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State law requires competitive bidding on major contracts, but officials at the Kansas Department of Transportation used an exemption to bypass that mandate.
Without inviting competitive bids, Kansas officials awarded Motorola a $50 million deal to build a new statewide emergency radio network by crafting it as an amendment to a contract signed 14 years earlier.
State law requires competitive bidding on major contracts, but officials at the Kansas Department of Transportation used an exemption to bypass that mandate.
The 2005 decision handed a big score to Illinois-based Motorola Inc., whose public safety communications arm was spun off as Motorola Solutions in 2011, and enabled the company to prolong its supremacy over Kansas' emergency two-way radio market.
State officials have agreed to extend or modify the 1991 contract at least a dozen times without competitive bidding, including a separate amendment that permitted upgrades to newer Motorola radios.
Chuck Miller, a procurement officer at KDOT, said in a phone interview that the contract "was competitively bid" because price proposals were taken in 1991 before Motorola built the previous system. In that bidding, no other competitor submitted a complete proposal, officials said.
A spokesman for Motorola Solutions declined to comment on the Kansas contract.
State officials said they needed to stick with Motorola because of compatibility issues — concerns that another manufacturer's equipment couldn't tie in to Motorola's proprietary dispatcher consoles or to its systems in Johnson and Shawnee counties. However, electronic bridges to connect disparate systems, also known as "gateways" or "patches," have been available for years, and state Transportation Department officials acknowledged using them.
Motorola has dominated the Kansas radio market for as long as anyone can remember, with police, firefighters and medics across the state carrying its walkie-talkies.
There's no evidence that the 2005 deal resulted from cozy relationships, but Kansas' decision may serve as another reminder of the degree to which Motorola has reigned over the nation's public safety radio market.
Motorola has built all but five of the nation's statewide emergency radio systems and, in 2005, few other companies were in a position to bid on a project the size of the 80-tower Kansas system.
Department officials said they were unaware of any effort in 2005 to sound out whether Virginia-based M/A-Com. Inc., the only other firm to have built a statewide system, might be interested in competing for the project.
The state already owned all but four towers needed for the system, a big cost saver. But Motorola had embedded proprietary features in the existing system, so it couldn't interact with non-Motorola equipment.
While all equipment was to be replaced, keeping the system fully operational during a transition to a new, non-Motorola system threatened to pose big headaches, said Steve Swartz, a Transportation Department spokesman.
There was pressure from Washington to move quickly to build a system that would create "interoperability" — that is, connect as many first responders as possible, he said.
"It was a post-9/11 environment and we were rolling out an interoperable public safety communications system for the entire state to use. We didn't feel we could afford to experiment to see if it would work."
Chuck Knapp, a former top official of the Kansas Department of Administration, also defended the decision to stick with Motorola.
"We believe that the taxpayers have been well-served with a statewide emergency communications system that has proven itself time and time again" during tornadoes and other emergencies, he said.
Geer said the state has held down equipment costs because the contract provided discounted prices.
Motorola has sold its radios for as much as $7,500 apiece, but its prices have dropped as uniform standards for equipment design, known as P25, have taken hold nationally. The standards have brought double benefits: enabling all brands of radios to interact and encouraging competition that drives down prices.
However, even after the standards took hold, Motorola peddled equipment with proprietary features, including its own version of encryption for secure communications, priced at only a few dollars per radio. Kansas is among several states that bought Motorola's encryption, which Geer dubbed "poor man's encryption," rather than the P25 version that costs several hundred dollars.
The problem is that Motorola's encryption won't work with other radio brands. Experts say its use could complicate communications in fast-moving investigations such as hunts for suspected narcotics traffickers or terrorists that involve multiple state and federal agencies. As a result, recipients of U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants for new radio systems are now required to buy the P25 encryption feature for any radio outfitted with a proprietary version.
The Motorola system that Kansas bought was billed as meeting P25 standards, but the contract called for the state to buy all of the first 1,947 radios from Motorola. All but 254 of the radios were models averaging more than $4,000 apiece. Radios that could perform the same functions were available for significantly less money.
Motorola's deal has the potential to grow in value if local jurisdictions elect to tie into the network. Geer said that he and other department officials have persuaded about a half dozen counties to join the recently completed system.
Officials in Sedgwick County, Kan., whose biggest city is Wichita, took a decidedly different tack. They severed a long relationship with Motorola in 2011 — and saved as much as $11 million in the process — after Motorola's biggest European competitor made a play for the county's business.
The county awarded a contract for a new countywide digital radio system to California-based Cassidian Communications, a U.S. subsidiary of French aerospace and electronics giant Airbus Group Inc., for a projected cost ranging from $19 million to $23 million during its 15-year life.
Motorola bid $29.8 million to $30.3 million, while a third vendor, Florida-based Harris Corp., which had acquired M/A-Com, bid $31.6 million.
Bob Lamkey, who at the time was Sedgwick County's public safety director, said the county's managers "value market competition wherever possible."
(Deb Gruver writes for The Wichita Eagle.)
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La Russa "retired" after winning another World Series in St. Louis, but he may not be done. Like many retirees, he's seeking the warm weather and easygoing lifestyle of Southern California: La Russa could be a big part of the new Dodgers regime, if that team ever gets sold.
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen's is reportedly the frontrunner among the four prospective ownership groups vying to purchase the Dodgers, and he's already started assembling a staff. Cohen met with La Russa over the weekend, reported to offer him some kind of management role—head of baseball operations, say. Cohen's front office would already include longtime agent Arn Tellem.
For perspective on the race to buy the Dodgers, we turn to Larry King, who for some reason was part of one of the failed bids: "This has become a vanity purchase. Where are the baseball people?" Where are the baseball people, asked Larry King.


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Kurt Nimmo
August 10, 2012
Nationwide, the surveillance drone rollout is causing a stir and heads to turn as government, flush with an endless supply of taxpayer money, rapidly introduces the technology. "Some are as large and fast as commercial airplanes," Scientific American wrote in January. "Some are blimps that sit in the sky, surveying broad swaths of territory. Others flit around imperceptibly, like birds or insects, recording videos and landing themselves."
During his morning commute in Austin, Texas, Alex Jones noticed the kind of drone favored by police about 120 feet above the roadway. Traffic slowed, backed up and pulled off the road to see what appeared to be a UFO as the small helicopter-like machine circled overhead photographing traffic. A contract worker for the highway department stood to one side of the road maneuvering the machine with a handheld control box.
With his iPhone video camera running, Alex engaged the pilot in friendly conversation. He mentioned a number of disturbing events, including the ominous prospect of police outfitting the devices with weapons and the EPA spying on cattle ranchers in Nebraska and Iowa. Alex also mentioned the unnerving experience of journalist and publisher Joseph Farah, an outspoken Obama critic, who was the victim of drone surveillance at his remote home in northern Virginia.
The drone pilot defended the increased usage of the machines. He seemed genuinely flummoxed by the Big Brother aspects mentioned by Jones. He innocently compared the surveillance capabilities of drones to that of Google Map's satellite imagery and said there are currently around five of the devices being used in Austin. The man explained to Alex that the drone was being used to video tape miles of roadway.
