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Construction of The Line set to start in the first quarter of 2021, Asharq Al-Awsat
"The Line" is projected to become a global hub for generating clean energy, NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr confirmed at a time the zero-carbon city project is headed towards inking local and international contracts.
Setting a model for extraordinary living, The Line will paint a revolutionary picture for what future communities would look like and how they would come to live in harmony with nature, Nasr noted, adding that the pedestrian city will offer an attractive environment for innovators, entrepreneurs and investors.
Saudi Arabia has recently unveiled plans for The Line, a 170 kilometer belt of communities connected without the need for cars or roads.
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An official statement said construction would start in Q1 2021 on the project, which is expected to contribute $48 billion to the Kingdom's GDP and provide 380,000 job opportunities by 2030.
Nasr, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, predicted that The Line will rank as a promising investment destination and push several industries such as technology, transport, energy, water and food to the forefront of global change.
"NEOM is a project launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2017. It is considered one of the mega projects that aim to diversify the Saudi economy and achieve the goals set by Kingdom Vision 2030," he said, adding that The Line is one of the fruits of labors spent by NEOM.
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Last May, we visited our ancestral home in Hainan, China. This was my first visit there. Dad had fallen sick and decided not to follow us at the last minute. It was unfortunate as he was looking forward to seeing his sister and relatives in Hainan.
Upon reaching Haikou Airport, we were greeted by my cousin and nephew. We went straight to our ancestral village. My cousin told us that they had moved out from the house and now rent a smaller place in town.
The journey to the village was comfortable. But about an hour later, the road became narrow and bumpy. Then, we arrived at a secluded place. I saw small wild animals pass in a blur as the van literally barrelled through thick bush. Thirty minutes later, we reached the village.
Scores of curious people came out from their houses to see us. We alighted from the van and walked to our ancestral home.
"Van. Van. They're here. They're here," we heard someone shouting from the backyard.
"Where's the little guy? We must have reached Fantasy Island," I joked with my wife.
"My dad left Hainan with grandfather at the age of nine and spent the remaining 71 years in Malaysia. He remembers everything in our village. The small pond that he used to catch fish in to what his grandparents did during festive seasons. He has very fond memories of his family, house and village.
As we walked towards the house, a grey-haired old lady stood outside and waved at us. I could easily recognise my aunt as she has my grandmother's face. My grandmother passed away 30 years ago. My mum went to greet her and introduced me to her.
I was amazed at the structure of the house. It was very old and looked exactly like the house my grandfather built (in Malaysia). The door, rooms, especially the arrangement of chairs and table reminded me of my grandfather and the old days. He passed away 25 years ago.
The morning before we left Hainan, my aunt told my mum, "This is the key to the house. I'm already 85. I don't know whether I will see all of you again," as tears rolled down her cheeks.
July that year, dad passed away. We regretted that we didn't visit Hainan with him earlier. I do wish to return to Hainan again to find out more about my ancestors.
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I am pretty sure it's light. Baa is light in all cases as far as I know.
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VH1 Rocking with Revamp
Lance Fiasco July 25, 2002 • 12:00 am
Newly installed VH1 toppers Brian Graden and Christina Norman are moving quickly to put their stamp on the struggling music cable network, greenlighting an aggressive fall slate of series and specials aimed at building on the channel's still-strong retro music brand.
VH1 is also beefing up its "Movies That Rock" franchise, snagging the broadcast premiere of the Oscar-winning "Moulin Rouge" and several other theatricals. And rather than simply repurposing other networks' music specials, Graden wants VH1 to sign A-level talent for original concert specials.
The flurry of activity comes barely three months after Graden was named entertainment president of the network and Norman was tapped to serve as G.M.-exec VP. They were brought in to reverse a ratings slide that saw VH1 lose up to 40% of its audience in a year.
While music will remain a key part of VH1's brand, Graden – who serves as president of both MTV and VH1- said he and Norman's first goal has been to move the network beyond its reputation as the music history channel. As much as "Behind the Music" put VH1 on the map, Graden said the slew of copycat series that followed – many on VH1 itself – wore out audiences.
"The brand was extraordinarily strong," Graden told Daily Variety. "But the execution against that brand was mostly one-dimensional; it was all about music history. We want to (expand the scope of) VH1 so it becomes more of a three-dimensional network."
Norman noted the cabler has historically had "an incredible ability to tell stories. But there are a lot of stories we haven't told and a lot of ways we haven't told them."
While he wouldn't talk specifics, Graden acknowledged his Viacom bosses have given him more coin to beef up VH1.
"Anytime we've had the good ideas, the money has followed," Graden said.
In addition to a much-buzzed about Liza Minnelli/David Gest reality series – to be officially unveiled Thursday morning at a Los Angeles press conference – the new VH1 programming roster includes fare ranging from a music-themed celeb redecorating show to an animated sketch comedy series.
Among the new series ans specials that'll hit VH1 over the next six months are the following:
= "Rock the House": a weekly half-hour series in which a music fan gets a surprise visit from a fave rock star who, a la TLC's "Trading Spaces," redecorates the fan's house or room. It is set to bow in October.
= "Music Behind Bars": the documentary reality series will explore the lives and crimes of jailhouse rockers by focusing on a different prison band each week. It is set to bow Nov. 1.
= "Liza & David": Minnelli and new hubby Gest pitched the idea for this show themselves, according to Graden, and will serve as exec producers of the project, which will begin airing as a weekly series in October. VH1 has ordered 10 episodes.
While the tonal similarity to MTV's monster hit "The Osbournes" is unmistakable, Norman said "Liza & David" will differ by focusing on one event each week: A dinner party hosted by Minnelli and Gest in their Manhattan penthouse.
Each episode will follow the duo as they prepare for the party; include highlights from what are expected to be star-studded but intimate meals; and then feature the hosts serving up dish about their celeb guests afterward.
"Liza is one of the most amazing pop culture icons… and David wants to push people's buttons," Norman said. "It's going to be wild."
= "Camp Chaos": the weekly half-hour animated comedy, based on the Web site of the same name, will spoof pop music culture via a series of themed sketches. It's expected to premiere sometime this fall or winter.
= "I Love the '80s": Based on the BBC format, each hourlong episode will review the seminal pop culture events of a given year from the 1980s. VH1 has ordered 10 episodes of the project, which will air as part of an '80s-themed week of programming Dec. 9-13.
In success, Graden said he could see expanding the format to look at the 1990s or 1970s.
As for theatricals, in addition to 20th Century Fox's "Moulin Rouge," VH1 will have the exclusive broadcast windows for the Mariah Carey-toplined "Glitter" and the Mark Wahlberg starrer "Rock Star." The latter two pictures, both flops, are both from Warner Bros.
VH1 will begin airing all three pictures in late 2003 or early 2004, following their runs on HBO. While VH1 has been in the theatrical business for years, it's always bought second and third windows of projects.
The stepped-up approach to theatricals will also follow through for music specials.
While VH1 has staged concert events of its own, particularly with its "Storytellers" franchise, it has usually let other networks focus on bigger, bolder concert specials. It then bought repurposing rights to the project.
"But there's no one else really playing in the adult music space," Graden said. "We can be in first position on a lot of these music specials."
On other programming fronts, Norman has ordered full seasons of the before-they-were stars series "Driven" and the newsmagazine "All Access," while greenlighting the William Shatner-hosted "One-Hit Wonders" as a weekly series.
Specials slated for fall and winter include the two-hour teen idol history "Bubblegum Babylon" and three five-hour miniseries: the TV Guide-produced "100 Moments that Rocked the Tube"; "The 100 Greatest Love Songs," narrated by Barry White; and "The 100 Sexiest Artists."
The latter project rolls out Sept. 23-27; "Love Songs" is set for Nov. 11-15; and "100 Moments that Rocked the Tube" will bow in January.
Norman has already started tweaking VH1's on-air look and said she expects more changes in coming months.
VH1 will also continue to be active in the kudofest arena, bringing back the "VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards" and the "My VH1 Awards." Its signature series "Behind the Music" will continue to produce original episodes, but not at the 40-hours-per-year rate of the past.
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If you could peek inside the devil's toolbox, you'd see precision instruments for leading people astray, as well as a few well-worn tools that are obviously among his go-to gear.
This deception is cunning because it relies on a couple of true ideas to get you to swallow the big lie. It's true that we should strengthen our relationship with God and that people are imperfect, but these facts don't mean that the very idea of a church is wrong.
3. The Church helps us become better people. Elder Donald L. Hallstrom of the Presidency of the Seventy recently taught: "We need the gospel and the Church. In fact, the purpose of the Church is to help us live the gospel."3 Though the Church is made up of imperfect people, it helps us become more like Jesus Christ by teaching us His doctrine, giving us opportunities for service and personal growth, and allowing us to enter into and renew covenants with God.
"We yearn, as spirit children of our Heavenly Father, for that joy which we once had with Him in the life before this one. His desire is to grant us that sacred wish for unity out of His love for us.
5. "Organized" is not a synonym for "bad" or "corrupt." Usually when people call someone or something "organized," it's a compliment. But somehow in religion it's a put-down. According to Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, one of the reasons Christ organized His Church was "because random, individual goodness is not enough in the fight against evil."5 The Lord spelled out the issue clearly when He said, "Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion" (D&C 132:8). Organized is exactly what a religion needs to be.
As you encounter the lies that are the tools of the devil's trade, remember that you have your own set of tools to help you live the gospel—tools available to us through the Church of Jesus Christ: the scriptures, the gift of the Holy Ghost, your testimony, and truths revealed through modern prophets.
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Q: If there is $\{P_n\}$ of partitions with $\lim_{n\to\infty}[U(f,P_n) - L(f,P_n)]=0,$then $f$ is Riemann integrable. The following question is taken from Real Analysis by Royden, Chapter $4,$ question $5:$

