The Qnion has gotten its grubby little hands on the transcript of a secret meeting between Saad Hariri, Michel Aoun, and Suleiman Frangieh, in which the latter was made aware of the real cause behind his ally's intransigence.
Saad Hariri: Good evening, gentlemen.
Suleiman Frangieh: Hello, Saad. Good to see you.
Hariri: Well, I've invited you both here to present a proposal that I think will help us move on to the next stage. I'm prepared to offer the Change & Reform Bloc all the ministries you were requesting.
Frangieh: Wow! This is fantastic, Saad. I'm so glad that you've got the national interest in mind.
Hariri: And General, your son-in-law can be Telecommunications Minister, as you'd demanded.
Hariri: So are we good? Can we form the government?
Hariri: (feigning confusion) But why ever not, General?
Aoun: I have another demand.
Aoun: Yes. I also want the Ministry of the Economy.
Aoun: (eyeing Hariri suspiciously) And Public Works.
Aoun: (voice rising slightly) And the Ministry of the Interior.
Aoun: (now practically shouting) And Education and Foreign Affairs and Energy and Industry and Finance and Environment!
Frangieh: (deeply confused) Umm…excuse me.
Aoun: (standing on his chair) And… and all of them! I want them ALL!!!
Hariri: Help yourself! Can we form a government now?
Frangieh: What's going on here?
Aoun: (with a deranged look upon his face) And… and… just one more thing… I'd like to be President.
Hariri: (speaking sweetly) I'm sorry General. That's the one thing I can't give you. I wish I could, really I do. But it's not in my power to do so.
Hariri: (patting Aoun on the shoulder and smiling at Frangieh) There, there now.
Aoun: (banging his head on the table and weeping uncontrollably) My precious… it's… mine… Why did they take you away from me…?
Frangieh: (on the phone to his press secretary) … talks are proceeding apace, although there seem to be a few clouds on the horizon, and the atmosphere is (looks at Aoun)… damp.
I mean, Hariri really sounded like a wise leader here. I was impressed too.
This is a little off topic. It is meant particularly for those Syrian commentators who think they know better.
The following link clearly shows that the Syrian regime continues to commit crimes against Lebanon and its people.
I really wonder when will the Lebanese State declare Syria as an enemy State instead of so-called 'sister'. With such 'sisters' as part of your 'family' do you really need enemies?
Aoun must be extremely happy having acknowledhed the 'sisterhood' of this diabolic neighbor. Did he not acknowldge there are no more Lebanese prisoners in Syria's jails in return for a free tour of the Syrian wasteland? Imad Moustafa would certainly be proud of him – not to mention Hizb and the misguided among his so-called Christian followers. I never thought the Christians of Lebanon could be so easily deceived by such empty-headed demagogues.
Mike, you wonder about the "Christians of Lebanon:, have you heard of the Lebanese of Lebanon? They're those who consider sectarian labeling a form of racism. They're also those who mend the socio-economic and cultural gap that left rural Lebanese areas in shambles, where frustrated, the people formed militias like Hezbollah. They're the people who have Hezbollah sign an MOU that they will disarms, while Hariri-Saniora offer them a deal to keep their arms (what's better than an Ottoman-style sectarian staus quo for a corrupt oil republic?). They're the people who compel Saniora to import the mercenaries Fatah el Islam in 2007 to fabricate a civil war, that he just couldn't get us, the Lebanese, to get into. They're also the people not interested in middle-eastern style perpetual feuds with Syria or others, because only constructive thinking will lead to stability and progress. Don't say this to saudi puppets though, it's un-loyal to their most recent "sultan" of choice. That's right, they're a continuation, by the style with which they rule, of the ottoman times. You wouldn't recognize the Lebanese of Lebanon, the patriots represented by General Aoun, because you only recognize sectarian casts. That is the real glitch between opposition and M14. M14 can't be convinced to leave their comfy position in the cast system, to become equal to everyone else. You make me think of people of labeled Americans black and white before the civil rights movement of the 60's. FPM is the Lebanese civil rights movement.
And the Fates destroy us without a fight.
Are trampled by the feet of those who came late.
Tell that to the Palestinian population I think they may have a different opinion!
Why does the FPM insist that allowing Palestinians to live a decent life is Tawteen?
So, you (Hala) are saying that FPM is somehow similar to the American civil rights movement? And of course Aoun is MLK incarnate. I guess HN will be more like Elijah Muhammad in this case? No more Christian Lebanese according to you (or blacks as in your analogy).
I see your point. And that works well for Aoun's demagoguery especially when there are such Lebanese like you who enjoy the thought of convincing themselves and others of being dispossessed and off-loading their ills on convenient scapegoats – with your wide imagination about civil right movements you should easily see that as a modern version of a Karbala style self flagellation. What's more convenient than portraying the Syrian creation of Fatah el-Islam as a tool in the hands of those who are 'seeking' to dispossess the 'poor blacks' of Lebanon?
You know something? You just proved to me that the Christians of Lebanon are not misguided by Aoun after all. They are actually fools.
I am not going to label you Christian because I know from what you said that you are such an 'enlightened Hezbo' fan seeking to spread 'enlightenment' throughout the region. Who do you think you're fooling? Fneish, Ezze-Din (Madof) or Qassim? Are we going to witness the next Ahoura held in Jounieh soon?
I'd rather go with Mutanabbi.
Finish your fiction movie about conspiracy theories and we will all watch it.
I'll go with Mutanabbi too.
Hala, I don't think that QN is arguing about where the FPM stands with regards to the issues that you brought up, but rather with the political maneuvers undertaken by the FPM and Aoun.
I mean the opposition did loose the elections, so why the stubbornness in demanding so many key governmental posts? FPMers would respond that "change" has to start someplace, and the more ministerial posts they can get under their umbrella, the better chance they have at pursuing their reforms. But I don't believe that they would be able to achieve anything (be it true "change and reform" or just a shift of power and corruption) without being the majority in the government. Staying out of government, practicing a true and proper opposition, and prepping up for the next elections would be a better option in my opinion.
Hala, mike, or danny: if any of you has an undeniable conclusive proof of who is behind Fateh el Islam, please share it with us. We'ld love to know about it.
@mike: What's so wrong with Achoura being held in Jounieh, or Palm Sunday (shaanineh) being held in the southern suburbs? Oh by the way, I'm not Syrian, I'm human, flesh and bones, you can reply to me!