Alex's impromptu roadside video underscores how drones originally developed for offensive military use are now finding their way into mundane domestic situations, thus lowering our natural resistance to their intrusive presence and acclimating the populace to the increased use of the devices by government and corporations alike.
Fifty years ago, the idea of militarized police driving around in armored vehicles in full battle apparel was almost unthinkable. Now it is commonplace and readily accepted as necessary, thanks to years of incessant propaganda following the 9/11 attacks.
The same process is at work as aerial drones are introduced. In a few short years, drone technology will be accepted as a normal aspect of local law enforcement and will be used without question for assorted business applications. The FAA is working behind the scenes to open our government regulated skies to their obtrusive presence.
Moreover, the headlong rush into automated technology contains a dark and menacing underside. Not only are government and military developing and implementing the technology devoid of human supervision and interaction – on the battlefield and beyond – but the prospect of "trans-humanism" and its perverted obsession with genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence and nanotechnology also poses a threat to humanity.
Alex's roadside interaction with the drone pilot is a macrocosm view of a threat only dimly understood prior to the advent of the microchip and cheaply mass-produced electronics. In the months and years ahead – if the trend now underway continues – we will face a dystopian nightmare harrowingly foretold by George Orwell and Philip K. Dick as government employs ever more sophisticated technology to monitor, track and ultimately control our every move.
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So mom is way behind in helping me blog, as usual. This is the last installment of mom's Big World Assignment to England.
Mom's hotel was in Sidmouth right on the sea. The last morning, she and the Flat Cats enjoyed one more whiff and sniff of the fresh sea air.
Mom had very much enjoyed the stunning view from her room.
And the view of her favorite thatched roof house.
There was one more excursion to the other end of the beach, to admire the view some more.
The Flat Cats enjoyed it too!
Sadly, it was then time to take the "highway" back to the airport.
Mom stopped at a relaxing vineyard, for a last cup of English coffee.
Last but not least, mom found me some English Sheep friends. They were standing by to bid mom farewell from jolly olde England.
These English Sheep sure have very thick fur coats!
Baa, baa, bye JB's mom! Come back soon!
That concludes mom's Big World Assignment to Sidmouth, and Devon England. Till next time!
That concludes mom's Big World Assignment to Sidmouth, and Devon England. Till next time!
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn's team got an early taste of success in winning seven straight games to open the 2014 season.
A young pitching staff did its job on the mound. The offense showed improvement from 2013, collecting plenty of timely hits to pave the way to wins.
It hasn't lasted. Arkansas has lost five of its last six games and now heads into the Southeastern Conference schedule with plenty of questions. But Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said Wednesday he's not pressing the panic button.
"We're going to recover," Van Horn said. "It's not like we're playing bad. We just didn't win. We have got to do more. We've got to drive in runs."
Ready or not, the Razorbacks (8-5) move into the 30-game conference schedule when they open a three-game series at Florida (11-6) tonight. Arkansas will be back on the field after going 1-3 during the Cal Baseball Classic last week, losing each game to San Francisco and California by one run.
The close calls leave Van Horn confident his team isn't far off. In fact, he said there's not much difference between Arkansas and Florida heading into the SEC opener.
He's right. Florida won three extra-inning games by one run last weekend.
"They've played a lot of close games, we've played a lot of close games," Van Horn said. "The difference is they've been winning theirs. … We've got to make a play.
"We've got to drive in some runs and find a way to win those games."
Arkansas had plenty of opportunities in its first road trip, but could only manage nine runs in four games. The most frustrating came in the doubleheader sweep by Cal on Sunday. The Razorbacks produced four runs on 15 hits.
So Arkansas carries a .266 batting average to Florida, which ranks 12th in the conference. Van Horn is expecting close games once again against the Gators, who are last in the SEC in batting average (.257). But he said the pitching needs help this time if Arkansas wants a series win in Gainesville, Fla.
He still believes Arkansas has more offensive potential than the 2013 team, which struggled to help its veteran pitching staff. But Van Horn said the Razorbacks have to start producing because SEC play has arrived.
"What's the key? The key will be to start our rallies a little earlier in the inning and if that's not the case we need to get big two-out hits," Van Horn said. "Because that's what we got the first few games. We were scoring a lot of runs with two outs.
"It's funny how it works. It can be kind of contagious or it can go south on you pretty quick. You have to have confidence. You have to break through. We've got to score runs with two outs. I think that's going to be huge for this series."


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Grove4life0 wrote:^ I just tried 2.3.9, and it looks so different, not sure wether I like it or not, and also it doesn't start up my savegames from the newest version...
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However, I don't know how to upload the logs or "crashdumps" here...
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Grove4life0 wrote:Aaaaand one more thing... I froze the timer because I hate timers in games that don't need them, but when I completed the first mission nothing happend, I destroyed all enemy bases and researched all artifacts, and the mission doesn't end. Now I used to fix this when I played a while back by entering a cheat with debug enables but that doesn't seem to work now, entering the cheat to finish the mission doesn't do anythign because pressing T doesn't do anything and pressing enter only brings up the chat, pressing CTRL+B gives me a warning that it may cause problems later and also does absolutely nothing...
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Grove4life0 wrote:I tend to forget the time and holidays when I'm online, but of course I understand and respect some people aren't online during Christmas and other holidays, but I decided to post here anyways and I really love it that I can post here without logging in as I don't seem able to do so, I also don't need to login if I get my problem fixed here - so thank you very much for your reply.
Drivers are up to date, PC is totally clean, it happend when I set the game to fullscreen and restarted the game...
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Lineup breakdown: Tigers-A's, Game 1
A look at Friday's starting lineups for Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Tigers and the Athletics:
1. Austin Jackson, CF -- Jackson usually dictates the pace for how the offense will play. When the Tigers win, he's batting .319 with a .503 slugging percentage while he's only hitting .195 with a .276 slugging percentage in losses.
2. Torii Hunter, RF -- The 38-year-old is back in the postseason for the first time since 2009. Hunter hit .462 against Oakland this season with three home runs and six RBIs.
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B -- The biggest question mark for the Tigers offense is how well Cabrera can swing the bat. After hitting .356 with 11 home runs and 31 RBIs in August, he only had two extra-base hits in 72 at-bats during September.
4. Prince Fielder, 1B -- Fielder is coming off one of his best months of the season, batting .337 with four home runs and 14 RBIs in September. Though he has a strong track record against Bartolo Colon, going 4-for-7 with a homer, he's only batting .183 in 104 postseason at-bats throughout his career.
5. Victor Martinez, DH -- Martinez led the Majors with 91 hits and .361 batting average following the All-Star break. During a four-game set against Oakland in August, he went 11-for-16 with a home run.
6. Alex Avila, C -- Avila has struggled in the postseason, and has the lowest batting average (.129) among active players with at least 50 postseason at-bats, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. However, he's been good against Colon, going 4-for-8 in his career with two home runs.
