacterial strains, P. caldoxylosilyticus and P. thermoglucosidasius, were chosen for detailed study due to their promising ability to produce xylanolytic enzymes. A selection of carbon substrates was used to evaluate the bacterial performance in terms of xylanase activity and xylanase production in industrial conditions.
Samples of wood chips were collected from a woody chip pile at a timber mill named Solombalales located in the city of Arkhangelsk in Northern Russia (64°35'19″N, 40°33'20″E) (Fig. 1A). The sampling was carried out at the following depths: pile surface (bark), 2 to 10 cm, 10 to 30 cm, and 80 to 100 cm (Fig. 1B). The pile was semi-anaerobic at each sampling point due to periodic mixing. The samples were placed into sterile plastic containers (500 mL) and transported to the laboratory at ambient temperature.
Once the samples arrived, they were sealed separately into 100-mL airtight bottles containing 0.1% peptone solution and kept at 65 °C for five days stirring at 150 rpm. The primary screening of the bacteria was carried out in a minimal medium (MM) containing potassium hydrogen phosphate trihydrate (К2НРO4·3H2O; 5.24 g/L), magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO4·7H2O; 1 g/L), potassium chloride (KCl; 0.2 g/L), iron(II) sulfate (FeSO4; 11.4 mg/L), xylan (1%), peptone (0.5%), yeast extract (0.1%), agar (1.5%), and trace element solution (1 mL). The system was incubated for 24 h at 60 °C (Valladares Juárez et al. 2009). Cultures showing different colony morphology were separated and further purified by streaking on the same medium at least three more times. The purified bacteria cultures were stored in glycerol stock (15%) at -80 °C.


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Cradle Oak Press Visiting Artist: Carmon Colangelo
CARMON COLANGELO
Configured/Disfigured
Cradle Oak Visiting Artist
Heuser Art Center Gallery November 4-29, 2008
Using a variety of printmaking processes including intaglio, lithography, collagraph, monotype, silkscreen, and digital printing, Carmon Colangelo's works on paper contain layered imagery which echoes the chaos of modern life. His images and materials are dissected, re-arranged, and put back together alluding to the new hybrids, some biological, some technological, some spatial, and some social, which are springing up all around us. Elements of the human form appear repeatedly in these prints, and in every instance these fragments, though familiar to us all, feel alien due to their dislocation and unusual juxtapositions. In a similar way to how the Cubists used Cezanne's passage technique to understand physical space in new ways, Colangelo's work is made up of transitions between materials and images that reformulate the spatial experience, the natural world, and the human body.
Carmon Colangelo is the Dean of the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis and holds the E. Desmond Lee Professorship for Community Collaboration in the Arts. With 15 solo shows in the past 10 years and another 100 group exhibitions in the past two decades. Mr. Colangelo has exhibited widely, from Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. to Argentina, Canada, England, Puerto Rico, and Korea. His works are in collections at the National Museum of American Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University.
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Hugo award-winning writer John Scalzi shared in a blog post that he has a bit of writer's block. He is currently working on Head On, a novel coming out next year. He's having a hard time getting the words out. Luckily, he's figured out the problem: Donald Trump.
I agree Trump is incompetent. For me, that's his best characteristic. No matter what he tries to accomplish as president, he fails. If Trump wasn't such an ignoramus, he'd be able to change things. Becuase he's failed over and over again to change anything, life under Trump doesn't feel any different than it did under Obama.
That's just not rational. Hurricane Katrina was a terrible, horrible thing. To say that every month in 2017 has felt like Hurricane Katrina trivializes Hurricane Katrina. Comparing anything to a disaster that cost over 1,200 of our fellow Americans their lives dishonors those lives.
How does banning foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen from traveling to the United States negatively affect John Scalzi's life? If he allows something like this to spin him up and distract him, that's on him.
If white supremacists march and nobody is there to hear them, do they make a sound?
The same applies to white supremacists marching. Big deal. These people make up a micro-fraction of our society. If John Scalzi allows himself to get worked up because they march in public holding tiki torches, then that's on him.
We live in a free society where people have a right to speech. That includes speech most people find reprehensible and icky. With that said, just because someone has a right to say something doesn't mean I have to listen to it. That's what I do with speech I don't like or speech I know I'm not going to like, I don't listen to it. It works for me.
Did I mention Donald Trump is incompetent?
Why does John Scalzi allow the fact that Trump has gone through so many cabinet members to spin him up and distract him? Trump is incompetent. He has a problem surrounding himself with competent people. Each time someone in the Trump administration resigns or is fired, the ability to replace that person with a competent individual gets even harder. Why would any competent, capable person want to work for Donald Trump? My advice to John Scalzi is to get used to this. This revolving door of advisors and cabinet members will continue as long as Trump is president.