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Israel: A De Facto Member of NATO
by Prof Michel Chossudovsky on Monday Mar 11 2013
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen received Israel's president Shimon Peres at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 7.
The order of the day: to enhance military cooperation between Israel and the Atlantic Alliance focusing on issues of counter-terrorism.
"Israel will be happy to share the knowledge it has gained and its technological abilities with NATO. Israel has experience in contending with complex situations, and we must strengthen the cooperation so we can fight global terror together and assist NATO with the complex threats it faces including in Afghanistan. "
Israel is already involved in covert operations and non-conventional warfare in liaison with the US and NATO.
This agreement is of particular significance because it deepens the Israel-NATO relationship beyond the so-called "Mediterranean Dialogue".
The joint statement points to an Israel NATO partnership "in the fight against terror and the search for peace… in the Middle East and the world".
What this suggests is the participation of Israel in active theater warfare alongside NATO –i.e. as a de facto member of the Atlantic Alliance.
In other words, Israel would be directly involved were US-NATO to launch an outright military operation against Syria, Lebanon or Iran.
Israel offered to assist NATO in counter-terrorism operations directed against Hezbollah and Iran.
"The two agreed during their discussions that Israel and NATO are partners in the fight against terror…the statement said.
President Peres stressed the need to maintain and increase the cooperation between Israel and NATO and Israel's ability to cooperation and provide technological assistance and knowledge from the vast experience Israel had gained in the field of counter-terrorism.
"Israel will be happy to share the knowledge it has gained and its technological abilities with NATO. Israel has experience in contending with complex situations, and we must strengthen the cooperation so we can fight global terror together and assist NATO with the complex threats it faces including in Afghanistan, " Peres told Rasmussen.
History of Israel-NATO Military Cooperation
It is worth noting that in November 2004 in Brussels, NATO and Israel signed an important bilateral protocol which paved the way for the holding of joint NATO-Israel military exercises. A followup agreement was signed in March 2005 in Jerusalem between NATO's Secretary General and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
The 2005 bilateral military cooperation agreement was viewed by the Israeli military as a means to "enhance Israel's deterrence capability regarding potential enemies threatening it, mainly Iran and Syria."
The ongoing premise underlying NATO-Israel military cooperation is that "Israel is under attack".
There is evidence of active military and intelligence coordination between NATO and Israel including consultations pertaining to the occupied territories.
"Before Operation Cast Lead was launched in Gaza, NATO was already exchanging intelligence with Israel, sharing security expertise, and organising military drills. …. Former NATO chief Scheffer visited Israel in the midst of Israel's offensive on Gaza. And NATO officials were at the time of the opinion that cooperation with Israel was essential for their organisation. (Al Ahram, February 10, 2010)
The March 2013 Israel-NATO Brussels bilateral agreement is the culmination of more than ten years of Israel-NATO cooperation.
Does this agreement "obligate" NATO "to come to the rescue of Israel" under the doctrine of "collective security"?
The agreement tightens the ongoing process of US-NATO-Israel military planning and logistics relating to any future operation in the Middle East including an aerial bombing of Iran's nuclear plants.
The Israeli presidential delegation consisted of several top military and government advisers, including Brigadier General Hasson Hasson, Military Secretary to President Peres (See image below: first from left) and Nadav Tamir, policy adviser to the president of Israel (first right of president Peres).
The text of the Israel NATO agreement following discussions behind closed doors (see image below) was not made public.
Following the meeting, a joint statement was released by NATO. Secretary-General Rasmussen stated in the press report:
"Israel is an important partner of the Alliance in the Mediterranean Dialogue. The security of NATO is linked to the security and stability of the Mediterranean and of the Middle East region. And our Alliance attaches great value to our political dialogue and our practical cooperation. Israel is one of our longest-standing partner countries. We are faced with the same strategic challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
And as we face the security threats of the 21st century, we have every reason to deepen our long-standing partnership with our Mediterranean Dialogue countries, including Israel. We all know the regional situation is complex. But the Mediterranean Dialogue remains a unique multilateral forum, where Israel and six Arab countries can discuss together with European and North American countries common security challenges. I see further opportunities for deepening our already close political dialogue and practical cooperation to our mutual benefit."
Copyright © Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, 2013

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Smashwords – Books Tagged "girls fiction"
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Do you have a young girl who loves sports? This book will bring you into the world of six girls who are best friends. You will go to their competitions and be a part of their world of sports. Abby got in an accident while jumping with her horse. Can she ever get back on and ride again? Svetlana notices the lagoon looking polluted. Can she make a difference and save her small Florida town?
Ten-year-old Lilac lives by the sea with her big, bounding puppy, Guzzler. When her class takes a trip to the local aquarium Lilac decides on a mission, and while the town rallies to raise money for the building, she and her friends embark on a madcap crusade to rescue the penguins. A delightful tale of whimsical adventure for discerning readers of 9-12, and the first of three books about Lilac.
Jack Wharton witnessed something beautiful, and yet impossible. In pursuit of an explanation, he explores a terrain just outside his front door that he's never quite noticed before… and discovers quite a bit about himself as well. Set in elegant Marblehead, Massachusetts, A Dance with Tilly follows 14-year-old Jack as he moves briskly through the bewitching worlds of ghosts, grief and girls.
Mary-Catherine wants desperately to keep her secret, but she can't bring fake boyfriend, Dusty Greer, to the upcoming school dance. Her friends expect to meet him, and skeptical mean girls, Paige and Whitney, are eager to expose her lie. Things get even worse when Mary-Cat's parents go out of town, leaving her with crazy Aunt Frankie, who is mysteriously missing a pinky and puts apples in stew.
Christmas is approaching, and Kelly and her two teenage best friends have received a four-day vacation package at a luxurious ski resort. Kelly's family owns the resort, and her identity is discovered by one of the guests at the hotel. While the girls are having fun, a stranger plots to kidnap Kelly and hold her for ransom. Will her faith in God be enough to help her to survive?
In this sequel to the highly successful TruthSinger, Katie, apprentice WyndCaller, is learning to harness the power of the wind to practice magic. Used wisely, WyndMagic creates harmony, but it's misuse releases chaos… chaos Katie unwittingly exacerbates when she succumbs to the magic's lure. She needs magic just as her father is addicted to alcohol to appease the demons which plague him.