7. Omar Infante, 2B -- Infante's .318 batting average in the regular season would have ranked fourth in the AL but he fell 26 plate appearances shy of qualifying. He hit .353 with six runs scored in last year's ALDS against the A's.
8. Andy Dirks, LF -- Dirks ended the year in a 1-for-17 skid, but he has good history against Colon, going 4-for-8 with a home run. He will be in a platoon with Jhonny Peralta in left field throughout the ALDS.
9. Jose Iglesias, SS -- While Iglesias is known for dazzling in the field, he's still looking to regain his timing at the plate after missing a week in September with a bruised left hand.
1. Coco Crisp, CF -- Crisp displayed his power in September, bashing seven home runs and driving in 19 runs. He also led the team with 21 stolen bases this season, and could get plenty of opportunities against a Tigers team that allowed the third-most stolen bases in the Majors (128).
2. Jed Lowrie, SS -- Lowrie dominated against the Tigers in August, going 8-for-17 with four doubles, a homer and six RBIs over their four game series. He will be playing in his first postseason game since 2009.
3. Josh Donaldson, 3B -- Donaldson ended his breakthrough season on a strong note, batting .337 with five home runs, 16 RBIs and a 1.049 OPS in September. However, he's 1-for-8 with three strikeouts against Max Scherzer in his career.
4. Brandon Moss, DH -- Moss tortured the Tigers during their four-game set in August, going 7-for-14 with four home runs and 10 RBIs. He continued on to hit .275 with five homers and 19 RBIs after that series.
5. Yoenis Cespedes, LF -- Cespedes has been limited to just three innings of defense in the past two weeks due his ailing right shoulder, but it hasn't affected him at the plate. In September, he was batting .314 with six home runs and 19 RBIs.
6. Josh Reddick, RF -- Although it has been an up and down season for Reddick, the 26-year-old hopes to carry momentum into the postseason after hitting .304 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in September.
7. Stephen Vogt, C -- Vogt hit .265 with two home runs and seven RBIs in September, but his main focus will be on catching Colon in his first career playoff game.
8. Daric Barton, 1B -- Barton has made the most of his latest promotion to the big leagues, batting .301 with two home runs and 13 RBIs since being called up in late August.
9. Eric Sogard, 2B -- Sogard, who is 3-for-5 in his career against Scherzer, earned the starting nod over the switch-hitting Alberto Callaspo. Sogard went 6-for-19 (.316) with 3 RBIs in the last week of the season.


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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The Cranial Screw-Top
Right now I have two patients and three family members in the ED in need of STAT brain-transplantation. It's not just me. My nurse warned me about one of these patients before going into the room. She was discharged from the nearby University hospital yesterday. She has been seen in this ED 8 times in the last month and admitted once. She has a somatiform disorder meaning that every kind of specialist available has studied her from stem to stern and found no reason for her complaints. A psychiatrist also was consulted during her last admission and solved the puzzle. This woman has such severe depression, poor insight, and poor coping skills that her depression is manifested with physical symptoms and complaints.
It does not help that she will not take her prescribed anti-depressant as it is too expensive. It does not help that she smokes pot and crack (evidently not that expensive). She came in here today faking a coma and telling me that she had not been able to keep anything down in two weeks. When asked why she didn't see her primary care provider today she told me it was because she would have to pay for it and that she shouldn't have to pay and that we were free.
This patient would be at the top of the list for the good Dr. Hfuhruhurr. A monkey brain would be better than hers. Again, this was a statement offered by her nurse with which I readily agreed. Her bill today will be in the multi thousands of dollars. Thanks, taxpayers, for footing it. To learn more about Dr. Hfuhruhurr click the title to this post above.
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Had one of those recently. 61 visits in a little under 3 years. WOW. Her bills were in the millions. Oh yeah, she was not a millionaire.ReplyDelete
Out of the 80 people I triaged today, I would say that at least 50% of them had been seen in the last 3 days! Crazy People!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:45 PM, March 21, 2007
If this is ignorant, please excuse me:ReplyDelete
I thought EMTALA only required the treatment of emergency cases. This woman seems fine. She claims to have "non-emergency" symptoms that you can't recreate in the ED. Why would you treat her without getting her to front the cash. ED's are for emergencies, correct? Tell her to hit the road.
ah, good question. EMATAL does not define "emergency condition". so, we are obligated to err on the side of safety. this patient looked sick and we all thought she was FOS, BUT, every once in a while these patients are sick. it's the whole "boy who cried wolf" syndrome. i would rather work these patients up completely than be hauled into court for an EMTALA violation or a missed diagnosis.ReplyDelete
i guess an easier way to say it is that we have to prove, every time, that she does not have an "emergency condition".ReplyDelete
Speaking of which brain to use, remember that brain from "Abby Normal" in the movie "Young Frankenstein"? Heh!ReplyDelete
ah yes. the famous dr. froederich frankenstein. i do not think he ever got to work with dr. hfuhruhurr though i'm sure they would have been fast friends.ReplyDelete
agree with justin... kick her to the curb. BTW, Anne Uumellmahaye says 'Hi'.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:19 PM, March 22, 2007
"Ladies and gentlemen, I can envision a day when the brains of brilliant men can be kept alive in the bodies of dumb people."ReplyDelete
-Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
- Anonymous5:38 PM, March 31, 2007
"She came in here today faking a coma...."ReplyDelete
Are you serious? I mean, I've seen faking syncope, but a coma?
Had she supposedly just arisen from the coma, and found the strength to bless you with her presence?
no, she was brought in by her family for being 'unresponsive' but had normal vitals, reflexes, etc... the nurses, before i saw her, waved a little ammonia capsule under her nose and she 'woke up'. some do not approve of the use of ammonia capsules but they work when you are faking it.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the clarification.ReplyDelete
I saw a woman the other day who faked a seizure by twitching her upper body and saying quite clearly "I'm having a seizure, helpmehelpme!" This oh so wonderful phrase alternated with the classic "I can't breathe" that was screamed between gasping breaths.ReplyDelete


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After taking into consideration some comments/work from folks like Kathy Schrock, I have refined my SAMR/Bloom's alignments and have also revised my verb lists, activities, and have updated the apps featured to include some new things I've been working with or have watched others use effectively.
For a quick background on my views of SAMR - which include some considerations about digital citizenship, check out this video:
The Thinglink below represents my revised work with SAMR and Bloom's. Hover over the image for articles, resources and how-to videos. Each section includes some considerations that I believe should be made about Digital Citizenship and Digital and Information Literacy.
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I've currently got a basic echoing server which can handle multiple clients via threading.
I've got it so that i can see all client messages via the server, but now I want to transmit the messages the server receives from all clients, to all clients (where clients see what other clients have said via the server).
My question is... is there a 'broadcast all' or similar methods available that I might not have come across?
Or if there isn't what approach would drive me in the right direction? such as storing all client sockets in an arraylist, or somehow directly access the ServerSocket object in a totally different class.