Let $f$ be a bounded function on $[a,b].$
      Suppose there is a sequence $\{P_n\}$ of partitions of $[a,b]$ for which $\lim_{n\to\infty}[U(f,P_n) - L(f,P_n)]=0.$
      Show that $f$ is Riemann integrable over $[a,b].$

My attempt:
Let $\varepsilon>0$ be given.
    Then there exists a partition $P_N$ of $[a,b]$ such that
    $$U(f,P_N)-L(f,P_N) < \varepsilon.$$
    Since $\varepsilon>0$ is arbitrary, therefore
    $$U(f,P_N)\leq L(f,P_N) \leq \underline{\int}_{a}^b f.$$
    Similarly,
    $$\overline{\int}_a^b f \leq U(f,P_N) \leq  L(f,P_N) \leq \underline{\int}_a^b f.$$
    Therefore, $f$ is Riemann integrable on $[a,b].$
Is my proof correct?

A: No. $P_N$ depends on $\varepsilon$ !
We have $\overline{\int}_a^b f \le U(f;P_n) < L(f;P_n)+\varepsilon \le \underline{\int}_a^b f+\varepsilon $.
Hence  $\overline{\int}_a^b f  < \underline{\int}_a^b f+\varepsilon $.
Now let $ \varepsilon \to 0+$.