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require 'test_helper'
require 'base64'

module PortaText
  module Test
    # Tests the base client implementation.
    #
    # Author::    Marcelo Gornstein (mailto:marcelog@portatext.com)
    # Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2015 PortaText
    # License::   Apache-2.0
    class BaseClient < Minitest::Test
      def test_api_key_auth
        mock = MiniTest::Mock.new
        mock.expect(:execute, [200, {}, '{}']) do |descriptor|
          descriptor.uri == "#{PortaText::DEFAULT_ENDPOINT}/some/endpoint" &&
          descriptor.method == :method &&
          descriptor.headers == {
            'Content-Type' => 'some/type',
            'X-Api-Key' => 'an_api_key',
            'Accept' => 'other/type'
          } &&
          descriptor.body == 'body' &&
          descriptor.output_file == 'output_file'
        end
        client = PortaText::Client::BaseClient.new
        client.api_key = 'an_api_key'
        client.executor = mock
        client.run(
          'some/endpoint', :method, 'some/type',
          'other/type', 'body', 'output_file'
        )
        assert mock.verify
      end
    end
  end
end

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Share this Story: Michael B. Jordan on 'Creed 2': 'It's not just about revenge'
Michael B. Jordan on 'Creed 2': 'It's not just about revenge'
Mark Daniell
Sep 17, 2018 • September 26, 2018 • 4 minute read • Join the conversation
Michael B. Jordan. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
PHILADELPHIA — When Creed II needed a villain, Sylvester Stallone couldn't think of anyone better to bring back than Rocky bad boy Ivan Drago.
"Sly was very adamant about this one having a villain," Michael B. Jordan, who plays Adonis Creed in the Rocky spinoff, says during the Sun's visit to the set earlier this year.
Michael B. Jordan on 'Creed 2': 'It's not just about revenge' Back to video
The Rocky movie franchise turns 42 this November. It made a star out of Stallone and spawned five sequels and one spinoff — 2015's Creed .
It's always been a story about families and staying true to yourself, but one of the franchise's most surprising, and saddening, moments came when Rocky Balboa's friend, Apollo Creed, was killed in the ring in Rocky IV by the merciless Captain Ivan Drago.
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler used the harrowing moment as the jump off for Creed, giving new legs to the Rocky series by focusing a story on Apollo's son struggling as a fighter to make peace with the dad he never knew.
Creed was a critical and box office hit with Stallone earning a Golden Globe win and Oscar nod for his reprisal as Balboa.
Coming back, though, Jordan says they needed to have a storyline that would be personal and further thread itself into the earlier Rocky mythology. So having Drago return to the series with a son, Viktor (played by Florian "Big Nasty" Munteanu), as a rival for Adonis made the most sense artistically.
But it takes Stallone's Balboa and Jordan's Creed in new and dangerous directions.
"You've got everything to lose," Balboa tells Creed in the trailer for the film, which opens Nov. 21. "This guy has nothing to lose. This guy — he's dangerous."
Tessa Thompson, who was also on set the day we visited, is reprising her role as Creed's aspiring-singer girlfriend. During the scene we saw being shot, Thompson's Bianca sings Creed's entrance song, as he makes his way to the boxing ring.
"Drago was so huge in Rocky IV and he really (put a stamp) on the franchise at that time," Jordan says after shooting the sequence. "So we wanted to make a sequel that was bigger. It's always tough to shoot a number two to anything, but we wanted to do a fresh take. We didn't have a real villain the first time around. That was more of an origin story with Adonis fighting himself to figure out who he was. This time, I think we found the perfect vehicle to build on that and take it to the next level."
With a new director in place, Steven Caple Jr., who Forbes listed in its 30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment last year, and a story by Stallone and Luke Cage scribe Cheo Hodari Coker, Jordan says Creed II isn't just about Adonis trying to rewrite history.
"Really, it's about life," he says.
Along with a group of international journalists, the Sun spoke with Jordan about what makes Creed II a unique sequel, how he trained to take on such a formidable opponent and why the Rocky saga has endured for 42 years.
If you thought Jordan looked in killer shape for Black Panther earlier this year, wait til you see him now
"(Gaining muscle) was easier when I was younger. I'm 31 and I shot the first one when I was 26, 27. I'm not saying I'm old by any means, but the process of getting in shape was a bit harder for Creed II. For Black Panther, I had to get bigger… I'm probably the biggest I've ever been… But I knew I was fighting someone who is a lot bigger than I am, so I wanted to try and catch up as best I could, and I killed myself in the gym to do that."
Florian is 6'4" tall and weighs 245 pounds. Is it scary stepping into the ring with him?
"He's scary — he really is. But he's a big teddy bear. He's a really, really nice guy."
Michael B. Jordan is seen entering the ring in this still from "Creed 2." (MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures)
Yup, it's true: Sly really is a fountain of knowledge
"He always has a lot of gems when it comes to the boxing; punching up the fights, making things look better, the rhythm of punches, the fighting sequences. He's a genius when it comes to those things. Sly is always around to kind of give his knowledge and his two cents on anything. He's a pivotal role in this project."
The 1976 original Rocky is still a classic
"I was maybe 15, 16 when I saw the first one. It was a great underdog story. It represented the everyday guy; the American dream, what hard work, dedication and passion and heart can do for you. It had a never give up, no quit attitude. I was always a fan of it."
It's not just about beating Ivan Drago's son
"Victor's storyline is very layered. The two guys are similar in a lot of ways… Adonis feels, naturally, a certain animosity towards Viktor and Ivan, and then there are other themes in there: the maturity of growth, the importance of family, of legacy, is what makes Creed so special. It's not just about revenge. It's about a lot of things… If we get that lesson across, then I think we've made a pretty special movie."
Sly has been playing Rocky for 42 years. Is Adonis still going to be kicking around four decades from now?
"If I'm lucky. I want to keep making them as long as they're good. I always want to keep my finger on the pulse. Forty two years, I mean, who knows?"
Creed II opens Nov. 21.
Twitter: @markhdaniell
mdaniell@postmedia.com
Creed goes up against Drago in 'Creed II' trailer
Creed 2 has cast its villain and he is ripped