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|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on October 27, 2017
Q: The 23rd Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, the Republic of Korea (ROK) in February, 2018. As the 24th Winter Olympics is going to take place in Beijing, the participation of Chinese leaders in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is something to look forward to. What is your comment on that? Second, the ROK President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory message to Mr. Xi Jinping on his reelection as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), saying that he hopes to meet with President Xi Jinping as soon as possible. How do you comment on that?
A: I will answer your second question first. Indeed, we have received President Moon Jae-in's congratulatory message to General Secretary Xi Jinping,
the information of which has been released. I have no information to share with respect to the meeting between the two heads of state. We hope the two sides will jointly work to bring the bilateral relations back to the track of sound and steady development at an early date.
Regarding your question of whether the Chinese leaders will participate in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Chinese side remains open to the exchanges and cooperation between China and the ROK in various fields, including those in culture and people-to-people exchanges. We hope to work with the ROK to create enabling conditions and necessary atmosphere for such cooperation and exchanges.
Q: Tsai Ing-wen will be visiting three of Taiwan's allies in the Pacific from tomorrow, during which she will transit via Hawaii and Guam. Has China expressed any concerns or lodged any representations with the United States about these transits?
A: The one-China principle is a consensus widely shared by the international community and the principle we have always upheld in handling Taiwan's external exchanges.
On your question about the "transit" of the leader of the Taiwan region, the true purpose of her so-called "transit" is self-evident. We hope the US will abide by the one-China policy and the principles of the three China-US joint communiques, deny her "transit", refrain from sending any wrong message to the Taiwan independence forces and uphold the larger interests of China-US relations and cross-straits peace and stability. The Chinese side has lodged stern representations with the US side on this matter.
Q: President Donald Trump on Thursday declared the opioid epidemic in the US a public health emergency. In particular, he mentioned cutting off the supply of fentanyl analogues from China, adding that he would raise this issue as a top priority to President Xi Jinping in his visit to China and expect relevant measures to be taken by China. How do you respond to that?
A: I believe you may have noted that on October 4, the first China-US Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity Dialogue (LECD) was held in Washington D.C., during which the two sides achieved important outcomes in strengthening anti-drug cooperation. Recently, the two sides have jointly cracked a case of transnational drug crime.
As I understand, as agreed by the two sides previously, the China-US meeting on anti-drug cooperation will be held in Beijing on October 30 and 31, and the two sides will look into the projects for deepening cooperation in the anti-drug area.
The Chinese government attaches great importance to the international joint management of the drug issue. As a highly responsible country, China has listed and regulated up to 23 kinds of fentanyl analogues though there is no abuse of fentanyl analogues in China yet, and some of them are even beyond what is included in the list of controlled in UN conventions. Meanwhile, the Chinese government actively cooperate with the US and other countries within the framework of the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances and China's law. At the 60th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in March, the Chinese side agreed to include two fentanyl precursors, namely ANPP and NPP, into the listing and regulation under international conventions. At present, we are conducting our regulatory work on these two substances in accordance with domestic procedures.
Q: First, the US Treasury Department announced further sanctions on the DPRK, adding 7 individuals and 3 entities of the DPRK to the sanction list, including the DPRK's Consul-General in Shenyang. Has China communicated with the US about this? Will the DPRK's Consul-General in Shenyang be expelled? Second, is Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou visiting Japan from today to October 29? Will the China-Japan-ROK leaders' meeting and the Korean Peninsula issue come up in the discussions during his visit?
A: As to your first question, we have noted the relevant reports. Our stance is very clear. The Chinese side has always disapproved of any unilateral sanctions outside the framework of the UN Security Council imposed on others by a certain country in accordance with its domestic law.
In response to your second question, I can confirm to you that Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou traveled to Japan on October 27 for the China-Japan security dialogue and will exchange views on bilateral relations and other issues with the Japanese side.
Q: The chief of the DPRK foreign ministry's US department Choe Son-Hui is now in Beijing. Do you have any comment on this? Is there any plan for official meetings?
A: I'm not aware of what you said.
Q: Do I understand you correctly that, your answer to the question about the DPRK Consul-General in Shenyang means that the Consul-General will stay in Shenyang despite the State Department and the Treasury Department's statements and the comment by the State Department yesterday that this matter has been raised with China?
A: I would like to reiterate that the Chinese side has always followed through on the Security Council's DPRK-related resolutions in a comprehensive, accurate, faithful and strict manner. Meanwhile, we will maintain normal exchanges and cooperation with the DPRK on the basis of abiding by the Security Council resolutions
Q: Recently, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres submitted to the Security Council a report on the issue of Somali piracy, which mentions a couple times that China's escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia has played an important role addressing the threats from pirates. What's your comment on this?
A: In December 2008, the Chinese navy sent the first fleet to the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia for escort mission under the UN's mandate. As of July 2017, the Chinese navy has dispatched 26 escort task force convoys that have escorted more than 6400 ships, warned away over 3000 suspected pirate ships and effectively safeguarded the security of important sea lanes of international trade. China's participation in the global cooperation to fight Somali pirates has been commended by the relevant countries. It has made an important contribution to upholding international and regional peace and security and showcased China's image as a responsible major country.
We appreciate the appraisal of China's work and contributions in this report of the UN Secretary-General.
As General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his report to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China will follow its foreign policy's purpose of safeguarding world peace and promoting common development and always be the builder of world peace, contributor to global development and defender of international order. The Chinese side will continue to actively participate in the escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia, expand international escort cooperation, fulfill its international responsibility and obligation, and play a bigger role in upholding international and regional peace and stability and safeguarding the security of important international routes.
Q: You said China maintains normal exchanges with the DPRK. So what will China do to ensure that it doesn't launch another missile or nuclear test?
A: China stays committed to realizing the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, upholding peace and stability of the Peninsula and resolving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through dialogue and negotiation. You must be clear about this position, so are the international community and the DPRK.
Q: The United Nations investigators said yesterday that Bashar al-Alsad's regime was responsible for the chemical attack which happens earlier within this year in the north of Syria. Does China have any comment?
A: China's position on the issue of chemical weapon remains clear-cut and consistent. We hope the conclusion of any investigation should be grounded on solid and reliable evidence, conforms to the principle of professionalism, objectiveness and justice and will stand the test of history.


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(AP) -- Britain's rambunctious press braced Thursday for censure and tougher scrutiny as an ethics inquiry triggered by tabloid phone hacking released its wide-ranging report.
Lord Justice Brian Leveson was due to release the findings of his yearlong inquiry, which heard evidence from hundreds of journalists, politicians, lawyers and victims of press intrusion.
His report, reportedly running to 2,000 pages, was due for release at 1:30 p.m. (1330 GMT, 8:30 a.m. EST). As the public waited for the release of the report, victims of phone hacking including actor Hugh Grant arrived at the Queen Elizabeth II center to hear the conclusions.
Prime Minister David Cameron set up the inquiry after revelations of illegal eavesdropping by the now-defunct News of the World tabloid sparked a criminal investigation and a wave of public revulsion.
Leveson is expected to criticize the cozy relationship between politicians, police and the press and to recommend stronger newspaper regulation.