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Would Blockchain be the Answer to Iowa's App Chaos?
| Published February 06, 2020
By Adrian Barkley
The support meetings in Iowa recently were highly reported on throughout both the crypto world and mainstream media.
The caucuses were thrown into chaos with news coming out that an opaque app was used to collect the results and send it back to the Democratic party.
The support meetings in Iowa recently were highly reported on throughout both the crypto world and mainstream media. The caucuses were thrown into chaos with news coming out that an opaque app was used to collect the results and send it back to the Democratic party. The app was only reporting half a story for the data required in question.
Such an application had been developed in order to improve efficiency in communicating the final tally for the caucus rally. However, it ended up causing more damage than good. According to many security experts, the incident served as a way to highlight the risks of relying on digital systems and the lack of transparency in them. Would blockchain be the answer to this?
Earlier this week on Tuesday, the Democratic party chair of Iowa, Troy Price, released a statement in defending the chaos that happened at the meeting. Price said that the underlying data recorded was accurate and that due to paper records, party officials were able to look at the data and doublecheck on it.
Some of the issues reported were, "due to a coding issue in the reporting system. This issue was identified and fixed. The application's reporting issue did not impact the ability of precinct chairs to report data accurately."
Going off the report published by Veramatrix in 2019, it was considered acceptable for there to be up to 50 errors for every 1,000 lines of code. When you take into consideration that the average application comprises of 50,000 lines of code, this would result in around 2,500 mistakes. The chief operating officer (COO) of Veramatrix, Asaf Ashkenazi went on to add:
"The error rate or bug density varies between apps. It depends on the security education the app developers have, the quality of code testing and reviews. For example, in the Iowa Democratic Party case, based on reports, it seems the testing process was not adequate."
There is a big debate in this. I don't mean literally in the politics side of it either. There is a massive level for risk in errors such as this such as these and if there is a massive level of risk to happen in applications. And when it comes to something as important as democracy and politics, these things can't just go disregarded. Novelty games that your children play are able to get away with it but when it comes to handling election data, you aren't going to get away so easily. The Democratic Party of Iowa has refused to reveal the name of the application though. What we do know is that the app was developed by a democratic technology firm, Shadow. Speaking in a statement the company has said: "the underlying data and collection process via Shadow's mobile caucus app was sound and accurate, but our process to transmit that caucus results data generated via the app to the IDP was not."
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De tjasker aan de Blokkerweg bij Zuidschermer (gemeente Alkmaar) is een paaltjasker die in 1987 is gebouwd als inmaler van de hoogwatersloot rond de stolpboerderij. De tjasker heeft de status gemeentelijk monument en ligt op korte afstand van Poldermolen K. Het is een van de weinige tjaskers in Noord-Holland; de meeste molens van dit type zijn in de provincies Groningen en Friesland te vinden.

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Eisenerz és un municipi d'Àustria en el districte de Leoben a Estíria.

En alemany Eisenerz significa mena de ferro. L'any 2001 tenia 6.400 habitants. Es troba en la profunda vall d'Erzbach, dominada cap a l'est pel Pfaffenstein (200 m), a l'oest pel Kaiserschild i al sud pel Erzberg. El mineral de ferro que té és la siderita.

Hi ha una important església medieval murallada.

Durant la Segona Guerra Mundial s'hi va establir un subcamp de concentració del de Mauthausen que proporcionava treballadors esclavitzats per a les mines. Actualment a Erzberg s fan carreres de motocross.

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Q: AJAX Vanilla JavaScript - sending a 2cnd async post only after the 1st has been sent I'm making a HotSpot which gives you access to the internet once you have input your email address.
For this to work, I need to make two seperate AJAX posts.

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*The 1st one sends (hidden) username and password to the router (which gives the user internet access).

*The 2cnd sends the input mail to the database (for which it needs interent access)

The problem is, that I'm getting a warning* if setting async to false (instead of true).
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Warning*: Synchronus XMLHttpRequest on the main thread is deprecated becouse of its detrimental effects to the end user's experiance. For more help http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org.
To sum it up. I guess I need to make two async AJAX POSTs (as sync gives me the warning), and the 2cnd one (email), should only be sent after the 1st one (username, password) has been sent.
The problem I'm currently having, is that sometimes the mail gets inserted into the DB and sometimes it doesn't. I also don't want to set a huge setTimeout for the user to get redirected.
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The Workers' Revolutionary Party–Revolutionary Left (Spanish language: Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores–Izquierda Revolucionaria. PRT–IR) was a Spanish Trotskyist political organization, formed in the summer of 2002 as a result of the merger of the Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT) and the Revolutionary Left (IR). Organizing the struggle for socialism was the main goal of the formation. It was the official section in Spain of the International Workers' League - Fourth International (IWL).

History
In the spring of 2004, the PRT–IR left the United Left (IU) coalition, accusing IU of supporting the government of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Since then, the PRT-IR approached Corriente Roja, another split of IU.

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There is a bit of a frontier edge to Tuaran, Sabah. Snooker parlours continue to be a meeting point for many men in the small town. These are in essence, a bustling working class homosocial space, where a kind of genteel machismo plays out through a game of post-lunch billiards, to help while away the hours.
Tuaran is perhaps better known in Lonely Planet for its nine-storey pagoda, the tamu (a traditional market), the nearby Bajau stilt village that extends out towards the sea, or its most famous gastronomic offering, the Hakka Mee Tuaran. But it is the snooker parlour that stands out as an institution. This is not entirely unique to Tuaran, and a game of billiards was once a common past time once in many small towns. One also sees this in the many films of neighbouring Taiwanese filmmaker, Hou Hsiao Hsien, who captured a very similar sensibility and social space in 1960s Taiwan.
Leisure and work are really two sides of the same coin that gives us a picture of modern life and culture. The experiences of leisure, in turn, offer us a glimpse into the social expectations and rituals that shape a community. Tuaran has the feel of a cowboy town. Its male bonding ceremonies are visible through a series of often times complex and intricate dance of bodies around the billiard tables, as well as the layout of those tables in a hall that opens out to the view of passer-bys.
In a sense, this type of friendship among men plays out in the open. In turn, values of camaraderie shape a public culture of masculinity belonging to a specific socio-economic class. A moment of tenderness strikes the viewer and blankets the cacophony; one might suddenly see the afternoon congregation in a different light.