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This billboard for a sex toy is actually a message about women's empowerment.
Leo Shvedsky
People tend to think of Canada as a progressive oasis and for good reason: quality health care, beautiful environmental landscapes and a general attitude of inclusion and tolerance are all very Canadian things.
Of course, nobody is perfect and it turns out that Canada has some fairly regressive attitudes when it comes to women talking about sex in public. But one company has countered that narrative and is making a huge splash with their new billboard that contains an unmistakable message of female empowerment.
"You can use sex to sell anything, except if it's women's pleasure," said Stephanie Keating, marketing manager at WOW Tech Group, in an interview with AdWeek.
Keating's company worked with PinkCherry and design firm The Garden to promote their new vibrator, brilliantly called the "Womanizer" with a line of marketing text that has made international headlines: "Scream your own name."
Much like in the U.S., Canada doesn't have any explicit laws against advertising like this. But Keating says the unspoken rules most often result in such advertising campaigns getting turned down by major vendors.
In fact, the company claims that they've already set a North American record by having the billboard in place for just three weeks.
It has also already been nominated as one of the year's best new advertisment, based in large part to the organic reaction from industry professionals and casual observers alike.
It's a major victory, especially when you consider that just getting the billboard up in the first place was a mountain many thought couldn't be scaled.
"When you are in the business of promoting women's sexual pleasure and all the benefits that go with that, you're used to being rejected," Keating told AdWeek. "We approach every media buy with trepidation, as we never know if our investment is going to see the light of day. Regardless of the medium—traditional, digital, social, podcasting—our ads have been censored even when they contain no explicit or suggestive content."
At the same time, sex toys of all stripes are often given incredible amounts of free publicity, so long as they are targeted at and for men.
In 2016, Chile's Economy Minister Luis Felipe Cespedes got into hot water when he gleefully posed with a female sex doll after controversial comments comparing his country's economy to women saying both needed to be "stimulated" in order to be activated.
Photo by George Cadenas/Getty Images)
But because of the incredibly positive attention, the billboard has received, they're already planning to extend the billboard's ad buy into 2020 and the company says there are looking at other large scale advertising platforms to expand the Womanizer's reach.
"We have always seen the value in this brand," The Garden co-founder Shari Walczak told AdWeek.
"This is a company that believes in the importance of sexual wellness and empowerment for women, and the value of developing and maintaining intimacy between partners."
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This is the final book The Curse Workers trilogy. We are reunited with Cassel who desperately wants to gain Lila's forgiveness. He's also being "trained" by his brother, Barron, to be a government agent when he leaves school. Add to this trying to negotiate the strained relationship between his roommate Sam and Sam's ex-girlfriend, Daneca.
Black Heart is about lies. The ones we tell to protect loved ones that just end up being the ones that hurt. I really enjoyed this one but it didn't really feel like the end to me. Or I just don't want to see the end of Cassel.
About the cover - they changed the cover on me after I'd already bought books 1 and 2. I loved those covers so much more than these new ones. I thought they old ones had character. Also, now my set doesn't match. Book!
Oh I HATE a mismatched set! Grrrrr!


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just starting the AA program. Im 29 from edinburgh bonnie scotland. dabbled in and out of game. had some success but just never stick it out. have a basic life here. work with my bro at his small printing shop. love grappling. really missed out on the going out due to training all the time younger. lonesome bodybuilder blog nailed it for me. anyway. lets get at this. come at me bro!


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Q: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array magento
Possible Duplicate:
Debugging PHP SOAP call

This is first time I am using soap api and I have prepared this script but I got the
"Cannot use object of type stdClass as array" error, please tell me the right method to retrieve data
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A: On what row do you get error?
http://php.net/manual/ru/function.get-object-vars.php
$array = get_object_vars($object);

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It is a wonderful life enriching workshop especially for students to make them feel better about living life and help them achieve whatever they want in life, with beautiful techniques. It is also a feel good about yourself" workshop, where every student will be inspired to be best in their studies and fulfil their dreams and seek happiness for themselves and people around. They shall feel more energy into their lives and will change their attitude towards world and living. Every student must attend it atleast once.


One Colorado teen was killed and another was seriously injured in a head-on auto collision on Friday, September 26.
The tragic crash happened early that evening in the 7500 block of Wadsworth Boulevard. Witnesses reported a truck traveling southbound at a high rate of speed before it crossed into the northbound lane and collided head-on with a small coupe.
A 54-year-old man was driving the truck that caused the crash. A 16-year-old girl in the smaller car died at the scene, and the 18-year-old driver was hospitalized with severe injuries to her legs and pelvis.
Police suspect the man driving the truck was under the influence at the time of the accident. Charges are currently pending.
Drunk drivers are some of the most dangerous and reckless people on the road. They know their actions could cause great harm, but they are still willing to put their own personal convenience and poor judgment above the lives of others.
This driver killed a child and shattered a family by choosing to drive drunk. He may be facing criminal charges, but there is a way for the victim's family to hold him accountable as well.
In a personal injury lawsuit, victims can substantiate their claims of negligence by proving that a driver's reckless behavior caused injury or wrongful death. A civil settlement can help manage unforeseen expenses and cover costly medical bills.
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AutoblogVR returns to the Horse Thief Mile in the Mojave Desert to put the Lamborghini Huracan to the test. It's everything we want a modern supercar to be: Powerful, striking in appearance, and a riot to drive. But does it live up to Lamborghini's unique performance heritage? Senior Editor Greg Migliore reviews the Huracan on Horse Thief's unyielding curves and elevation changes to find out.
Meanwhile, Autoblog Editor-in-Chief Mike Austin reviews a different kind of performance car – the Chevy SS at the IndyCar circuit on Detroit's Belle Isle. He's ably assisted by ace driver Simon Pagenaud. You must watch his hot lap! The SS is old-school V8 American muscle wrapped in Australian design and engineering. This AutoblogVR segment also launches on the app Sept. 13, and the teaser follows the Huracan preview above.
Each week, new episodes will launch on the AutoblogVR App. We'll preview them here on Autoblog, but for the full immersive experience, head over to the app, which you can download for free from the App store and Google Play. Be sure to try it with a cardboard viewer, too!


Reports from festival screenings suggest this alien-siege film isn't entirely satisfying on a story level, but it's still a fun, visceral ride that wears its John Carpenter influence on its sleeve.
Emily Dickinson was one of America's greatest poets, and while this biopic stars Cynthia Nixon and was shot in Massachusetts, it's a UK-Belgium production. Even American currency doesn't want to get involved: The budget is listed as €6,900,000.
That director Ken Marino has been on both sides of the camera in some of the best comedy series in recent years — Party Down, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Childrens Hospital — bodes well for this, his feature directorial debut.
Even though she ended her self-imposed retirement quite a while ago, it still feels like a cause for celebration every time Debra Winger is in a movie — such as Azazel Jacob's story of a long-married, unfaithful couple who rediscover their spark.
Seemingly the last member of the Coppola clan to get around to directing a narrative feature, Francis' spouse Eleanor's debut (at 80!) is about a woman married to a self-absorbed filmmaker. It is surely not autobiographical in any way, shape, or form.
Sure, we don't have our Dork Diaries movie yet, but the last three adaptations of Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid series have been pleasant, family-friendly diversions.
San Francisco's most prestigious film festival has lotsa neato-keen programs lined up, not the least of which is The Green Fog: Guy Maddin(!) remaking Vertigo as a collage(!!) with a score by the Kronos Quartet(!!!).
No less international is this festival, which demonstrates that America wasn't the only country gettin' dark in the postwar years. Selections include noir movies from Czechoslovakia in 1949 and Egypt in 1958. Who knew?
The full lineup has yet to be determined, but the most intriguing of what we are aware of is a restoration of Silence, a previously lost film by Phantom of the Opera director Rupert Julian.
We know Gus Fring will be in Season 3 of the unexpectedly great Breaking Bad prequel, though a Skyler White cameo would also be welcome, just to hear the gnashing of the internet's teeth.
This is one of the two 1990s shows that defined my teenage years and which are inexplicably being revived by their original creators. Joel Hodgson is producing, and those of us who are nervous because we kinda preferred the Mike Nelson years should really just relax.
Season 7 leads up to October's big feature film, but this is also the first year since 2012 not to have an Equestria Girls movie, which means both the season and the October film have a lot to live up to.
The first new season broadcast during the Predator-in-Chief's reign faces a difficult task: satirizing a political world that's gotten so stupid as to render satire almost irrelevant.
After seasons set in 2006 and 1979, Noah Hawley's brilliantly surreal anthology series bounces to 2010, and features Ewan McGregor as twins.
The miracle of Kimmy being alive (dammit!) continues as she deals with the Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne re-entering her world in a big, bad way.
Because my first girlfriend and I didn't know anybody else staying home on Saturday nights in 1991 to watch Twin Peaks' second season, and then because we saw Fire Walk With Me multiple times in empty theaters in 1992, we would never have guessed how excited everyone else would be about a revival in 2017. Ah, life. It's weird enough to be directed by David Lynch.