Many politicians and members of the public want a regulatory body enshrined in law, but some lawmakers, editors and journalists fear that could limit press freedom.
Parliament would have to approve any legal changes the report recommends, and Cameron is under intense pressure from both sides. He is also tainted by his own ties to prominent figures in the scandal.
It erupted in 2011 when it was revealed that the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World had eavesdropped on the mobile phone voicemails of slain schoolgirl Milly Dowler while police were searching for the 13-year-old.
Murdoch shut down the 168-year-old newspaper in July 2011. His U.K. newspaper company, News International, has paid damages to dozens of hacking victims, and faces lawsuits from dozens more.
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The former Murdoch editors and journalists subsequently charged with phone hacking, police bribery or other wrongdoing include Cameron's former spokesman, Andy Coulson, and ex-News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks, a friend of the prime minister.
Coulson and Brooks were appearing in court Thursday on charges of paying public officials for information.
Cameron, who received a copy of Leveson's report on Wednesday, is due to make a statement about it in the House of Commons later Thursday.
He and other senior politicians insist they will not curb Britain's long tradition of free speech.
"Everybody wants two things: firstly, a strong, independent, raucous press who can hold people in positions of power to account, and secondly to protect ordinary people
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NASHVILLE — The news is thin, but the rumors are starting to run a little wild here in Opryland.
The only big news regarding the Jays that's come out that I can find is that managers will no longer be able to wear pullovers over their uniforms during games. Jays manager John Gibbons already was told last year to put his jersey on under the pullover, now he can't even wear that. My guess is Gibby will be sporting a regular jacket if allowed.
Oh, yeah, those rumors. Well, apparently the Jays and Giants have talked about a potential deal that could bring either Matt Cain or Tim Lincecum to Toronto. It's unlikely, though. San Francisco might ask for Alex Rios, who is basically off limits. The Jays would likely be able to pursue Lincecum, but he's practically off limits. There's not much room to budge there.
Toronto could offer third baseman Troy Glaus and a prospect, or use Adam Lind as bait, but I don't see it happening. If the Giants were willing to take Glaus, I say go for it, but I don't think that happens unless the Jays eat some of that hefty salary he's got. One source said that Giants GM Brian Sabean is getting very close to declaring Lincecum and Cain both off limits. The time is now, if the Jays want to get it done.
The Indians reportedly approached the Jays about a deal for Rios that would send Frankling Gutierrez and Cliff Lee to Toronto. That's not likely to happen, so let's just move on. San Diego inquiring about Josh Towers? Sold. Any team that asks about Towers should be able to work out a deal with the Jays. It doesn't sound like this is anywhere near the Pads' front burner, though.
Toronto has also been tied to Baltimore and the Erik Bedard sweepstakes. One rumor was Alex Rios and Dustin McGowan heading East, but that doesn't seem to make sense for the Jays. Again, the Jays are more likely to sign Rios to an extension than trade him. If they did trade him to the O's, including McGowan might be too much. But the O's will push for as much as they can get.
We haven't met with Jays Gm J.P. Ricciardi, yet, and Sabean isn't scheduled to talk to the media until tonight, either. So, more to come. Meanwhile, my right hammy is killing me and standing around waiting to talk to people isn't helping. I had to skip the ol' morning workout today and I was icing my leg last night. Not fun.
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Would love to see Bedard in a Jay uniform this year! Would make Toronto's rotation comparable to anyone, including Beckett/Santana (if it ever happens). Dont know how much it would cost us, but if the O's want to rebuild, id be offering something like Lind, Leauge, Romero…definatly some other names you could throw in there..The jays could get creative, we have some strenghts to deal from. We have Snider too, but he would be real tough to part ways with.
Actually now that I think about it, Halladay, Bedard, McGowan, Burnett, Marcum all healthy, would easily be the best rotation in baseball.
Quite a few things to say
Semms like Detroit is on the verge of making a deal with Marlins for Cabrera and Dontrelle willis.
I believe this is good for the jays:
1) This will keep Cabrera out of AL East
2) If LAA doesn't get Cabrera then we have more of a chance to swing a deal with them offering them glaus for figgins
3) It will make Detroit better, evening out the power in Central to Indians and Tigers, wins will get divided so a better chance to take wildcard.
Trading with LAA has quite a few possibilites.
1) we could pick up Reggie Wilts who plays LF and is a good lead-off hitter or 2nd in the line-up. Plus LAA has too many outfeilders and they are looking to get rid of them. He has speed, on-base and plays good smallball
2) We could sign figgins. Plays a variety of infeild positions, provides much needed speed and lead-off hitter and could let us trade johnson. But LAA probably doesn't want to trade figgins unless we give them glaus and a bit more (prolly giving glaus anyways)
Paul Godfrey said that he wants a big name Canadian to come to Toronto.
First lets think of some big name Canadians currently playing:
Russel Martin
Well we can rule out Gagne, Martin and Morneau.
That leaves us with Bay and Bedard. Now Godfrey said that we have a better chance with Bay especially if we get wilts or figgins.
Baltimore doesn't wanna trade Bedard to any AL East rivals so he can't be used against them.
For Bedard though i would give:
Lind, Thigpen, Litsch, Wolfe,
For Bay i would give:
Johnson, Towers, Litsch
Speaking of Towers if SD is wiling to take him off our hands i would trade him for anything in return.
San Fran is prolly not going to deal with toronto especiallly when they will probably build their rotation around Cain and Lincenum.
I would also love to see Bedard in a Jays uniform, but I think you would all agree with me when I say that it is highly unlikely that we would get Bedard and still have Rios. Rios is a great player and I think it would be a considerable blow for out lineup.
Two guys we were going to non-tender and Litsch for Bay…hahaha. Good trade.
Harry-you just traded Litsch twice. Great if we can do it. lol.
I wonder if San Diego would be foolish enough to trade Chase Headley for Towers-now that would be sweet.
Someone should tell Godfrey we've already got a big name Canadian in Matt Stairs. He probably overlooked that while working on the new uniforms and new smoking policy. Apparantely, Godfrey is trying to get the City to make the city block around the Rogers center-non smoking. Bleeding heart socialist, that he is.-lol
So Harry, who do you think the Jays untouchables should be?
I think Santana gets more credit that he deserves. Sure he is a great pitcher, but those two years that he won the Cy Young, Halladay was well on his way onto winning them. But we all know that Halladay got injured during those two years.
When a guy like Jose Guillen can get a contract of $36 mill over 3 years, Well's deal is starting to look like a bargain. Time to lock up Rios for 4-5 years, while we can still afford to do it-same thing with Hill.
That should keep Guillen in HGH for a year or two.
I love your enthusiasm! But as others have already indicated, your trade scenario for Bedard is kind of a rip off for the Orioles. Bedard's cheap, young, and a potential ace on many staffs. In return, you're giving up a decent prospect (Lind), a guy who's projected as a backup catcher/utility guy (Thigpen), a 5th man in a rotation (Litsch), and a guy who's had half a season of success in the bullpen (Wolfe). Unfortunately, all those parts put together don't really equal a potential ace starting pitcher….