My final piece of advice to John Scalzi is this: seek mental health help. The way you're processing things is not normal. It's not rational. You should have sought help after Katrina, but what's done is done. You need help brother. There's nothing wrong with seeking mental health help. I recommend finding a psychiatrist and a therapist. A psychiatrist can prescribe medication, something I think you need. I'm currently taking antidepressants and antianxiety medication. I listen to a lot of Enya music. This seems to be helping me. It would probably help you too.
A therapist can talk you through your feelings and emotions and try to help you find more productive ways of processing them. Finding a good psychiatrist is fairly easy, finding a good therapist, not so much. The sooner you work at finding a therapist, the sooner you'll find a good one.


The Wood Turtle is a medium-sized turtle, with adult carapace (top part of shell) ranging in length from 6 to 10 inches (15-25 cm). The broad, low carapace usually has a central keel (i.e., a raised ridge running down the center of the shell), and raised, often pyramidal ridges of well-defined concentric growth rings on each scute or scale. The carapace is brown or grayish brown, often with radiating yellow and black lines on the ridges. The plastron (underside of shell) lacks a hinge, and is yellow with dark, oblong blotches along the outer edge. The highly "sculptured" carapace and unhinged, patterned plastron distinguish this species from other turtles in the state.
Wood Turtles are found primarily in or near moving water and associated riparian habitats. They prefer clear, medium-sized (range 7-100 ft / 2.1-30.5 m), hard-bottomed streams and rivers with sand and/or gravel substrates and moderate flow. Wood Turtles also require partially shaded, wet-mesic herbaceous vegetation such as raspberries, strawberries, grasses, willows, and alders along or near the river for foraging. Forested floodplains (deciduous and coniferous) with numerous sunlit openings and a dense mixture of low herbs and shrubs seem to provide ideal habitat for this species. They also have been found in non-forested habitats such as willow and alder thickets, sphagnum bogs, swamps, wet meadows, and old fields within or near the floodplain. Wood Turtles also require sandy or sandy-gravelly areas along the river for nesting but will utilize gravel pits, railroad crossings, clearcuts, roadways, utility right-of-ways, and residential yards and gardens if natural nesting habitat is not available.
Downed woody debris needed in: Headwater stream (1st-2nd order), pool; Headwater stream (1st-2nd order), run; Mainstem stream (3rd-4th order), pool; Mainstem stream (3rd-4th order), run.
The most serious threat to this species is poaching for commercial pet trade and incidental collecting by the general public. The public should be informed and educated that this species is protected under the Director's order and should not be collected or harmed. Maintaining good water quality, controlling sedimentation, restricting pesticide use near waterways, implementing minimum development set-back distances, and leaving buffer zones along streams during timber harvest, grazing, and agricultural operations can help preserve Wood Turtle habitat. Maintaining stream dynamics that create sandy areas along the river is crucial for providing suitable nesting habitat. Maintaining or creating small openings in floodplain forests can provide foraging, basking, and/or nesting habitat. Management practices such as sand traps, streambank stabilization, stream channelization and dams can eliminate or reduce good wood turtle habitat and should be avoided. Predator control may be necessary at nesting areas to enable successful reproduction or recruitment. Road construction near streams and rivers should be avoided or minimized.
Although Wood Turtles can be seen anytime during the active period, the best times to survey for this species are spring and early fall because turtles are active and concentrated near streams. Spring is generally better than fall because herbaceous ground cover is sparser, allowing for better visibility, and turtles are frequently basking in or near water. The leafing out of most deciduous trees in the spring indicates a good time to initiate Wood Turtle surveys. Visual encounter surveys also can be conducted in June in the evenings for nesting females. Visual encounter surveys consist of walking through suitable habitat (e.g., in riparian or floodplain habitat along the stream or river) and searching for turtles basking or foraging in the water or on land.
Ernst, C.H., J.E. Lovich, and R.W. Barbour. 1994. Turtles of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 578pp.
Ewert, M., D. Premo, J.H. Harding, and K. Premo. 1998. Wood turtles and their habitat in Michigan. A report by White Water Associates, Inc. 11 pp. + cover.
Harding, J.H. 1991. A twenty year wood turtle study in Michigan: Implications for conservation. In: Beaman et al. (eds). Proc. of the First Int'l Symp. On Turtles and Tortoises: Conservation and Captive Husbandry, pp. 31-35. Orange, CA..
Harding, J.H. and J.A. Holman. 1990. Michigan Turtles and Lizards: A Field Guide and Pocket Reference. Michigan State University Cooperation Extension Service, East Lansing. 94pp. Reference. Mich. State Univ. Cooperat. Ext. Serv., East Lansing, MI. 94 pp.
Lee, Y. 1999. Special animal abstract for Clemmys insculpta (wood turtle). Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Lansing, MI. 4 pp.