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The Go-Between
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A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.
Harold Pinter(screenplay)
L.P. Hartley(based on the novel: "The Go-Between" by)
Dominic Guard
10 wins & 11 nominations total
Marian - Lady Trimingham
Ted Burgess
'Leo' Colston
Mrs. Maudsley
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Mr Maudsley
Edward Fox
Hugh Trimingham
Richard Gibson
Simon Hume-Kendall
Roger Lloyd Pack
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Keith Buckley
Gordon Richardson
Spectator at Cricket Match
Carl Dane
Joshua Losey
Boy in Village
Arnold Schulkes
The Romantic Englishwoman
Mr. Klein
Chance Meeting
The movie was based upon L.P. Hartley's novel of the same name. The opening line of the novel has become somewhat well-known: "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." That same line--spoken by the voice-over narrator--opens this movie.
Goofs
For a film partly set in 1952, many of the vehicles seen are of a much later period. Including as Leo gets in his hire car at Norwich Thorpe station, a late 50's Ford Consul saloon and a BMC 1800 saloon from around 1969. The village scenes include a 1962 Austin A35 van.
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Leo Colston: The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
Referenced in Thirtysomething: The Go Between (1990)
Le Messager (The Go-Between) (Thème Du Film)
Written and Performed by Michel Legrand
Elegant, tragic, yet oddly liberating
The first time I saw this film, I was 18 years old. Now, almost thirty years later, I am still enthralled by its two atmospheres - a hot summery Norfolk, England at the turn of the century versus a cloudy, rainy, modern-day Norfolk. The juxtaposition between the two periods is stunning, and mysterious. The acting is superb, the sets and costumes are superior, and the haunting Michel Legrand score stays with you long after the film is over. I find the film to be quite elegant in its scenes of yesteryear, where the "old" England seemed dreamy, leisurely, carefree, and prim and proper, compared to the dreary, coldly realistic, grown-up, modern-day England, where the past is spoken about, and an explanation of what happened in the past is requested.
Although the movie ends on a tragic note, there is a hint of hope which I found oddly liberating, a feature I didn't notice 30 years ago. But like fine wine, this movie ages well. Enjoy, and go on a trip to the past "...{where it's} a foreign country...they do things differently there."
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July 29, 1971 (United States)
The Go Between
Melton Constable Hall, Melton Constable, Norfolk, England, UK
EMI Films
$1,000,000 (estimated)
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BMW debuts iX3 SUV electric car
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The iX3 SUV, revealed in Beijing today, brings BMW into the mainstream when it comes to electric cars.
No longer will BMW electrics be specialized models that look like science experiments, made of space-age carbon fiber or riding on skinny tires for the ultimate efficiency.
Instead, the company will revert to building electric versions of its mainstream models, similarly to what it did with the Active-E, based on the original 2-series coupe.
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The iX3 represents the first of those models from BMW.
As we reported on Monday, the iX3 will be based on BMW's very conventional X3 SUV, with an electric drive system under the hood and batteries spread under the floor.
The iX3 uses the company's fifth-generation electric car architecture, designed to be lighter and more compact than its previous electric power systems, to give it flexibility to fit into a wider variety of mainstream vehicles, including front-, rear-, and all-wheel drive.
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The new electric motor develops 270 horsepower, and a 70-kwh lithium-ion battery pack gives the iX3 a range of 249 miles on the world driving cycle. That number will probably be less on the U.S. EPA cycle.
It can charge at up to 150 kw, at any of the new fast-which will refill 80 percent of the battery charge in 30 minutes, at any of the new Electrify America charging stations rolling out across the U.S.
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Otherwise the iX3 is a standard i3 SUV with a similar design treatment to other BMW electrics and electric concepts, with closed-off grille kidneys, blue accents, and more aerodynamic wheels.
BMW confirmed in a press release that the electric powertrain components will be built at its U.S. factory in Spartanburg, S.C., as well as in Germany and China. Since X3s are already built in the U.S., that could indicate that the car will likely be sold in the U.S.
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September 25, 2018 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Ryan
Fences have more purpose and meaning than you think. They've played a pivotal role in classic literature, films, and TV shows where they were either an important prop that moved the plot forward or symbolic of a major theme. While we may pass our neighbour's fence without giving it a thought, these famous props demonstrate that fences reveal a lot more about people than we realize.
In The Sandlot, a ragtag group of nine teenagers play baseball next to a mysterious old man's house that has a sandlot. The house has a ferocious dog in the backyard ominously labelled as "The Beast." The newest member of the ragtag team is Scotty Smalls. He's told of the neighbourhood legends and rumours surrounding the "The Beast" and its owner after he attempts to retrieve a baseball that was accidentally sent into the fenced-off sandlot where "The Beast" lives.
The only thing separating the boys from "The Beast" was a rickety old fence made from wood and plastic. Eventually, Scotty gains the courage to scale the fence and confront "The Beast" and its owner to retrieve the precious ball. Scotty discovers that the stories were exaggerated; "The Beast" is not ferocious and its owner was, as it happens, a retired baseball player.
The fence in The Sandlot served two purposes:
It acted as a temporary barrier to protect the property and "The Beast" from trespassers.
It stimulated the kids' imaginations and fueled their fears because they were faced with the unknown territory that lay beyond the fence.
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, a classic novel later adapted into a film, one of its most famous scenes involves a fence.
After skipping school one afternoon, Tom Sawyer is sentenced by his Aunt Polly to a punishment of whitewashing a picket fence that is 27.4 metres long and 9 feet high.
Rather than accepting his fate, our hero takes action. Convincing some other boys passing by that his gruelling task is actually fun, Tom offloads his work onto an unsuspecting group of young men. Moreover, Tom manages to get them to pay him for the opportunity.
Now, why is this scene so important?
The importance and symbolism of this scene are spelled out by Twain himself: "[Tom] had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain."
The fence became a valuable tool, which Tom used to turn his labour into an enviable task. He developed his creativity and skills of persuasion, profiting from both. Still don't believe that this scene is as important as we say? You'll find that an image of the fence scene appears in most editions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, as it became a pivotal representation of boyhood in nineteenth-century America.
On the 90s sitcom Home Improvement, Tim Taylor was one of TV's great examples of a "guy's guy" who—while in over his head—meant well, and always tried to do right by his family.
While searching for answers on how to better relate to his wife and kids, Tim often sought refuge in his backyard and the advice of his neighbour, Wilson. Wilson always dispensed sage advice from behind a picket fence, his face always partially hidden.
The fence added a layer of mystique to Wilson, making his advice seem wiser. Having a custom fence, such as a PVC fence with lattice, between you and your neighbour may not make their advice seem better, but it might provide a good backdrop for some interesting backyard conversations.
And who knows? Maybe they'll look at you as their Wilson!
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In the film Doc Hollywood, Michael J. Fox plays a hotshot plastic surgeon on a cross-country drive to Beverly Hills. While going through the back roads of South Carolina, he crashes his Porsche into a fence that's in the process of being built by the local judge's own two hands. Fox's character is punished with community service, which consists of being the general practitioner for the town. He realizes what is truly valuable in life the longer he stays in the town and interacts with the people.
The damage of the hand-made fence made by the fancy car demonstrates the clashing of superficiality and genuine humanity. Building your own fence is a great way to respect your home and yard. Knowing you poured your blood, sweat, and tears into your fence gives you a sense of accomplishment and pride, ensuring you'll have a great fence for years to come!