I've got 7 words for you:
glaus and burnett for tejada and bedard.
won't happen-the Orioles are looking to lower salary not increase it.
I wonder if anyone like Riccardi ever comes onto this site and reads our comments…..
Well, one day Mr. Ted Rogers posted here-so one never knows.
If he does, too bad he doesn't listen about Abner though. lol
Anyone else think it might be best to hold onto Burnett at least until the trade deadline in 2008? Might as well see if he can help the Jays compete this year and if they fall out of the race, they can always trade him to a contender?
I dunno. More and more reports seem to indicate there's very little chance of him not opting out after this season. With the crazy market for pitching these days, he's bound do get a huge raise even if he has another injury plagued season. But I'm thinking JP and this team as is deserves one last shot to show they can compete. If it doesn't work out, show JP the door and start selling off guys like Burnett….
Looks like Detroit might swipe Cabrerra from the Angels grasp. If that's the case, LA should be very aminable to do a Glaus Figgins trade.
Come on JP-make the call.
Did you give up on your Thomas for Figgins idea?
I agree with you on Burnett-I'd bet 2008 is a break out year for AJ-he learnt how to pitch in 2007, and I also think he wants to stay here.
Really, where'd you hear that Burnett wants to stay? Everything I've been reading lately (Blair, Wilner, etc.) seems to indicate he's probably jumping ship….
no-I stated if LA do the deal for Cabrerra I'd offer Thomas-if they didn't I'd offer Glaus.
Frankly, they have enquired about Glaus before and I think that deal could get done in a heart beat and help both teams.
Well, a lot of sports writters are suggesting he'll opt out, but they've overlooked AJ's relationship with Halliday and Arnsburg along with AJ's personal life style. I might be wrong, but I'd bet 6% stay-35% opt out.
sorry 65%-35%
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what happens. Don't forget that the Angels do have that glut of expensive outfielders though — I think any deal for a third baseman might have to involve one of their outfielders. And unfortunately, the Jays really don't need another expensive outfielder (although Willits might be an interesting option).
Hows this for a couple trades… 1) Mcgowan or Marcum (Marcum preferably) Lind, Accardo and Patterson to Baltimore for Bedard?
2) Glaus and Litsch for Lincecum?
Leaves us needing a third baseman but what a rotation of
Halladay, Bedard, Burnett, Mcgowan/Marcum and Lincecum!!! Would also probably need some pen help until Ryan is back as a pen of Ryan, Jansen, Downs, League, Frasor, Wolfe and Tallet maybe would be pretty solid even without Accardo.
Scutaro would be a decent 3B but with that rotation I could play third and they would be ok.
I'm loving all this rampant speculation and the picking apart of every single rumour, no matter how far fetched it is.
This has made a very boring day much more interesting….
The Angels have stated they like the depth they have in outfielders and see no need to change.
They are real ancious to get a HR hitter to protect Vlad. Hunter is ok, but not really the power threat. Glaus is a great fit for them, and giving up Figgins doesn't really hurt them that much.
If The Tigers do the deal with Florida-who else can LA go after that delivers 30-40 HR's per year. I'd say we have the upper hand in the deal.
Willits is ok, but not a lot better than Johnson and Johnson has some pop-unlike Willits-so Id say is a downgrade.
It's fun isn't it
Don't expect Ryan back until late June-any earlier is a bonus. We cannot hang in there that long without a proven closer-we'd be out of the race for the year-and Accardo's the guy till Ryan gets back.
Right now, I'd say he's untouchable-if we want any chance of contending in 2008.
It will be interesting to see if Baltimore have the balls to trade Beddard-my bet is no they don't. They got him for two years-why trade him now.
No way SF trade Lincecum
With the money you just saved dumping Glaus go sign Dotel or Gagne or something then. Why not?
Well other than the fact Accardo is better than both Dotel and Gagne and probably 1/10th the cost of either one of them, not much
Which is why the Orioles might like a package with him in it. Remember we would be getting Bedard from this idea so it would have to be tempting.
Well, it'd mean we wouldn't content next year. In addition if we ever did offer McGowan and another high quality prospect-that's already a lot.
McGowan is going to be an ace-just like Beddard, and he's under control for longer which is significant value. I'd expect they have similar records next year-so if we did offer him, there wouldn't be a lot more on the table.
Offering a low cost front line closer, as well, would be ridiculous and way too much.
Is Willits really a downgrade from Johnson? Sure he's got no power and he's only got one season under his belt, but he's faster, younger, and cheaper than Johnson. Also, he isn't recovering from a back injury, will likely walk more than Johnson (although Reed will get hit by more pitches!), and he's a switch-hitter. So is he a downgrade? I don't think so, although both players have their drawbacks. All in all, I guess it's a choice between an unproven second-year player with lots of upside or a veteran who's only had one good year but who's a "hustle" guy.
I dunno. Tough choice, but it probably doesn't matter because it looks like JP's staying pat!
And last but not least, I'm not convinced that teams will be slobbering at the bit for Troy Glaus. Sure, Glaus is a potentially dangerous slugger who would look good in many lineups, but he isn't cheap, he's coming off a real shaky season injury-wise, and the steroid allegations (although all too common these days) really don't add to his general appeal. Unless the Jays want to eat up most of his salary in a Hinske-esque kind of way, I doubt he's going anywhere, no matter how desperate for power the Angels and Giants might be….
The untouchables for me are, Rios, Halladay, Ryan, Hill and Snider and everyone else is fair game.
I think the less the players are untouchables the more creative you can get and the more you might get in return.
I'm pretty young compared to many of you (i think) so i would have to say thats where the enthusiasm comes from.
About wilts and johnson, i would say that wilts would probably be bette, i mean i had seen him play against TO last year and he was awesome.


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Residents of one Southern California suburb are mad as hell about "anchor babies" and they are not going to take any more. They are standing united in protest against a hilltop home that they believe is serving as a maternity center for Chinese mothers who are paying thousands of dollars, to give birth to their babies here in the United States.
An "anchor baby" is a baby born to non-American citizens in the United States in order to gain American citizenship. It is a practice that infuriates many, including the residents of this California town where many of these mothers live until they give birth.
The pregnant Chinese women have come here legally on tourist visas, and will remain until they give birth. It's easy to see why people are upset. But, as a mom, I feel differently. After all, what mom doesn't want the best for her child?
I'd be willing to bet that most people would be willing to leave everything they knew and everyone they loved just to give birth in a place that would provide a better life for their child. Isn't that what every mother wants?
If your child were destined to be born in a country that kills its female babies or in a country so war torn that they only had a 25 percent chance of surviving to adulthood, wouldn't you try to get them somewhere safe?
If you knew the only way your child had a chance at a life free from terror, fatal poverty or even a fighting chance at survival, wouldn't you go through hell and high water to get to a place where their life could be spared?
I don't know for sure that "anchor babies" are why these women are staying in this hilltop hotel but, really, would it be so wrong? We can't fault another mother for wanting the exact same life for her children that we want for ours.