Soule, J. 1992. Element stewardship abstract – Clemmys insculpta, wood turtle. Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Lansing, Michigan. 22 pp. Features Inventory. Lansing, Michigan. 22 pp.


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Pyrolysis of bio-derived dioxolane fuels: A ReaxFF molecular dynamics study
Hyunguk Kwon, Yuan Xuan
Alkyl-substituted 1,3-dioxolanes, including 4,5-dimethyl-2-pentan-3-yl-1,3-dioxolane (Fuel 1), 4,5-dimethyl-2-pentyl-1,3-dioxolane (Fuel 2), and 2-(heptan-3-yl)-4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane (Fuel 3), have been recently suggested as potential biodiesels. In this paper, we investigate the initial pyrolysis of the alkyl-substituted 1,3-dioxolanes at high temperatures using ReaxFF molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We analyze the decomposition rate, reaction mechanism, and product distribution in the pyrolysis of the three alkyl 1,3-dioxlanes. The three fuels primarily decompose to 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane radical and hydrocarbons derived from the alkyl side-chains. The further decomposition of 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane radical primarily leads to 2-C4H8 and CO2 within a few decomposition steps. The hydrocarbon product distribution is significantly affected by the molecular structure of the alkyl side-chain, which would have a strong influence on the sooting tendency of these fuels. The ReaxFF simulations predict that the order of sooting tendency would be Fuel 3 > Fuel 1 > Fuel 2, which agrees with the measured sooting tendency trend. Based on the pyrolysis mechanism identified by ReaxFF, we propose a new alkyl dioxolane, 4-hexyl-5-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (Fuel 4), which might produce even less soot, by modifying the molecular structure of Fuel 2. Our ReaxFF simulation shows that Fuel 4 produce much less C4H8, an effective non-aromatic soot precursor, than Fuel 2. Moreover, more carbon atoms are bonded to each oxygen atom in Fuel 4 than Fuel 2, which would help reduce soot yield by removing more carbon atoms from the soot-producing pool of species. The major decomposition pathways identified in this work can be used to develop chemical kinetic models for 1,3-dioxolane based compounds, as biodiesel components, applicable to combustion engine simulations. We also demonstrate that the chemical kinetic insight offered by ReaxFF simulations can be used to design new fuel molecules with more desired properties.
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Dioxolane Chemical Compounds 100%
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Pyrolysis Engineering & Materials Science 67%
Fuel Chemical Compounds 58%
Soot Engineering & Materials Science 20%
1,3-dioxolane Chemical Compounds 19%
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Kwon, H., & Xuan, Y. (2021). Pyrolysis of bio-derived dioxolane fuels: A ReaxFF molecular dynamics study. Fuel, 306, [121616]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121616
Kwon, Hyunguk ; Xuan, Yuan. / Pyrolysis of bio-derived dioxolane fuels : A ReaxFF molecular dynamics study. In: Fuel. 2021 ; Vol. 306.
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Rem Koolhaas "doesn't respond well to having a lens shoved in his face" says his movie-maker son
Last autumn, Tomas Koolhaas released a film about his father, architect Rem Koolhaas. He spoke to Dezeen about the movie, their relationship and taking narrative tips from Kanye West. More
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Kanye West announces second film in interview about working with Rem Koolhaas
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As spring break approaches, Reynolds would like to make you aware of some new information available. They have implemented an Honors Program for students who may not be immediately prepared to transfer to a four year institution but would like to continue taking challenging course work. The benefit is to have the 'honors' designation on degree or diploma. This may also qualify for transfer to an honors program at a four year institution.
Secondly, Senior Saturday is slated for Saturday, April 23rd beginning at 9 AM on Parham Road Campus. Onsite application completion assistance will be available as well as more information about the honors program, great expectations (students emancipating out of the foster care system) and scholarships.
Lastly, they will host a series of parent open houses in June to better experience what each campus has to offer and an opportunity to interact with administrators and faculty as well as learn more about campus resources.
Fliers are posted outside the School Counseling Office for more information.
The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), in collaboration with the Military Services, offers a series of engineering/STEM camps designed for High School students who excel in math, science and technology courses and are interested in pursuing engineering, architecture, or a related field in college. These one-week camps are high energy, hands-on events for students from across the country and around the world. The camps are led by professional staff of engineers from both private industry and the uniformed military services.
The Central Virginia Post is offering a sponsorship for high school students to attend the SAME Engineering & Construction Camps at U.S. Army at Vicksburg, MS and the U.S. Air Force Academy Camp, at Colorado Springs, CO. The scholarship covers half the registration cost and all travel expenses for a sponsored camper. Please note that the deadline for receiving applications is April 1, 2016.
Network of enlightened Women (NeW), a 501(c)(3) is a nonprofit educational organization that works to train and educate the next generation of female leaders on college campuses across the country.