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A wave of evictions is on the horizon. What impact could they have on kids' education?
There were new additions to classrooms when schools opened this fall. There were plastic shields and cloth facemasks, hand sanitizer and login instructions when learning went online. But something was missing — tens of thousands of students.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed kids out of school for various reasons: health concerns, a parent losing a job causing the family to move, a lack of internet or devices for virtual learning. Because there is no national database, 60 Minutes compiled enrollment data from 78 of the largest school districts in the country and found nearly a quarter of a million students did not showed up when school began.
Now, social workers who have spent the last three months searching for those kids expect their job is about to get much harder. A national pause on most evictions is set to expire at the end of the year, and without those protections, children without a home could translate to more students missing from the classroom.
"While we've had an increase in homelessness, it's going to get much, much worse," said Laura Tucker, a social worker for Florida's Hillsborough County School District. "Because people are going to become homeless that never intended to become homeless, never thought it would happen in their lifetime."
THE NATIONAL EVICTION MORATORIUM
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in September issued a national eviction moratorium that temporarily stops landlords from evicting tenants who have lost income because of the pandemic and have fallen behind on rent. It is set to expire next month, on December 31.
Congress had previously included a limited ban on evictions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. That measure, which expired in July, only paused evictions in federally subsidized housing. The CDC's order protects everyone living in one of the nation's approximate 44 million rental households.
The CDC's moratorium draws on the Public Health Service Act of 1944, which grants the Department of Health and Human Services authority to respond to public health emergencies. The order is meant, in part, to prevent homelessness, which can increase the spread of COVID-19.
The extent to which evictions can increase infections is evident in a new study set to be published next week, which 60 Minutes previewed. The study, led by Dr. Kathryn Leifheit from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, found that evictions led to a total of 433,700 excess COVID-19 cases and 10,700 additional deaths in the U.S. from the beginning of the pandemic until the CDC's national order in September.
The national ban, however, does not stop landlords from evicting all residents. Among other requirements, tenants must sign a form that states they have lost income due to the pandemic and have made their best effort to apply for federal housing aid.
The order also does not prohibit late fees or absolve tenants of any back rent they owe, and it does not establish any kind of financial assistance fund to help renters get caught up. Because of this, housing advocates worry about an eviction crisis if the ban expires and Congress does not pass another stimulus package that includes rental relief.
According to the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, which analyzed current Census Bureau data, 17 percent of American renters are behind on payments. Because the federal moratorium currently halts most evictions for nonpayment of rent, upwards of 18 million people in America are currently at risk of being evicted when it expires at the end of the year, the group says. That does not include people who may lose additional income as coronavirus prevention measures shutter more businesses in the winter months to come.
While housing insecurity has been a growing concern for years, the pandemic has heightened it. Three quarters of the people who are behind on rent say they cannot make payments because they have experienced an employment-related loss of income.
"The pandemic hit on a deep housing affordability crisis and exacerbated the challenges Americans have paying rent," COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project co-founder Sam Gilman told 60 Minutes. "They were one emergency away from not being able to pay rent, and the pandemic was that emergency."
CHARLOTHE'S STRUGGLE
Such was the case for Charlothe Salguera-Herrera, a mother from Tampa. She and her boyfriend both work in the restaurant industry, so pandemic shutdowns have hit their income especially hard. When Salguera-Herrera's unemployment payments arrived in one lump sum, her temporarily elevated income meant she no longer qualified for food stamps.
The mother of three kids, including an eight-month-old infant, Salguera-Herrera has since been able to return to work. But she still struggles to pay rent.
"The hours are there, kind of, but the money isn't," she said. "So, we're trying to work as much as we can. You'll have to work double just to make what you used to make."
Charlothe Salguera-Herrera, a Tampa mother of three, told 60 Minutes she is struggling to pay rent.
Salguera-Herrera said it is important for her to stay in her apartment so her two older children have the stability of continuing to attend the same school, especially now that they are back to attending class in person. Virtual learning, she explained, was a challenge.
"There's too much going on at home, especially when we were all home in quarantine and I had just brought back a brand-new baby," she said. "They couldn't focus. They couldn't stay on focusing on what they needed to do."
Salguera-Herrera is aware of what it could mean to end up unsheltered. Having previously experienced homelessness, she and her two older kids once lived in a friend's backyard shed. Her focus now is to keep that from happening again, but she worries what might happen to her family in the new year.
"We're trying to figure out how we can just figure it out and not get evicted and not be put on the street," she said.
For families like Salguera-Herrera's, the harms of being evicted go beyond losing their current home. An eviction negatively impacts a tenant's credit report, and it could jeopardize their future housing options. According to Florida social worker Laura Tucker, some landlords will not rent to people who have been evicted from a previous home.
"An eviction can impact a family's ability to re-house for more than ten years," Tucker said. 'So even if you have a good paying job and you have the ability to pay for month to month for your apartment, finding an apartment that will accept you once you have an eviction is almost impossible."
LASTING EFFECTS OF EVICTIONS ON CHILDREN
Experts fear children will suffer greatly during the looming wave of evictions.
Last month, an amici curiae brief was filed in support of the CDC's eviction moratorium on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, among others.
"Eviction is particularly traumatizing to children and affects emotional and physical well-being and development for years, if not for lifetimes," the brief reads. "Eviction increases the likelihood of emotional trauma, lead poisoning, food insecurity, and academic decline for children."
The risk of eviction is also higher for households with kids. Data analyzed by the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project show that housing insecurity disproportionately impacts families with children. Within the renter population, about one quarter of families with children are currently behind on their rent, according the group.
Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a non-profit organization that works to overcome homelessness through education, worries about the number of children who will be at risk when the eviction moratorium expires.
"There's a lot of fear that the numbers that were already at record level before the pandemic are going to go even higher," Duffield said. "And that is terrifying, if you think about how many children were homeless before the pandemic. As bad as it is now, it's only likely to get worse unless there's lots of different levels of intervention."
Research has demonstrated the link between children experiencing homelessness and not attending school. Statistics show that unsheltered children are chronically absent at a rate that is at least double that of the overall student population.
But now, the pandemic is poised to exacerbate that divide. Temporarily staying with friends and family may no longer be an option because of health concerns, and with mass evictions on the horizon, shelters that permit families will fill quickly. This will make children more transient and less able to attend class in-person. If schools switch to virtual learning, evictions will continue to have an acute effect on children's academic success, particularly if they are staying in family shelters or hotel rooms without adequate internet service.
Duffield said the risk of children losing connection to school now could ripple throughout their lives.