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August 6th, 2014: The Blob (1988)
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Cast and Crew: Chuck Russell (Director, Screenplay); Frank Darabont (Screenplay); Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch Jr., Candy Clark, Joe Seneca, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Bill Moseley, Erika Eleniak, Jack Nance
What It's About: An ever-growing, ever absorbing mass falls to Earth and begins to eat its way through a small town. Can some way be found to stop it before it consumes the world?
Why Watch it Today?: On this date last year a 15 ton "fatberg" made up of discarded fats and baby wipes was blasted out of the London sewer system with high-powered water jets. Let's pray that we never see a sentient fatberg, or today's movie will look like a prophecy.
Other Choices: The original Blob, which features a very similar plot but less gore.
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Gene Hackman Struck by Vehicle on Bike Ride in Keys: FHP
The 81-year-old actor suffered injuries to his body and leg, a spokesperson said
By Edward B. Colby
Published Jan 13, 2012 at 6:02 PM | Updated at 8:44 AM EST on Jan 14, 2012
Gene Hackman has been the voice of CNN, GTE, Oppenheimer Funds and United Airlines, but you might know him as the man saying the catchphrase "Let's build something together" for Lowe's, he's had that gig since 2002.
Actor Gene Hackman was struck by a vehicle while riding a bike on the Old Highway in Tavernier in the Florida Keys Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The 81-year-old actor suffered injuries to his body and leg and was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, a FHP spokesperson said.
But he has already been released from the hospital with "bumps and bruises," his publicist said.
Hackman was "bumped from behind" by a car while riding his bike, Susan Guthman said. Since he was on an island, he was airlifted to the hospital, she said.
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"He's fine!" Guthman said.
The FHP says it is investigating.
The actor has appeared in countless movies, including "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The French Connection."
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Q: How can I submit forms in an Ajax like way using React and Express? I have a form I would like submitted.  However rather than reloading the page after a submission, I simply want the form submitted in an Ajax like way.
That is, I wan to send the data and the server to respond, but for the page to stay in the browser.
Relevant frond end React code looks like this:
  handleSubmission = (event) => {
    // event.preventDefault();
    console.log('form submitted');
  }

  render () {
    return (
          // ... snip
          <form onChange = {this.handleChange} onSubmit = {this.handleSubmission} action = "/articles/add" method="POST">

Update:
I found this tutorial here which uses something called FormData as such:
handleSubmit(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    const data = new FormData(event.target);
    // NOTE: you access FormData fields with `data.get(fieldName)`
    const [month, day, year] = data.get('birthdate').split('/');
    const serverDate = `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
    data.set('birthdate', serverDate);
    data.set('username', data.get('username').toUpperCase());
    fetch('/api/form-submit-url', {
      method: 'POST',
      body: data,
    });
}

Update:
The React docs on forms show the use of preventDefault but do not show how the actual submission is completed.
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MDN cover form submission but does not cover the preventDefault method.  See here.

A: There are several ways of doing this. The react docs do not explain how to do this because it's not reacts'responsibility to do so. You can use the fetch API, as you wrote in the example above, or another library like Axios. How you should format the data you want to send it's up to the server (how the specific route expects the data to be formatted).
Basically, in a submit handle method you should first prevent the default behavior with  event.preventDefault(). Then you should get your data formatted correctly to be sent to the server. In React, most forms have an onChange method for every input that keeps updating the state of the component to match the values being put in every input, so at the time you submit your form your data is already stored in the components'state. Finally, you should do the request to the correct URL as a post request and create a callback function for when the server responds. You can do this using async/await or with the function then() used in promises. For the sake of simplicity, we will use then().
EXAMPLE
class NameForm extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {firstName: '', lastName: ''};

    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
    this.handleSubmit = this.handleSubmit.bind(this);
  }

  handleChange(event) {
    this.setState({[event.target.name]: event.target.value});
  }

  handleSubmit(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    const data = this.state;
    fetch(YOUR_URL, { method: 'POST', body: data })
      .then(response => response.json())
      .then(data => console.log(data));
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <form onSubmit={this.handleSubmit}>
        <label>
          First Name:
          <input type="text" value={this.state.firstName} onChange={this.handleChange} />
          Last Name:
          <input type="text" value={this.state.lastName} onChange={this.handleChange} />
        </label>
        <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
      </form>
    );
  }
}


Students were observed directly, in a usability laboratory, and indirectly, by means of an extensive evaluation of responses, as they attempted interactive computer-marked assessment questions that required free-text responses of up to 20 words and as they amended their responses after receiving feedback. This provided more general insight into the way in which students actually engage with assessment and feedback, which is not necessarily the same as their self-reported behaviour. Response length and type varied with whether the question was in summative, purely formative, or diagnostic use, with the question itself, and most significantly with students' interpretation of what the question author was looking for. Feedback was most effective when it was understood by the student, tailored to the mistakes that they had made and when it prompted students rather than giving the answer. On some occasions, students appeared to respond to the computer as if it was a human marker, supporting the 'computers as social actors' hypothesis, whilst on other occasions students seemed very aware that they were being marked by a machine.
Jordan, S. (2012). Student engagement with assessment and feedback: Some lessons from short-answer free-text e-assessment questions. Computers & Education, 58 (2), 818-834. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved April 21, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/167337/.