Every year NeW hosts an annual retreat called the Young Women's Leadership Retreat, an application-only leadership program that invites leadership-focused college women (incoming and current) from across the country to attend. This year, the retreat will take place July14-July 17 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA.
The Retreat prepares and inspires young women to be effective leaders when faced with differing cultural and political climates on campus. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from a wide range of guest speakers and network with NeW Alumnae, mentors, and peers.
The Young Women's Leadership Retreat is open to both incoming Fall 2016 college freshmen and current college students. The program will be split into two tracks – one for rising freshmen and the other for upperclassmen (sophomores through seniors). Personalized workshops will be given focusing on the distinct challenges each group will experience. The two tracks will merge at points during the Retreat for panel discussions, leadership trainings, and team building events.
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To learn more about the Retreat and to apply, please visit the website at: http://enlightenedwomen.org/2016-young-womens-leadership-retreat.
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Winter Season: Rehearsals begin in September, with performances in December.
Spring Season: Rehearsals begin in January, with a performance in April.
Summer Season: Rehearsals begin in April, with performances in late June/early July.
Rehearsals are held at the Davis High School choir room [MAP] on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Dues for each season is $20, or $35 for a couple. Anyone is welcome to sit in on a rehearsal. Auditions are not required to join the chorale.


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CBS Blasts GOP Campaign Ads on ISIS Since Obama 'Does Have a Strategy Now'
Published: 10/7/2014 10:55 PM ET
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News Analyst
On Tuesday evening, the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley was the only broadcast network newscast to have any coverage of the upcoming midterm elections, which are four weeks away from Tuesday.
While that was the case, the just over two-minute-long segment criticized Republican candidates for running ads on the issue of fighting the Islamic terrorist group ISIS since President Obama "does have a strategy now" for confronting the group in Iraq and Syria. [MP3 audio here; Video below]
Anchor Scott Pelley began by telling viewers that "ISIS has worked its way into the congressional elections" that are "just coming up four weeks from today" and then introduced CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes to report on "some campaign ads that are getting a lot of attention."
After playing a number of Republican ads, Cordes stated that: "In ad after ad, Republicans fault the President and, by extension, Democrats in Congress for allowing ISIS to grow unchecked."
After showing another GOP ad, Cordes objectively pointed out that subject is "a potent argument for outsiders" considering a new CBS News poll found that 36 percent of Americans believe the policies of the Obama administration "have made the country less safe from terrorism" and 77 percent said Congress fairly or poorly assessed the ISIS threat.
When she wrapped up her story, however, Cordes resorted back to going after Republicans. She said that the President's admission in August that he didn't have a strategy for dealing with ISIS "opened the door for attacks by Republicans," but now is "a tricky campaign issue" at this stage of the campaign because "he does have a strategy now, and it's one a majority of members of Congress from both sides say they support."
Cordes's panning of Republican ads that criticize President Obama on ISIS provides another example a double-standard in the liberal media, as droves of Democratic candidates aired ads on the Iraq War to bash then-President George W. Bush and Republicans ahead of the 2006 midterm elections (in which Democrats swept both the House and Senate).
On the day after the 2006 midterms, a Washington Post article cited numerous incumbents that were defeated by challengers after successfully linking them to the war taking place in Iraq. Writing for the Post at the time, Michael Grunwald highlighted how "Iraq especially seemed to sour the environment for Republicans in the Northeast" and said the election overall:
[W]as much more than a referendum on the war, but bad news from Baghdad gave Democrats a powerful argument for change, and a metaphor for a "rubber-stamp Congress" that wants to "stay the course" in America as well as Iraq.
Additionally, analyses of campaign ads that centered around criticism of Bush and the GOP on the Iraq War were done by National Public Radio (NPR) and The New York Times in the weeks leading up to the election and, not surprsingly, offered no such criticism of them being out of place. An analysis done by the Times on September 17, 2006 gushed over the anti-Bush campaign strategy:
The emergence of this recurrent theme in Democratic advertising is not a coordinated push by the legions of consultants, party leaders, campaign managers and candidates. Democrats said using advertisements involving Mr. Bush was almost an obvious thing to do, given his lack of popularity, and reflects the effort by many in the party to turn this election into a national referendum on Mr. Bush.
The full transcript of the segment that aired on the October 7 edition of the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley is transcribed below.
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE CAPTION: ISIS & Politics]
SCOTT PELLEY: ISIS has worked its way into the congressional elections, too. They're just coming up four weeks from today. Nancy Cordes tells us about some campaign ads that are getting a lot of attention.
NARRATOR IN WENDY ROGERS FOR CONGRESS AD: Are we secure? Are we protected?
CORDES: The ad was released yesterday by an Arizona Republican running for Congress named Wendy Rogers. It opens with video of American journalist James Foley just before he was beheaded.