I would do anything and everything to make sure that my children had all the good that the world had to offer, no matter the sacrifice. Even if it meant leaving my life behind. I would do that for my children. These women would, too. Can we fault them for that?
What lengths would you be willing to go to in make sure that your child is safe?
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In my book, Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement, I plot the beginnings of fat feminism in an event produced by the WBAI radio host Steve Post on 4 June 1967 (some sources say it was on 3 June) at Sheep Meadow, Central Park, New York City. Around 500 people turned up for the spectacle, which I describe in depth in my book.
One of the sources I used for this section was Steve Post's own autobiography, published in 1974 and long out of print. I found a digitised copy floating around online at AmericanRadioHistory.com around the time that Post died in 2014. I can't tell you how excited I was to find this document. Although there were newspaper reports about the Fat-In, up until reading Post's own account I had never seen pictures of it. But here not only was there an explanation and description of the Fat-In by its creator, but a few pictures. I'd often wondered if I'd imagined this event because it's such an oddball moment in time, and weirdly influential, but here was proof that it really happened. Maybe there are other photographs out there too.
|A photo spread from Steve Post's autobiography
depicting his Fat Power placard, a protester
and a defaced poster of Twiggy
On 20 March 2015, a memorial service was held for Post at Symphony Space in New York. On the stage was his Fat-In placard. He hadn't continued to have a public life as a fat activist, but I guess he kept a placard from the day, it must have been important to him but I wonder if he ever knew just what it had helped spark.
By the way, I can easily draw a line from The Fat-In through the beginnings of NAAFA, The Fat Underground and beyond to things happening today. But thinking of the Fat-In as the beginning also obscures fat feminist roots in the civil rights movement. This may be one of the ways in which people of colour could have been hidden in fat activist histories. There doesn't have to be one starting point, there can be many concurrent roots. Perhaps there was an equally important event, or series of moments, that inspired fat feminists who came out of civil rights. If you know about this, if there is any evidence, please share what you have.
Levy-Navarro, E. (2010) Historicizing Fat in Anglo-American Culture, Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University Press.
Post, S. (1974) Playing in the FM Band: A Personal Account of Free Radio, New York: The Viking Press.
Schwartz, H. (1986) Never Satisfied: A Cultural History of Diets, Fantasies and Fat, New York: The Free Press.


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Sobrarbe, the Pyrenees Mountains geopark
Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park
Spain has a rich and varied geological heritage. Proof of this is that four of its parks are part of the European Geoparks Network. In this case we present the Sobrarbe Geopark, in the Aragón region. Here you'll be able to learn all sorts of incredible facts about geology while enjoying educational routes and visits to World Heritage Sites. We are sure you'll come again.
Did you know that the Pyrenees were at one time under the sea? Or that they were originally near the South Pole and covered by a mass of glaciers? These are just a few of the curious facts that you will learn in the Sobrarbe Geopark. A place where silence reigns in landscapes of incredible beauty, and home to rocks with over 500 million years of history. Forget the noise and let yourself be captivated by the peace and quiet. The park is in Sobrarbe, a district in Huesca, in the Aragón region in northern Spain.
A natural monument with an age-old history
Over half the area in the Sobrarbe district has been declared a protected area, and first among these is the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, recognised by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. This area includes the Sobrarbe Geopark, whose geological heritage bears witness to 550 million years of history.
We suggest you start your route in Aínsa, a medieval town whose ancient walls are still standing. The visitor centre is housed in the town's castle, and here you can learn what Sobrarbe was like before the Pyrenees were formed at the height of the Ice Age. It will also serve as a starting point for an instructive tour of the points of geological interest in the park. In each area you'll find informative panels with which to interpret your surroundings and to help you understand how the landscape was formed over the years.
Other points of interest are the valleys of the Cinca and Ara Rivers, whose waters converge in Aínsa. Here you'll discover some curious facts, such as for example that sharks, turtles and crocodiles from the Tertiary Sea inhabited this area when it was covered by water –because the Pyrenees were near the South Pole–, and you'll find out how the first settlers in Sobrarbe lived over 10,000 years ago.
The geological richness of Sobrarbe also led to its becoming a major producer of silver and lead. In fact, there is still some mining activity remaining. Of particular note are the mines of the Sierra de Liena mountains and Monte Ruego. If you want to see these mines and the whole park for yourself, you'll find numerous options available at the visitor centre: everything from a screening room for audiovisual films on geology to simple routes by bike around the most important points.
If you're interested in geology, if you're a nature lover, or if you want to discover a rich heritage which is known to only a few, come and visit the Sobrarbe Geological Park. And as you're bound to like it, don't forget that in Spain there are another four geoparks included in the European Geoparks Network: the Maestrazgo Cultural Park, in Teruel (Aragón); the Basque Coast Geopark, in the Basque Country; and the parks in the region of Andalusia: the Cabo de Gata – Níjar Nature Reserve, in Almería; and the Nature Reserve of the Sierras Subbéticas mountain ranges in Cordoba.
If you found this article interesting, you can find more information at: Outdoor tourism at Spain's mines El Maestrazgo, the sound of silence Official website of the European Geoparks Network
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Two artists, Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, are making a statement at both parties' conventions with "temporary monuments" to America's struggling middle class. They funded the project, Morning in America, on Kickstarter, raising over $5,000 from backers. The video below shows the 2,000-pound artwork melting over a period of four and a half hours in Tampa. Ligorano and Reese plan to create another installation in Charlotte at the Democratic National Convention on September 4.
In their artists statement, Ligorano and Reese describe the inspiration for the piece, which takes its name from Reagan's 1984 reelection campaign:
Why a park? Why place the work there? The park parallels the growth and flourishing of the Middle Class. At the beginning of the 21st century, as corporate endorsements crowd out public space and the work week expands 24/7, both the Middle Class and their use of public space are endangered.
In this context, Morning In America becomes a disturbing commentary: the Middle Class and all its vestiges are melting away, decaying as much from the rays of the searing Sun, as from the result of avaricious politicians and corporations.
For videos from Morning in America, visit the YouTube channel.
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EDITORIAL: AGIA is buried, but the pipeline dream lives on
The Alaska Gasline Inducement Act is dead, six years, 10 months and 14 days after the publication of this column by then-Gov. Sarah Palin, who put forward the act three months after taking office:
"We are confident that the AGIA will induce a project. We have done the homework, we have done the legwork, and now we are ready to roll up our sleeves and work with the Legislature to get this process moving."
AGIA didn't work.
Gov. Sean Parnell, who was Gov. Palin's lieutenant governor at the time, announced on Jan. 10 that the state and pipeline-builder TransCanada have agreed to terminate their working relationship under AGIA but remain engaged in pursuit of a pipeline. TransCanada was the winning company chosen under the AGIA process, which was approved overwhelmingly by the Legislature — 37-1 in the House and 20-0 in the Senate.
Rep. Ralph Samuels, the Anchorage Republican regarded as knowledgeable on oil and gas issues in the Legislature, was the only dissenter in the AGIA tidal wave. He now looks pretty prescient.