PEANA seeks a high achieving accountant assistant for immediate start. This position is an opportunity to help shape the next phase of the gallery. The ideal candidate must have work experience, be organized and detail oriented. Candidate must possess excellent organizational skills. We require a self-starter who can work in a fast, high paced gallery environment while keeping a calm and friendly demeanor.
-Minimum degree in Accounting or Finance.
-Minimum of three verifiable years working as an accountant assistant or experience at an administrative position.
-Fluent in Spanish and English.
-A friendly, positive, professional manner.
-Proactive and able to work both independently and as part of a small team.
-High sense of responsibility, organized, punctual.
-Proficient in Quickbooks and Microsoft Office Suite.
-Set the necessary information to perform general accounting of 3 small companies according to the specifications of the general administrator and external accountants.
-Record financial transactions and send the appropriate journal entries to the accounting software.
-Coordinate monthly and annual financial closing.
-Reconcile bank accounts on time and implement actions to resolve discrepancies.
-Monthly and annual comparative financial reports.
-Weekly report of cash flows.
-Financial planning and income statements.
PEANA seeks for a Registrar Assistant to start in April 2019.
We require a self-starter who can work in a fast, high paced gallery environment while keeping a calm and friendly demeanor. Candidate must be organized, proactive and detail oriented. Doesn't require work experience, even though, experience at an art gallery or auction house is a plus.
-Bachelor student (Bachelor in Arts, Design, or related field).
-Keen interest and knowledge in contemporary art.
-Organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
-Proficient in MacOS (Keynote), Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop), inventory & database systems.
-Expertise in photography (artwork & installation) and image post-production is a plus (preferred but not necessary).
-Welcome gallery visitors, answer incoming phone calls & email inquiries.
-Create artwork offers, exhibition previews and artist resumes.
-Light art handling – crating, packaging and shipping assistance.
-Enter, process and manage all aspects of the inventory management system.
-Update sales documents, website, and archive platform.
*This includes updating exhibitions, artists resume, news and press pages for both gallery, residency, archive and website.
We are a small team, and therefore the role is varied.


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Chinese military may have edge over US on AI research, report warns
Report by Georgetown University says PLA spending may be higher than America's and adds that many of its suppliers could gain access to US technology.
The Chinese military could be spending as much or even more than the United States on artificial intelligence (AI) according to a new report.
The analysis, by the Centre for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at Georgetown University in Washington, also found just 22 of the 273 companies known to supply the People's Liberation Army (PLA) with AI equipment were not subject to US Commerce Department restrictions – meaning they may be able to access US technology and pass it on to the PLA.
Given the secrecy surrounding the issue, it is difficult to calculate exactly how much each side spends on AI, but the researchers looked at more than 18,300 publicly available contracts awarded by the PLA and state-owned defence companies last year, and estimated that Chinese military spending on AI-related technologies amounted to between US$1.6 billion and $2.7 billion each year.
They also cited previous studies that calculated that the Pentagon spent between $800 million and $1.3 billion on AI last year, along with anywhere between $1.7 billion to $3.5 billion being spent on unmanned and autonomous systems.
"Specifically, we find the PLA is buying AI systems designed to identify undersea vehicles, wargame Taiwan operations, track US navy ships, and deploy electronic countermeasures, among other tasks," said Ryan Fedasiuk, a research analyst at CSET, wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
"We find that China's military-civil fusion development strategy is paying real dividends. Of the 273 AI equipment suppliers in our data set, 60 per cent are private companies. The overwhelming majority are quite small, established only in the last 10 years."
The military-civil strategy aims to help the Chinese military become the most technologically advanced in the world by removing barriers between the civilian and military sectors.
The Georgetown University report comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait and reports that China had tested a hypersonic weapon over the summer, a development that Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, described as "very concerning".
"The Chinese military capabilities are much greater than that single test," Milley told Bloomberg Television. "They're expanding rapidly in space, in cyber and then in the traditional domains of land, sea and air."
The Chinese foreign ministry denied the test was for a missile and said it was verifying spacecraft technology.
PLA missile scientists have previously argued in a scientific paper that hypersonic weapons could be made 10 times more accurate if control was taken out of human hands and handed to artificial intelligence.
Yue Gang, a former PLA colonel, said that the Chinese military has been able to reap the rewards from the country's fast developing internet and big data industry, which has made it a world leader in AI.
"In the past, the Chinese military had to make up for its shortcomings in technology and equipment with the bravery and fighting spirit of soldiers. So the army has come to deeply appreciate the importance of advanced weapons and equipment," Yue said.
He said the first Gulf war in 1991, where the US used what were then cutting edge weapons, such as unmanned vehicles and precision-guided munitions, to secure a quick victory had convinced China of the need to embrace hi-tech warfare.
"It could be described as an eye-opening event for the PLA. We realised for the first time that warfare could be precise," said Yue.
The US is still the biggest spender on defence by far, but Yue said countries such as China and Russia have adapted their strategy to focus on fields such as hypersonic technology which the US may have neglected.