NARRATOR IN WENDY ROGERS FOR CONGRESS AD: Keeping us safe and secure is Congress's job. Kirsten Sinema hasn't done her job.
CORDES: A Democratic spokesman called the ad "reprehensible" and accused Rogers of using "footage of an American tragedy for political gain," but the Rogers campaign argued it was only using current events to show differences between the candidates, like several other Republican challengers have done.
NARRATOR OF AD CRITICIZING KAY HAGAN: While ISIS grew, Obama kept waiting and Kay Hagan kept quiet.
CORDES: In ad after ad, Republicans fault the President and, by extension, Democrats in Congress for allowing ISIS to grow unchecked.
SCOTT BROWN [IN AD]: President Obama and Senator Shaheen seem confused about the nature of the threat. Not me.
CORDES: It's a potent argument for outsiders. In today's CBS News poll, 36 percent of Americans said the Obama administration's policies have made the country less safe from terrorism. 77 percent of respondents said Congress did only a fair or poor job assessing the ISIS threat. Anticipating such attacks, some incumbent Democrats, like Colorado's Senator Mark Udall, have released their own ads.
NARRATOR OF MARK UDALL AD: Intelligence Committee member, Chair of the Committee on Strategic Forces, determined to defeat ISIS with full support for American airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.
CORDES: The President opened the door for attacks by Republicans on this issue, when he admitted back in August that the U.S. did not have a strategy for taking on ISIS in Syria, but what makes this a tricky campaign issue, Scott, is that he does have a strategy now, and it's one a majority of members of Congress from both sides say they support.
PELLEY: Nancy Cordes on Capitol Hill for us tonight. Nancy, thank you.
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Avoriaz is a ski resort in the French Alps, very close to the French border with Switzerland, north-east of Annecy and to the east of Geneva.. The resort falls within the popular 'Portes du Soleil' ski region, along with neighbours Morzine, Abondance and Les Gets and several other resorts, both in France and in Switzerland.
France This Way comment: due to its architecture, beautiful setting for skiing among the forests and pedestrianised town centre Avoriaz is a very popular and desirable winter resort.
The resort of Avoriaz itself is an a very impressive location situated high on the top of a cliff. It is pedestrian only (car free), and is a very unusual resort from an architectural point of view - although development of Avoriaz started in the 1960's and didn't follow the 'Alpine chalet' style, it also avoided the 'concrete high rise' style of resort.
Instead of having conventional buildings, those in Avoriaz were designed with the landscape in mind and to integrate into the environment as much as possible, by mirroring design elements from the rocks and cliffs in the immediate area, incorporating natural elements (for example the roof tiles in Avoriaz are of red cedar, and most of the buildings are clad in wood rather than concrete), and by avoiding right angles in the building designs whenever possible.
The result works very well, and is a radical (and very attractive) contrast with many other ski resorts developed in the 1960's.
Transport within the main village of Avoriaz is in sleighs and carriages (or on skis), an idea which ensures that the resort maintains its individuality and makes for a very attractive skiing location with all facilities close to hand. As you would expect from a top class resort the facilities are very varied, with innumerable cafes, bars and restaurants.
The view from the summet just above Avoriaz is also exceptional.
Skiing in Avoriaz, and in much of the Portes du Soleil region, is in a stunning setting, with pine-clad mountains and ski slopes and challenges for all levels of ability, and in a south-facing position.The Wall ski-run is said to be one of the best in Europe, and Avoriaz is also regularly rated very highly for its snowboarding opportunities.
Skiing here is between 1800 and 2500 metres above sea level, and the resort is open from mid-December to the end of April with snow assured by the position of the resort, further north than many of the popular ski stations. There are 51 pistes (5 green, 26 blue, 14 red and 6 black) covering almost 70 kilometres in total.
There is also a focus on first-time skiiers here with lessons, equipment and a designated training area, and pistes reserved for beginners, all at competitive prices.
For those who prefer not to ski all the time there are also many activities available such as ice-skating, hot air balloons, mountain bike riding on snow along with leisure facilities such as a spa and a cinema. If that sounds a bit too easy you can also try diving under the ice! Helicopter rides and skydiving are among the other exciting experiences.
In the second half of March Avoriaz also hosts the popular 'Rock the Pistes' Music Festival.
The children's club is open to children from 3-16 years old, and because of its efforts in entertaining children as well as their parents Avoriaz was also recently awarded a prize as Best Family Winter Resort. This takes place in a designated 'Village des Enfants' with more than 100 instructors on hand. Of course the absence of cars in Avoriaz also helps ensure their safety.
Portes du Soleil that includes Avoriaz is the largest ski region in Europe so even if Avoriaz is not enough you can be assured of an endless variety of ski slopes and off-piste routes - there are 650 kilometres of ski runs to choose from!.