Mr. Samuels, no longer in the Legislature, remained critical of AGIA in a 2010 column during his campaign for governor. Here's how he saw it then — and presumably still sees it today: "The path we are now on under AGIA is based on the notion that government can dictate the terms of construction, shipment and economics of a gas pipeline through Canada to Lower 48 markets. The current governor says AGIA is the answer. I believe it is a dead end.
"Now, three years after that vote, we find ourselves in a starkly different energy world. Technology has vastly improved the opportunity to develop shale gas. There are large shale gas formations across the United States, Europe and China. The world is now awash in gas and prices have fallen dramatically.
"This is bad news for Alaska."
Gov. Parnell, who for years was a faithful public supporter of AGIA, has turned the page. The project that it was designed to induce — a gas line from the North Slope and into Canada, where the gas would then find its way into a network to the Lower 48 — has fallen out of economic favor. ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and BP, which hold the North Slope gas leases, never liked AGIA and opposed it in the Legislature.
The companies have since lined up, at Gov. Parnell's prompting, behind a project capable of exporting liquefied natural gas, but they haven't fully committed to it. This pipeline would run from the North Slope to a point in Southcentral Alaska and could cost $45 billion to more than $65 billion.
Of some irony here is that Gov. Parnell is proposing that the state become a part owner in the project. Gov. Frank Murkowski, during his term from 2002-2006, proposed the state take a 20 percent equity share in a gas pipeline.
Gov. Murkowski reached a pipeline agreement with ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and BP in 2006 that included the equity share, but the proposal came under heavy public criticism over its tax provisions. The Legislature declined to act on the agreement, and Gov. Murkowski was defeated in the Republican primary later that year — by Sarah Palin.
Alaska's leaders have been talking up a natural gas pipeline for decades. We all need to hope that Gov. Parnell's burial of the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act and his ideas for how to proceed ultimately bring to fruition the pipeline we dearly need.


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Jeweler Gertrude Zachary dies
Albuquerque businesswoman and philanthropist Gertrude Zachary died Tuesday following an extended illness.
Zachary was known for her unique jewelry and her castle-style home in downtown Albuquerque. She started manufacturing jewelry in 1976 and expanded into retail sales in 1991.
"My mom is somewhat of a legend, but for her, the legend was about the amazing jewelry and the people she worked with, it wasn't about her at all," Zachary's daughter, Erica Hatchell, said.
Zachary has given thousands of dollars and donations to various nonprofit organizations over the years, including the Brothers of the Good Shepherd.
Services will be for immediate family and friends only. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Good Shepherd Center 218 Iron Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-243-2527.
Zachary was 75.


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"Her best work yet, assured, supple, exhilarating in its nerve and cool momentum" –Joan Didion
"A stunning novel…a powerful story that cuts back and forth in time to give us both the defining moment in a woman's life and an understanding of how that moment has reverberated through the remainder of her days…Her evocation of her heroine's passion for Harris Arden is so convincing, her depiction of the world she inhabits is so fiercely observed…The difference between [Monkeys and Evening] attests to Susan Minot's growing ambition and
assurance as an artist" –Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"An absorbing drama…Minot writes with quiet perceptiveness and grace, pulling the
reader into Ann's deathbed reverie" —Elle
"A brilliant lyric performance" –John Casey
"In spare and lovely language, Susan Minot has set forth a real life, in all its particularity and splendor and pain. This is the task of the novelist, and in Evening Minot has succeeded
admirably" –Roxana Robinson, New York Times Book Review
"It astounds in its craftsmanship and imprints itself indelibly on the heart…A haunting work of art that moves at the pace of a suspense thriller" –Sheila Bosworth, New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Evening is a beautifully realized work…more mature and confident than anything she has written…An exquisite novel" –Gail Caldwell, Boston Globe
"A wonderful, truthful, heartbreaking book. . .. Evening vindicates the wildest assertions any of us have made about Susan Minot's talent" –Tom McGuane
"Evening is a supremely sensual, sensitive and dramatic novel…So rich in color and motion, music and atmosphere" –Donna Seaman, Booklist
"I was swept up in it…It moved me and made me cry" –D. T. Max, New York Observer


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- Mobile Crowd Sensing in Edge Computing Environment
- The Effect of Disability on Subjective Well-Being across the Adult Lifespan: The Moderating Roles of Age at Disability Onset and Disability Type
- Mechanically Active Heterogeneous Polymer Matrix Composites
- Attribute-Based Encryption for Fine-Grained Access Control over Sensitive Data
- 并购背景下教育行业品牌价值研究
The instrumentational measurement of seismic motion is important for a wide range of research fields and applications, such as seismology, geology, physics, civil engineering and harsh environment exploration. This report presents series approaches to develop Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) enhanced inertial motion sensors including accelerometers, seismometers and inclinometers based on Molecular Electronic Transducers (MET) techniques. Seismometers based on MET technology are attractive for planetary applications due to their high sensitivity, low noise floor, small size, absence of fragile mechanical moving parts and independence on the direction of sensitivity axis. By using MEMS techniques, a micro MET seismometer is developed with inter-electrode …
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- Liang, Mengbing, Yu, Hongyu, Dai, Lenore, et al.
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This thesis presents approaches to develop micro seismometers and accelerometers based on molecular electronic transducers (MET) technology using MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) techniques. MET is a technology applied in seismic instrumentation that proves highly beneficial to planetary seismology. It consists of an electrochemical cell that senses the movement of liquid electrolyte between electrodes by converting it to the output current. MET seismometers have advantages of high sensitivity, low noise floor, small size, absence of fragile mechanical moving parts and independence on the direction of sensitivity axis. By using MEMS techniques, a micro MET seismometer is developed with inter-electrode spacing close to …
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- Huang, Hai, Yu, Hongyu, Jiang, Hanqing, et al.
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Oracle launched a data warehouse initiative today by teaming with Dell and EMC to produce an easy to deploy, pre-configured data warehouse hardware and software package.
The new Oracle Optimized Warehouse combines software, hardware, storage, I/O and networking built on Oracle Database and pre-configured for Dell PowerEdge servers and EMC CLARiiON CX3 networked storage systems.
Available now through Dell, the system consists of a PowerEdge 2950 with two dual-core Xeon processors, Red Hat or Oracle Enterprise Linux and a Dell/EMC CX3-10 networked storage system.
"With the Oracle Optimized Warehouse, customers no longer need to choose between proprietary data warehouse solutions and Oracle-based solutions custom built on leading hardware platforms," said Ray Roccaforte, Oracle data warehousing exec. "Oracle now delivers the advantages of its market-leading database within a simple-to-buy, pre-built product optimized for data warehousing out-of-the-box."
The product is aimed at data marts, data warehouses and as infrastructure for business intelligence applications and tools.
Oracle competes against the likes of Teradata (split from NCR), Netezza, IBM and HP in the data warehousing realm. All have products for collecting and analyzing enormous amounts of information to give retailers, banks, manufactures and others a better grasp on their business. ®
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