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TULSA, Okla., Sept. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Matrix Service Company (Nasdaq:MTRX) announced that its subsidiary, Matrix Service Inc. has been awarded the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of a 20,000 ton ammonia tank for Fortigen Geneva LLC's new anhydrous ammonia fertilizer manufacturing plant in Geneva, NE. The plant is Fortigen's first fertilizer manufacturing facility and will produce 100 tons per day of anhydrous ammonia. This facility will take advantage of the low cost of natural gas and reduced transportation costs to serve some of the most productive crop land in the world.
"As we continue to execute our own growth strategy across the gas value chain, we are extremely proud to have been selected by Fortigen to provide this critical work at its new facility," said Matrix Service Company President and CEO, John Hewitt. "As a leader in the design, construction, maintenance and repair of aboveground, cryogenic and other storage tanks and pressure vessels, we look forward to delivering this project safely, on time and on budget."
Joshua Westling, Vice President of Omaha-based Tetrad Corp, which owns Fortigen, added, "We are very proud of our role in bringing fertilizer production back to the U.S. and, specifically, to America's heartland. We were methodical in the selection of our partners and are confident in Matrix Service's ability to meet our expectations."
The project team has initiated civil work at the job site with construction of the tank scheduled for completion during the third quarter of calendar year 2017.
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Founded in 1984, Matrix Service Company is parent to a family of companies that include Matrix Service, Matrix NAC, Matrix PDM Engineering and Matrix Applied Technologies. Our subsidiaries design, build and maintain infrastructure critical to North America's energy, power and industrial markets. Matrix Service Company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma with subsidiary offices located throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Sydney, Australia and Seoul, South Korea.
The Company reports its financial results based on four key operating segments: Electrical Infrastructure, Storage Solutions, Oil Gas & Chemical and Industrial.
To learn more about Matrix Service Company, visit matrixservicecompany.com
This release contains forward-looking statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are generally accompanied by words such as "anticipate," "continues," "expect," "forecast," "outlook," "believe," "estimate," "should" and "will" and words of similar effect that convey future meaning, concerning the Company's operations, economic performance and management's best judgment as to what may occur in the future. Future events involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those we currently anticipate. The actual results for the current and future periods and other corporate developments will depend upon a number of economic, competitive and other influences, including those factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements" sections and elsewhere in the Company's reports and filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the control of the Company, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially and adversely affect the results of the Company's operations and its financial condition. We undertake no obligation to update information contained in this release.
CONTACT: For more information, please contact:
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Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name langrith has undergone many spelling variations, including Langridge, Langrich, Langriche, Langrick, Langrige, Langredge, Langrish, Langrith and many more.
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Royal Commission on the Bulli Colliery Accident
INQ002 | NSW | 1887 | Royal Commission | Technical accident
35 - Business and Industry in relation to industry
The Commission consider that in all mines where gas exists the course of the air should be directed to sweep along the working-faces; in mines worked by Pillar and Stall, bratticing must be resorted to to carry the gas from the face as it issues, and so prevent any accumulation of explosive gases or of gases inimical to life. In cases where gas exists it would be better that no bords should be broken off the back or return heading or supplied with air fouled by dangerous gases. The panel system of working by confining and localising districts, or some modification thereof, might be pursued with advantage.
Of all known systems of mining, Longwall, by supplying a strong sweeping ventilation along the face of the workings, offers the best security to the miner. A modification of the Pillar and Stall (say the "wicket system") may, under certain circumstances and conditions, secure perfect ventilation of the face without the use of brattice (which is liable to injury), but it is very doubtful how far such modification could be permitted under the provisions of the present Coal Mines Regulation Act. This Act evidently only anticipated one system of mining.
The Commission do not approve of removing any responsibility from the management by increasing the power or number of the Inspectors. The visits of these officials should, so far as possible, be visits of surprise.
Where dust exists in quantity, and under conditions favourable for ignition, it should be periodically and sufficiently dampened by water
Where safety-lamps are used, and the obligation is laid upon the men to cleanse the same, all examinations, tests, and repairs to these should be done by the owners.
Where gas exists, and no provisions are made for its constant removal, no shots should be fired, and, where permitted in a gassy mine, shots should be fired only by a man specially appointed, and at such hours when the miners are not within the mine. All shots should be tamped by stone well damped, and only copper or wooden tools should be employed. As far as possible the use of explosives should be discouraged, and skilful mining encouraged. Danger-boards should be placed further from the faces whence gas issues (say), where practicable, 50 yards.
Aviation Safety Regulation Review (Federal)
INQ258 | Federal | 2014 | Independent | Technical accident
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority changes its regulatory philosophy and, together with industry, builds an effective collaborative relationship on a foundation of mutual understanding and respect.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority devolve to Designated Aviation Medical Examiners the ability to renew aviation medical certificates (for Classes 1, 2, and 3) where the applicant meets the required standard at the time of the medical examination.
Kooragang Island Orica chemical leak (NSW)
INQ208 | NSW | 2012 | Parliamentary | Technical accident
That the Office of Environment and Heritage require Orica to engage and fund appropriate independent experts to oversee any modifications to the plant in the next major maintenance overhaul of the plant in 2016 and in any upgrades to the plant prior to that date.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority Operational Review (Federal)
The review team recommend that:
a) NOPSA examine, in consultation with industry stakeholders, developing a program of workshops based on the safety case guidance notes, to provide further face to face information to operators about complying with safety case regulatory requirements;
b) NOPSA should explain to the industry the reasons for the policy of not considering an application for the acceptance of a new safety case until an existing application has been decided and invite proposals for managing the process in a way that reduces the risk of delay; and
c) NOPSA should invite APPEA, IADC and IMCA to organise occasional forums specifically for consultants who prepare safety cases at which NOPSA (or NOPSEMA) can explain current safety case processes and content requirements and respond to any issues raised by the participating consultants.
a) For the purposes of designing and implementing its regulatory activities, National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) should continue to identify priority hazards and risks and their underlying causes, in consultation with the NOPSA Advisory Board and stakeholders (see Theme 9, Stakeholder engagement).
b) NOPSA should consult Safe Work Australia about how the National OHS Strategy 2002-12 and its forthcoming replacement may assist strategic planning over safety performance and its measurement in the offshore oil and gas industry.
The review team recommend that the safety case system be strengthened by including provisions for a design notification scheme along the lines of that under the British Offshore Safety Case Regulations.
Joint Select Committee on the Christmas Island Tragedy of 15 December 2010 (Federal)
INQ188 | Federal | 2011 | Parliamentary | Technical accident
The committee recommends that Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and its relevant contractors continue to monitor the wellbeing of the survivors and that counselling and support services should be provided for as long as is necessary.
The committee recommends that relevant Commonwealth agencies continue to monitor the wellbeing of their personnel and that counselling and support services should be provided for as long as necessary.
The committee recommends that the Department of Regional Australia and DIAC liaise with the Christmas Island community to explore options for a permanent memorial to be erected on the island, at a site of the residents' choosing, for the victims of the tragedy.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority Operational Review
The exploration/production operator making all major decisions related to petroleum activities (i.e. selection of rig, well design and selection of service companies) should be made responsible for demonstrating to the regulator that drilling operations can be conducted safely. Where the drilling contractor owns the rig and conducts the day-to-day management of safety on the rig, this duty can be described in a rig specific Safety Case that is owned by the drilling contractor. This rig specific Safety Case does not have to be submitted for every well/well operation.
As all stakeholders have responsibility for safe outcomes, decisions regarding target subjects for safety promotion need to have the support of all stakeholders including NOPSA and the workforce. Industry, which ultimately has the responsibility for managing risk as well as funding the promotion, should take a leadership role in implementation.
The Safety Case proponent should be allowed some flexibility to involve appropriate experience matched with the proposed workforce competencies to enable the Safety Case to be developed with value adding processes. Subsequent to the hiring of the workforce Final Government Response Offshore Petroleum Safety Regulation Inquiry and 2008 Review of NOPSA Operational Activities and preferably before the commencement of operations a review of the Safety Case should take place with the new workforce to ensure they understand the accepted Safety Case, its risks and Safety Management Plan.