Particularly popular with those who enjoy hiking or mountain biking, with 650 kilometres of mountain bike tracks on your doorstep, you will also find a golf course, a tropical water park and many other leisure opportunities.
Avoriaz has also been the end point for stages on the Tour de France on several occasions.
For a more traditional resort, Morzine is situated below Avoriaz and is also part of the Portes du Soleil region.


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Greenwood Collection close to sellout as market soars
Amanda Sheppeard
5 Nov 2021, 2:34pm
There are just two terraces left at the project.
This time a year ago, the median price of a house in the leafy north shore suburb of Willoughby was $2.5m.
According to the latest realestate.com.au Market Trends report, that median has risen by 20 per cent to hit $3m.
This makes it the newest north shore suburb to join the $3m median house price club. It now keeps company with suburbs such as Cremorne Point, Mosman, Longueville, Northbridge, Killara, Kirribilli, Cremorne, Roseville, Warrawee, Castlecrag, McMahons Point, North Willoughby, East Lindfield, Castle Cove, Roseville Chase, Greenwich, Waverton, East Killara, Gordon, Cammeray, and Riverview.
16-18 Warners Ave, Willoughby.
It's become a hot spot for families and downsizers alike – thanks to the quality of homes, the peaceful streets and the proximity to the Sydney CBD.
And the developers are also showing interest. Mirvac is about to start selling apartments at its masterplanned residential community to be built on the former Channel 9 headquarters.
But it's not just the big companies showing interest. Boutique developer Metro has already started construction of a luxury eight-home terrace project at 16-18 Warners Ave, Willoughby.
The Greenwood Collection's terraces will have house-like proportions, flexible spaces, and customisable interiors. They have been designed by architecture firm Become, founded by Andrew Talbot, with interior architecture by Mostaghim. The builder is Creation Homes.
"Each of these eight north-facing terraces capture a new level of sophistication through careful architectural consideration," Mr Talbot says.
"We've hand-picked each material to create homes that look and feel exceptional. The craftsmanship is evident throughout every touchpoint – from your garage to balcony, living space to backyard, every element has been carefully considered to be in harmony with the landscape and neighbourhood."
Sales are being managed by Alex Hillston and James Downing, of the Ray White Lower North Shore Group's Residential Projects.
The terraces can be reconfigured to add an extra bedroom.
Mr Downing said the development was attracting a wide cross-section of buyers from the north shore and the northern beaches, including downsizers and families.
All but two of the terraces have been sold off-the-plan, including all of the four-bedroom homes with lifts.
However, Mr Downing said the remaining three-bedroom homes could be reconfigured to add another bedroom, making them ideal for families.
"The fantastic thing about these terraces is they have a big back yard that would suit families with children and pets," he said.
The remaining homes have $3m guides. Construction is due to be completed at the end of next year.
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Clinton-appointed Judge Ignores Constitution And Issues TRO Against Defense Distributed (Updated)
US District Court Judge Robert Lasnik, a Clinton appointee, held an emergency hearing this afternoon in Washington State concerning a request for a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent Defense Distributed from publishing their files effective tomorrow. The TRO was sought by the Attorneys General of Washington State, Connecticut, Maryland, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
From the docket entry:
MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Robert S. Lasnik- Dep Clerk: Kerry Simonds; Pla Counsel: Jeff Rupert, Jeff Sprung, Kristin Beneski, Todd Bowers; Def Counsel: Joel Ard, Josh Blackman, Eric Soskin, Tony Coppolino; CR: Nancy Bauer; Time of Hearing: 2:00 p.m.; Courtroom: 15106; Motion Hearing held on 7/31/2018 re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by State of Washington. The Court addresses the parties. After hearing the arguments of counsel, and for reasons stated on the record, the Court GRANTS the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and schedules a hearing for 8/10/2018 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 15106 before Judge Robert S. Lasnik. An Order shall issue. (KERR) (Entered: 07/31/2018)
It is quite questionable whether Judge Lasnik actually had the authority to issue such an order. Moreover, it is also questionable whether the plaintiffs had any standing in this case. Of course, none of this has stopped activist judges determined to stop any and all actions decided by the Trump Administration.
As attorney and law professor Josh Blackman stated in his initial letter to the court:
For reasons we will explain in a supplemental pleading—filed seriatim to accommodate the rapid pace
of this litigation—the Plaintiffs cannot succeed on the merits: the State Department's actions are not
subject to judicial review, the duty to notify Congress has not yet been triggered, and the Commodity
Jurisdiction procedure simply does not apply. See Exhibit D.
Fortunately, the bedrock principles of the First Amendment make this case much easier. A finding that
a constitutional right "'is either threatened or in fact being impaired'. . . mandates a finding of irreparable
injury."7 And "[t]he loss of First Amendment freedoms, for even minimal periods of time, unquestionably
constitutes irreparable injury."8 Outside of court papers, the Attorney General of Washington bluntly
acknowledged the purpose of his litigation: to "make it as difficult as humanly possible to access this
information."9 That statement against interest, by itself, is enough to deny the Temporary Restraining
Order in its entirety.