"We know that the single greatest risk factor for experiencing homelessness as a young adult is not having a high school degree or GED," Duffield said. "So children missing out on their education now not only puts them at risk for many ills, for lack of employment, for health problems, but it also greatly increases their chances of being homeless when they grow up. So the cycle of homelessness can continue into adulthood."
To watch Sharyn Alfonsi's 60 Minutes story "Where Did They Go?" click here.
The video above was produced by Brit McCandless Farmer and Will Croxton. It was edited by Will Croxton.
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How India 'Let' China Annex Tibet & 'Created' Present-Day Conflict
India must proactively start changing the status quo, and let China respond, instead of the other way around.
Published: 21 Jul 2020, 9:05 PM IST
The philosopher George Santayana famously said: "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it".
As we pay our tributes to our brave jawans who died fighting the Chinese troops at Galwan Valley on 15 June 2020, the proverbial saying acquires a prophetic tone. As we deal with the current round of what is being seen as Chinese 'expansionism', it is imperative that we draw lessons from our past and turn the pages of history to look beyond the war of 1962, and imbibe the lessons from the 'Original Sin' –– that is, how India 'allowed' China to unilaterally change the status quo by annexing Tibet in 1950.
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Proof That Tibet Has Historically Been Regarded As An Independent Nation
Not many of us are aware that at the time of independence in 1947, India did not share a common boundary with China in the north, but with two hitherto independent nations –– Sinkiang (present day Xinjiang) and Tibet. In fact, at the time of independence, China was not even considered a threat, as the Northern border was considered settled in accordance with the Simla Convention of 1914 with the Tibetan nation being a signatory to the convention. The Simla Convention defined the boundaries between Tibet and China proper, and that between Tibet and British India (the latter came to be known as the McMahon Line).
This agreement forms the basis of the Indian claims till today.
However, the Chinese rejected the 1914 Simla agreement forthright arguing that Tibet was not an independent nation, hence had no right to enter into any international treaty. Even a cursory glance at history would tell an informed reader that Tibet in itself has been an independent nation from at least the 7th century AD, beginning with the rule of Songtsen Gampo (604–650 CE).
Proof that Tibet, since ancient times, has been regarded as an independent nation lies in the fact that in 821/822 CE, Tibet and China signed a peace treaty as sovereign nations.
When China 'Apologised' to Tibet
In fact, the first time Tibet came under the influence of China was in 1720, when a military expedition from the Qing Empire established a Chinese protectorate over the country.
After the Xinhai Revolution (1911–12) toppled the Qing dynasty, the new Republic of China apologised to Tibet for the actions of the Qing, and the Dalai Lama declared himself ruler of an independent Tibet.
In 1913, Tibet and Mongolia concluded a treaty of mutual recognition, and for the next 36 years, the 13th Dalai Lama and the regents who succeeded him governed Tibet. Tibet even established a Foreign Office in 1942, and in 1946 it sent congratulatory missions to China and India (related to the end of World War II).
In 1947, Tibet sent a delegation to the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi, India, where it represented itself as an independent nation, and India recognised it as an independent nation from 1947 onwards.
Thus, history does not support the Chinese argument that in 1914 or afterwards, Tibet was not a sovereign nation and, on those grounds, the Simla convention is invalidated.
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When Tibet Sought Indian Help, India Was 'At Sea'
With the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the newly-established People's Republic of China (PRC), openly stated its intention of 'liberating' Tibet, but the Indian establishment paid no heed. True to their words, on 7 October 1950, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) boldly moved into Tibet.
When the Tibetan government desperately turned to India for help, the Indian establishment was completely at sea.
Repeated appeals from Tibet were turned down, and the Tibetans were advised to settle the matter peacefully with China. It was not that India was without leverage, but it lacked strategic thinking. A few Indian leaders like Sardar Patel advocated a showdown with China, counting on covert support from the United states and Britain, based on inputs from the Intelligence Bureau. However, the Indian leadership by and large was under the thrall of the 'Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai' façade and decided to bury their heads in the sand instead of taking decisive action.
India could have used its championing of China's admission into the United Nations as a lever to mediate in Tibet to its advantage, and at least could have retained its mission in Lhasa as well as the military posts at Gyantse and Yatung that secured the traditional trade routes. However, all we did was exchange some tepid diplomatic notes and committed the ultimate folly in 1954, when, under the Panchsheel Agreement, we surrendered our military facilities, communication facilities, the Indian mission and other substantial infrastructure like hospitals, guesthouses, etc to China.
In return, China refused to honour the Simla agreement of 1914, occupied Aksai Chin in 1962, and has been steadily extending its claim lines across present day Ladakh to include more and more Indian territories, while repudiating Indian sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh.
Why is China Expansionist And India Pacifist? Answer is in History
How India Can Learn From Its Past Mistakes With China
As we prepare for an extended showdown with China, we need to learn from our mistakes of 1950.
Firstly, we need to accept that China is not above reneging on any commitment that it has made in the past, hence, any illusion of peace is just that –– an illusion. Lasting peace will be possible only when we are well prepared to defend ourselves militarily, and ready to impose heavy costs on the PLA in the event of military adventurism.
Secondly, a pacifist and status quoist approach with China will not work, as the Chinese will continuously look to change the status quo as is the case now with current talks of mutual withdrawal, where we are withdrawing into our own territory –– when clearly, China is the aggressor, –– thus, effectively establishing a 'new normal'.
We need to proactively start changing the status quo, and let China respond, instead of the other way around.
Some effective pressure points could be questioning Tibet's and Xinjiang's occupation by China, extending support to Taiwan, and rescinding on the 'One China' policy –– and raising issues like the detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang or the crackdown in Hong Kong in multilateral forums.
Thirdly, we need to build a coalition of nations facing the brunt of Chinese expansionism like Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, etc, and launch a coordinated military and diplomatic offensive against China including joint maritime patrolling in the South China Sea. This, as well as exerting pressure on maritime supply lines passing through the Indian Ocean Region.
Only a roaring tiger will be able to tame the Chinese dragon. Anything less might fall prey to it –– like the Snow Lion of Tibet did in 1950.
BN Mullik's 'Chinese Betrayal: My Years with Nehru'
Shiv Kunal Verma's '1962: The War That Wasn't'
(Shashank Shekhar Shukla is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and is pursuing his PhD. Economics from IIM Lucknow. He is also a socio-political activist. This is an opinion piece, and the views expressed are the author's own. The Quint neither endorses nor is responsible for them.)
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This adult only drink is very simple to make and combines some interesting flavours. It comes from the 1 Big Bite food and photography blog, the recipe was crafted by Eva Felis.
I love simple recipes and this one is not exception. The pineapple provides all the sweetness you need, no added sugar required. These days, basil become quite a versatile herb, used in sauces, ice cream and many other things. It now finds it's way into alcoholic drinks, well – why not?
This is one of those summer drinks that has a combination of flavours you wouldn't normally think to use. However, it's certainly an interesting mix and deserves testing out.
Is this the sort of drink you would enjoy? Leave your thoughts and comments below.
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Our team have developed a web based system, built on the Drupal framework, that allows the team to undertake calculations on the various product lines and sale points, as well as allowing the team to manage the sales for these product lines once accepted. This highly complex system was built in an Agile manner, with a series of sprints that focused on the highest priority requirements for The Organic Farm Gate and has helped them manage their business since the system went live in February, 2017.