NOPSA should consider establishing a small forum for consultation consisting of representatives of relevant stakeholders. The representatives should have standing, with authority to participate in decision making and take on commitment on behalf of their stakeholder group.
The initial acceptance of a new facility Safety Case should be in conjunction with inspection of a facility upon commencement of operations.
Because some issues related to emergency response are beyond any single operator and usually occur outside the title area, there is a need for the representatives of the offshore industry to work together with other governments, interested and involved parties to develop the strategies to be utilised and the emergency planning model that will satisfy the requirements of all parties.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) should develop guidelines in consultation with stakeholders to provide clarity and consistency to the process which ultimately will result in better safety outcomes.
Coverage of the regime should be increased to cover the complete hydrocarbons production system from wells through to custody transfer point or reasonable physical/technical system boundary. If NOPSA is also to be responsible for Carbon Capture and Storage it needs to be resourced to ensure that this does not detract from NOPSA's current responsibilities.
Special Commission of Inquiry into the Waterfall Rail Accident,Volume 1 & Volume 2.
INQ121 | NSW | 2005 | Independent | Technical accident
The safety document management system should provide for the distribution of electronic versions of safety documentation to relevant staff.
All new rolling stock must be designed with an area of the roof through which emergency services personnel can access a rail car without encountering wiring or other equipment. That access point must be clearly marked with words such as "emergency services cut here".
RailCorp's approach to occupational health and safety should be proactive and involve the systematic analysis of all current hazards, risks and controls and an assessment of their adequacy to reduce the risk of injury to, or death of, employees to an acceptable level.
All passenger trains operating in New South Wales must be fitted with external emergency door releases which do not require any special key or other equipment to operate.
RailCorp should establish a comprehensive safety document management system.
All new rail cars must have appropriate signage and lighting identifying escape routes in the case of emergency.
If ITSRR accepts such a plan as an appropriate response to the existing weak safety culture, ITSRR should approve it and monitor the effectiveness of the plan.
The ITSRR should not grant accreditation to any rail organisation unless it has an integrated safety management system in accordance with any safety management system regulation and the guidelines published from time to time by ITSRR.
All railway owners and operators should have a quality assurance program for the design and construction of rolling stock and regular review of construction to ensure that the rolling stock satisfies the original functional performance specifications.
All passenger trains must be fitted with an internal passenger emergency door release.
Random alcohol testing should be continued.
All trains should have windows available through which passengers can escape.
RailCorp should develop a plan to be submitted to ITSRR to address the deficiencies in the safety culture of RailCorp, including:
(a) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to ensure that all its operational, administrative and managerial staff consider the safety implications of any decision or action undertaken by them;
(b) the means whereby any distrust between management and operational staff is removed and replaced by a culture in which the whole organisation is motivated towards the safe conduct of its transportation activities;
(c) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to implement a just culture instead of a blame culture;
(d) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to establish and implement accountability and responsibility of individuals for the safety of the activities that they undertake;
(e) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to measure the safety performance of all individuals with accountabilities and responsibilities for safety, for the purpose of determining whether their level of safety performance is satisfactory;
(f) the means whereby the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive and the Group General Managers intend, by their actions and behaviour, to foster the development of a safety culture in the organisation;
(g) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to reward employees for bringing safety issues to the attention of management, and the means whereby the management of the organisation proposes to track the safety issues raised, to ensure continual safety improvement;
(h) the means, generally, whereby RailCorp intends to replace the present culture of on-time running with a culture encouraging safe, efficient and reliable provision of rail services;
(i) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to ensure that communications protocols are followed by the employees of the RMC and all other employees engaged in safety critical work;
(j) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to set safety targets for the reduction of incidents overall, and incidents in particular classes, and the means whereby the relevant information is to be kept and collated for the purpose of measuring safety performance in those areas;
(k) the means whereby employees responsible for particular areas are rewarded for safety improvements in their areas of activity;
(l) the means whereby RailCorp intends to integrate safety in all aspects and at all levels of the transportation activities which it undertakes;
(m) the means whereby RailCorp proposes to train staff in processes of hazard analysis and risk management relevant to the particular activities that they conduct; and
(n) the means whereby RailCorp is to integrate the management of safety in all aspects into the general management of its business undertaking.
A Safety Reform Program Director (hereafter referred to as SRPD), reporting directly to the Chief Executive of RailCorp, should be retained to manage, as head of a Safety Reform Program Office, any safety reform program being undertaken by RailCorp. The SRPD should work with the Chief Executive and senior management to ensure the implementation of an integrated safety management system and the cultural change required. The SRPD must have qualifications suitable for recognition by the Australian Institute of Project Management as a master program director. He or she should report to and be under the control of the Chief Executive, to ensure that the accountability of the Chief Executive is not reduced. The SRPD should co-ordinate and integrate any existing rail safety reform programs and, in consultation with and with the authority of the Chief Executive he or she should:
(a) assign responsibility for particular aspects of the project to identifiable employees;
(b) ensure that each person to whom such an aspect of the program has been assigned has the time and resources to undertake the tasks each is required to perform;
(c) identify the period of time during which such persons are required to achieve the desired safety outcome for the particular aspect of the program;
(d) specify a clearly defined scope of work to be undertaken, a schedule setting out when such work is to be completed, and institute a system of measuring whether or not the objectives have been achieved in the time specified; and
(e) report to the Chief Executive of RailCorp on a monthly basis on each aspect of the program, and the Chief Executive is to report on a monthly basis to the RailCorp Board and to ITSRR, on the progress of each program.
There must be a minimum of two independent methods of self-initiated emergency escape for passengers from all trains at all times.
All new rolling stock should be designed to be compatible with at least level 2 automatic train protection discussed in chapter 7 of this report.
All passenger trains operating in New South Wales must have the external emergency door release clearly marked with the words "Emergency Door Release".
The ITSRR should establish an electronic document control system to enable effective and reliable information to be gathered for monitoring the safety of the New South Wales rail system.
The RailCorp Board should require a full review of the safety competence of RailCorp managers to ensure that each has the ability to bring about those safety reforms recommended in this report which are applicable to his or her position.
Risk assessments of occupational health and safety issues by RailCorp should include an analysis of broader public safety risks and not be confined to narrow occupational health and safety issues.
RailCorp should progressively implement, within a reasonable time, level 2 automatic train protection with the features identified in chapter 8 of this report.
The operation of the train doors should have an override facility whereby the train driver or the guard can override an internal passenger emergency door release system if the door release is interfered with when there is no emergency. There should be an alarm, together with an intercom, in the train guard's compartment so that, if a passenger attempts to initiate an emergency door release, there is an appropriate delay during which time an alarm sounds in the train guard's compartment and the guard can then, after first attempting to speak via the intercom to the person concerned, if necessary, override the door release, and make an appropriate announcement over the intercom system in the train.
RailCorp should provide access to electronic versions of safety documentation for all operational staff at their workplace.
The RailCorp Board should ensure that RailCorp has an adequate and integrated safety management system, including adequate systems for risk assessment, clearly defined safety responsibilities and accountabilities for persons holding management positions, and specific performance criteria against which evaluations can be made of safety performance and accountability for safety performance of all managers.
RailCorp should integrate its management of occupational health and safety into its overall safety management.
All trains must be fitted with a minimum of two independent engineering defences to minimise the risk of derailment or collision in the event of train driver incapacitation.
The internal passenger emergency door release should be fitted with a facility which prevents it from operating unless the train is stationary.


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