The Plaintiffs can challenge the proposed rule in due time when it is finalized. But they cannot mount
a collateral attack in order to censor speech.
Blackman goes on to say in a subsequent letter that the District Court for the Western District of Washington lacks "subject matter jurisdiction."
This ruling illustrates even more poignantly that Brett Kavanaugh needs to be confirmed sooner than later to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy.
UPDATE: Judge Robert Lasnik did issue a seven page opinion to accompany his temporary restraining order. It can be found here. As it is, he bought the argument of Washington State et al in its entirety and ignored the free speech issues completely. The only mention of the First Amendment was with reference to the original complaint filed by Defense Distributed and SAF.
From the ruling:
Plaintiffs have also shown a likelihood of irreparable injury if the downloadable CAD
files are posted tomorrow as promised. A side effect of the USML has been to make it more
difficult to locate and download instructions for the manufacture of plastic firearms. If an
injunction is not issued and the status quo alters at midnight tonight, the proliferation of these
firearms will have many of the negative impacts on a state level that the federal government
once feared on the international stage. Against this hardship is a delay in lifting regulatory
restrictions to which Defense Distributed has been subject for over five years: the balance of
hardships and the public interest tip sharply in plaintiffs' favor.
Declan McCullagh writing at Reason.com notes:
Absent from Lasnik's 7-page ruling is any consideration of the First Amendment implications of censoring information about building firearms. This has been legal since before the United States was founded; Reason's special Burn After Reading issue even includes helpful instructions for constructing a handgun from legally available parts.
Crucially, also absent from the opinion is any recognition of the difficulty of censoring information once it's already been published to the web.
The files, as I call them, Freedom Files, are now widely available on the Internet if not available currently at www.defcad.com.


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There are 7 artists known as Leroy:
1. An American artist, whose music is featured in television shows such as Scrubs and Arrested Development.
2. The EDM alias of the Hyperpop / Digicore artist / producer Jane Remover, also known as c0ncernn on streaming services.
3. A metal/hardcore act, from São Paulo/Brazil, who released their first album "A Fênix Que Não Renasce" in 2007 and is about to release their second album, "Antipop", through brazilian label Travolta Discos.
4. A hardcore/gabber house act by the artists Leroy and Maurizio Braccagni
5. A hard rock band from Dayton, Ohio
6. R&B Artist/Producer LeRoy released albums "Bein' Selfish" and "Do that there."
7. A Munich-based ambient/krautrock producer who in 2016 released his second album "Bambadea" on Schamoni Records.


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Q: Weird Finder behavior under OS X Leopard For several months now whenever I double click on a folder on my desktop via the Finder under OS X Leopard Finder closes my active window rather than opening the folder as it should.  Moving this folder somewhere other than /Users/somas1/Desktop/ allows me to open folders as expected.  The only way to currently to open folders on the desktop is to hold down the option button while double clicking.  What exactly is going on here and how do I fix it?

A: I haven't been able to reproduce this symptom, nor find a combination of controls in System Preferences and the Finder Preferences that would account for it.
It sounds like the finder thinks that the option key state is opposite from what you think it is. That is, closing the existing window when opening a new one is the expected behavior when the option key is depressed.

More:
Do I understand that this effects only folder on the desktop?
If so, control-click the desktop to bring up the contextual menu, then go to More...:Configure Folder Actions..., and see what is active for that folder.

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In June we launched our Safe Car Wash App, helping the general public to report hand car washes that might be exploiting people. But what happens next?
This week we spoke to DS Gareth Smethem who, as part of his role with Derbyshire Constabulary, routinely visits hand car washes that they suspect may be using forced labour. We asked him how the police in his area respond to modern slavery in hand car washes, and what he thinks the general public could do to make a difference.
Hi Gareth, how long have you and your team been looking at modern slavery?
We had an investigation in 2012-2013 around a couple of organised crime groups exploiting people in labour exploitation, then we did a little bit of work around car washes. But it wasn't till 2015 when [the Modern Slavery Act 2015] started coming in that people started looking at it differently and understanding that people don't have to have chains in order to be a victim of exploitation. So then in 2016 we put a proposal together to set up an engagement team to go out. The Terms of Reference for that team was to go out and try and find victims of modern slavery in high risk areas such as car washes.
So how do you approach a hand car wash that you think might be using forced labour?