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Q: Does init script support something like systemd user service? In recent Linux distributions, systemd has replaced the traditional /etc/init.d scripts. And it can support user services
systemctl --user start my.service
I wonder if we can do similar things with init scripts? i.e. let a service run by a regular user when the system boots up

A: Any initscript can run any command as any user just by using su $user -c "/home/$user/onboot.sh".  And that would just launch a user script on boot, to which they can run whatever they want.   If I wanted to provide a user a facility like systemd user services, I would give them supervisord, and write a initscript to autostart it on boot.  Of course, they could do something similiar themselves just by creating a cronjob that runs ever minute that starts supervisord if it is not running already.  That will work just the same without any initscript.


It was amazing. I loved every moment of it (except for the loss, but more on that later). As a fan of a Big Ten team every season starts out with hopes of going to the Rose Bowl, the Grandaddy of them all. This is something Marie and I have talked about since meeting as random freshman roommates. All these years later she is my best friend. She is like a sister. When the Badgers won the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game it was like everything came together. We had chatted quite a bit the week before. I had stated I wasn't going to spend the money to watch the Badgers lose to Oregon, but I changed my mind and I put my name in for tickets. Sometime last spring I donate $50 to the UW Athletic Department so that I could get tickets to football games this fall. This qualified me for tickets directly from the ticket office.
Best email ever. I jumped out of bed at 6:30 in the morning and couldn't call Marie because she lives on the west coast an that would just be mean. It was all a blur. We got the tickets. I booked a flight to LA. We bought tickets to the official Wisconsin Badger Tailgate. We found a good deal on a rental car. And then Marie and I chatted daily until we left for LA.
I flew out on New Year's Eve. I was tired and sick when I arrived. My evening was food, nap, rally. There is no way I would have ever made it to midnight on the west coast had I not napped. Marie's friends hosted a small gathering which was perfect. Some food, some music, some drinks, Apples-to-Apples, and neighbors setting off illegal fireworks at midnight.
We went out for champagne brunch on New Year's Day and then wandered around Hollywood. We saw the Chinese Theaters, we saw lots of the stars.
There were Badger and Duck fans everywhere. Honestly I'm surprised neither of us ran into someone we knew. We were all tired. We spent the evening sitting around chatting. We roasted marshmallows. It was a great New Year's Day.
We woke up early, really early to head to Pasadena. The driver over was quite easy until we were about .7 miles from the stadium. We sat and sat and sat and dealt with dumbass drivers who don't understand merging or common courtesy (This was fans for both teams). Finally we figured out we could go a different way to park at the stadium, not try and park for the parade.
I don't even know how to describe the whole day. It was awesome. It was so much fun and I got to share it all with one of my best friends in the world. We walked to the Rose Parade, which was totally worth it, met some nice locals (USC fans) who shared random facts about the parade, and enjoyed the morning as it warmed up.
After the parade we were off to the Official Wisconsin Huddle (translation: beer, brats and Badger fans). This turned out to be worth every penny. It was so much fun to enjoy 80 degree weather, drink beer, and chat with Marie. We did finally run into people we know. We made new friends, which is always easy among Badger fans.
Most amazing game of flip cup ever.
While the outcome of the game was disappointing the actual game was awesome. Our boys played so well. It was an amazing game of football. The Ducks just outplayed the Badgers in the fourth quarter. The Badgers played to their potential this year. They played well. I don't feel like they left anything out there like last year. Sure, I wanted them to win, but this wasn't a bad loss. It wasn't embarrassing.
Thank you Badgers for an amazing experience. You will be back. I will be back.
Thank you to Marie for so much fun. I love you. I miss you and I am so glad I did this with you.
I am already counting down to the 2012 season.
Heart you too! Already can't wait until next September!