When the team formed, we went out and did a couple of car washes by ourselves and the whole thing didn't seem right. We were going out, engaging with people, they'd speak to us but wouldn't come forward... So quite early on we decided that it was important to involve all the partnership agencies, and make sure we could use their powers in order to try and disrupt their criminality. So we go in with other agencies: Health and Safety, HMRC, DWP, local councils. And if there's any issues, those agencies then take the lead and deal with it that way. If people aren't coming forward to say they're a victim, by working together as a partnership, we're still improving the conditions that they then have to work in. And by doing that we then get to build a rapport with them.
What kinds of issues do you generally see in hand car washes?
Normally what we'll see is issues with electricity. They run wire from one building to another and then power all the equipment off of that. We had one where the wire was running under a corrugated iron fence, and the workers were leaning against that fence, and because they were leaning against it, it had started breaking the protective casing around the wire, and potentially at some point it would have gone through the coating and made the entire fence live that they were leaning up against.
I've been to a couple of car washes where, when we went into them, the building that somebody was living in was disgusting, we shut it down, and within two weeks it had completely changed. Where they were living had been kitted out, and they were now getting paid the minimum wage. So they're happy because all they want to do is come here and work.
Do you often come across people who say that they are victims?
It's very rare that you're going to get someone come forward as a victim the first time you visit a car wash. It'll take 3 or 4 visits to start talking to them, and getting into their story, and them trusting you. Maybe from their previous experiences in other countries they don't find the police trustworthy, so you have that barrier to break down.
Do you think this approach has made a difference to hand car washes in your area?
It think it's made the ones that we have got and the ones that we've visited stand up and improve the conditions and made them get more legitimate. And the ones that won't, they'll just get visited again and get shut down and at some point they'll realise that it will cost them more to not comply than it would be to comply.
What do you think would change the situation with hand car washes?
Probably, people's attitude towards hand car washes. We visited a couple of car washes recently, one of them was only charging £3 and there were more people going to that. When you try and explain that they can't legitimately wash a car without something being cut, whether that's the safety of the workers, of their wages, people don't seem to care. All you get is 'well they do a good job and I'm happy' rather than questioning that they're creating the market, because they go to these people they're creating the demand. So you see these car washes being popped up everywhere and then trying to undercut each other and something has to give. Whether it's people not being paid the minimum wage, or the safety of the victim, there's always going to be a loser and the majority of the time it's the workers.
Find out more about the Safe Car Wash App here, and if you would like to hear more about the police approach to modern slavery in Derbyshire you can follow DS Gareth's team on twitter, they are @DerbysMDS_HT.


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Feast Magazine Article- Camacho Coffee
Jesse Walters
The article can be found at Feast Magazine.
"Gungho" is the word at the center of Camacho Coffee's mission. In English, it's usually used to describe dedication, drive or enthusiasm. But if you trace back to the original Chinese word gōng hé, it takes on a slightly different connotation – one that the owners of Columbia, Missouri's newest coffee-roasting company are using to give back to their community.
"What it means is working together," Camacho Coffee owner Jesse Walters says. "And that centered around our mission and vision with the company." The Columbia-based coffee company doesn't have a shop; instead, the team roasts beans and sells them wholesale to cafés and businesses or by the pound to individuals. Camacho has partnered with three mid-Missouri charities – the Central Missouri Humane Society, Great Circle and the Youth Empowerment Zone – to whom they donate 10 percent of sales. "We're giving back to these charities, but we're not just giving back, we're working with them," Walters says. "We work with the committees; it's not just giving them the check. We're working with them to see exactly how we can help out."
Walters and his wife, Megan, followed their Christian faith to formulate this charitable intention. "Tithing is part of [our faith], and it's the traditional 10 percent," he says. "So we just said we'll apply that to our business and give 10 percent back." But choosing a charity wasn't an easy task for the couple, who were both raised in the area. "We wanted to give to everybody, but we wanted to make a difference, so we had to narrow it down to three charities," Walters says. "If we gave five bucks here or there, it wasn't going to do a lot. So we decided to focus on those three and really help them throughout the years if we can."
Camacho opened in September and has been roasting four varieties of fair-trade, single-origin coffee beans. Currently, Colombian, Colombian decaf, Peruvian and Ethiopian coffees are all available for purchase. There's also a "roaster's choice," which changes sporadically. "I stuck with Colombian because people can relate to it. It gets people in the door, and then hopefully exposes them to different coffees," he says. "Once they have the Colombia they'll say, 'Oh, I'll try your Peru,' and stuff like that. That's why I went with Peru – not everyone has it around here. It's a solid coffee; I love it."
Whole-bean coffee is available for purchase through the Camacho Coffee website and at Nourish Café in Columbia, or by contacting Walters directly. "I encourage people to reach out to me," he says. "I'll deliver it – I'm always out and about in the Columbia area. If they're out in Kansas City/St. Louis or something like that, I'll ship it to them. I would like to meet the people who want to drink our coffee." If want to try before you buy, grab a cup of freshly brewed Camacho at Range Free in the North Village Arts District.
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