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The Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET), now written into law as the Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Bill 2017, passed the upper house in State Parliament on October 20. Elsewhere, other states such as the ACT and California have previously introduced renewable energy targets (RET) in their legislation. How does Victoria's legislation compare? Let's first look at Victoria vis a vis the ACT, and then California.
A RET was first set in the ACT's legislation through section 9 of the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 ('Climate Change Act'), which provides that 'A regulation may prescribe targets for the use or generation of renewable energy in the ACT'.
It is important to note that section 7 of the Climate Change Act provides for very precise interim targets for the reduction of greenhouse emission to achieve the target of zero net emissions by 2060: 40% less than 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% less than 1990 levels by 2050.
The ACT Electricity Feed-in (Large-scale Renewable Energy Generation) Act 2011(FiT Act) gives effect to government policies regarding greenhouse gas emission reduction and renewable energy targets by establishing a scheme to support the development of large-scale renewable energy generation capacity for the ACT. The FiT Act enables the granting of Feed-in Tariff entitlements, for a total capacity of the generating systems of large renewable energy generators of 550 megawatts (MW).
The enactment of the very ambitious RET of 100% by 2020 required an increase in the total renewable energy production capacity permitted by Feed-In entitlements. Therefore, the Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (ACT) was passed in 2016 to amend the FiT Act and increase the total capacity under Feed-In entitlement from 550MW to 650MW.
California has proven to be a world leader in renewable energy policy. It has imposed some of the most progressive renewable energy standards requiring both retail, sellers, and local publicly owned electric utilities to increase their procurement of eligible renewable energy resources. The California Energy Commission is the state's energy policy and planning agency. One of its functions is to implement the Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets (RPS), i.e. the percentage of retail sales from renewable energy to be achieved by the deadline.
California is ahead of schedule meeting it renewable energy targets. The Energy Commission estimates that about 29% of its electricity retail sales in 2016 were served by renewable energy generated from sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydroelectric.
The California State Assembly is currently discussing Senate Bill 100 which would impose a 100% target by 2045 through the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2017. This means that retail sales of electricity in California would have to come entirely from eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources by December 31, 2045. The Act would also impose accelerated deadlines, to reach 50% renewables by 2026 and 60% by 2030.
The Energy Commission is responsible for implementing legislation pertaining to renewable energy. The Commission is led by five Commissioners, appointed by the Governor, with Senate confirmation. The Public Utilities Code is providing detailed tools and actions the Commission must undertake to achieve renewable energy targets. For instance, under the Public Utility Code, the Commission shall establish the quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources to be procured by the retail seller for each compliance period, and it shall also assess penalties for non-compliance.
It is interesting to note that Senate Bill 100 (for a future 100 Percent Clean Energy Act) contains a provision stating that the achievement of the renewable energy policy 'shall not increase carbon emissions elsewhere in the western grid and shall not allow resource shuffling' in order to preserve the spirit of Senate Bill 100.
The Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Act 2017 ('the Act') is the first piece of legislation enshrining RET into law in Victoria.
The Act is a big step forward. The existence of a 2025 target highlights that the Act is underpinned by long-term objectives, which leaves the door open for discussions about future targets. As such, one of the strengths of the Act is that it specifically aims at implementing the VRET. It does not consider it merely as a means to support other policies, as is the case in the ACT. The Victorian Act provides ambitious targets which will compel the Government to implement environmentally effective policies.
The existence of provisions for accountability is another reason why we should be satisfied by the Act. Firstly, it states that 'This Act binds the Crown'. This precludes immunity for State agents and public institutions. As such, they could be held responsible under the law for not implementing the Act. Secondly, the Minister has a duty to report annually to the Parliament on progress made to meet the targets and on the performance of schemes to achieve the targets. The Minister must also determine interim levels of renewable energy. This is an effective mechanism to contribute to the achievement of the targets.
What could be improved? The high targets set out by the ACT and California's energy laws exceed the ambition of the targets in the Victorian Act. Let us hope that higher targets will be introduced in Victoria.
Besides, one can be surprised by the Act's brevity. It contains few provisions and lacks precision, merely giving general policy orientation. Much of the implementation is left to the Executive. The government intends to implement the Renewable Energy Auction Scheme. Nevertheless, the absence of legislative constraints imposed on the government as to how achieve the targets is a great concern. The Act could have been more specific in determining how these targets are to be achieved by defining the strategies the Executive must rely on. For instance, the Minister for the Environment would have the power to declare any source of energy to be a renewable source of energy for the purposes of the Act. For this reason, lower-house MP Ellen Sandell proposed during the debate an amendment to exclude burning of native forests for biomass in section 3 of the Act defining renewable energy sources.
Another major flaw of the 2017 Act is the absence of an anti-backsliding clause. The VRET is defined as a percentage of the overall electricity generated in Victoria. Therefore, a change in our electricity generation capacity, such as closing coal mines, would result in a decrease in the VRET. One way to avoid this is to define VRET as greenhouse emissions gas targets, as in the ACT. That is to say a percentage corresponding to a figure, for instance '25% of to 2017 electricity production level'. Or the Act could introduce a bottom level, such as '25% of electricity generated in Victoria, or no less than 920 MW' (which is 25% of Victoria's electricity generating capacity according to the 2017 Renewables Global Status Report).
Although a few provisions could be improved, the Victorian Act is at the forefront of RET legislation. Both in Australia and in the US, states are leading on renewable energy while national governments are going backwards. That shows how states can lead climate action, driven by communities lobbying and campaigning for changes at local and state levels.
Luiza Riottot is a volunteer with Friends of the Earth Melbourne's Yes2Renewables campaign.


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Directing the Essex Guitar Orchestra has involved the management of a group numbering up to sixty people. Concerts have been given throughout Britain, Europe, the Far East, Australia and the USA. Other musical activities have included the directing of a medieval music group; conducting choirs and orchestras; playing double bass in major concert venues; composing and arranging music and the publishing of two guitar tutor books. Several recordings have been made and a number of pupils have become respected professional guitarists.
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November 15, 2020 November 15, 2020 by Marchel P. Espina
The M/V Starlite Venus, which is now plying the Batangas-Iloilo-Bacolod-Batangas route, arrived at the BREDCO port in Bacolod City today, November 15, on its maiden voyage. PCG photo
Travel to and from Batangas has been made easier for residents of the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo with the launch of a new sea route today, November 15.
The M/V Starlite Venus, a roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) vessel of Starlite Ferries Inc., arrived at the BREDCO port in Bacolod City this morning on its maiden voyage.
Shane Anthony Arante, general manager of Starlite Ferries, said that M/V Starlite Venues was the biggest RoRo vessel acquired by the company since its incorporation 25 years ago. The brand new ship came from Kegoya, Japan, he added.
He said the vessel has a capacity for 688 passengers and mixed rolling cargoes of 28 trucks, buses, and private cars.
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Arante said the company launched this new route despite travel bans and restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic because they saw an urgent need for locally-stranded individuals, authorized persons outside residence, and returning overseas Filipino workers to have other options to travel to Iloilo and Bacolod.
"This new route will also provide an alternative transportation option for logistics companies and passengers coming from Western Visayas provinces to the CALABARZON area," he said.
Previously , the only means of sea transportation from Western Visayas going to Manila was through the North Harbor and Mindoro, he said.
He said that residents from Western Visayas will no longer have to bear the traffic congestion in Metro Manila and the long route to Mindoro, adding that this will also cut the logistics cost and travel time by six hours.
"With this, we look forward to seeing an improved trade and commerce relationship between the Western Visayas and South Luzon markets," he added.*
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