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Mountaintop Removal. What's happening to the mountains in West Virginia.
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- Newsvine - Climate skeptics~take another look at the Stern Report
There have been a number of columns in the media including here at Newsvine which attempt to challenge the Report produced by Sir Nicholas Stern some two years ago now. For instance this article by JQP1958 title reads as follows:
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Mountaintop Mining Removal - Whats Happening to the mountains in West Virginia?
Every American President must dream of having their face carved into the rock at Mount Rushmore in the vacant spot next to Abraham Lincoln in South Dakota. Young passionate members of Greenpeace were there this week to unveil a giant banner of President Obama. The young athletic activists unveiled a banner displaying President Obama's head over Mount Rushmore. The banner slammed the President over inadequate action on climate change. President Obama's signature gaze peered out over the Mountain views of Mount Rushmore. Except it wasn't carved in stone but rather in the form of a giant plastic banner...
Greenpeace are a tough lot; They want President Obama to prove his green credentials by legislating against Mountain Top Removal Mining in West Virginia.
The Mountains of West Virginia are the ones which John Denver wrote songs and crooned about in his sugary Ballads.
Now it seems that it's okay to blast the picturesque mountains to smithereens to excavate coal. Coal being a major emitter of greenhouse gases.
West Virginia is poor economically speaking. Any economic activity is welcomed by the local community as unemployment is always a recurring problem.
The coal industry is engaged in Mountain Top Removal (MTR) A practice which makes deforestation look like a gentle trim. An area the size of Devon in England has been flattened in the process.
MTR in the United States is most often associated with the extraction of coal in the Appalachian Mountains, where the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 2,200 square miles (5,700 km2) of Appalachian forests will be cleared for MTR sites by the year 2012. It occurs most commonly in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, the top two coal producing states in Appalachia, with each state using approximately 1000 metric tons of explosives per day for the purposes of surface mining. At current rates, MTR in the U.S. will mine over 1.4 million acres (5,700 km²) by 2010, an amount of land area that exceeds that of the state of Delaware.
Mountain-top community activist's in Boon County witnessed their land and former homes subsiding into the valley's stream after blasting. Coal dust inundates the remaining houses in local communities according to evidence given before the Senate committee...
Alternatives to coal
- Fourth Generation Nuclear power reactors
Fourth generation nuclear reactors by every account have the best chance of meeting the world's growing needs for power generation and at the same time address the problem of carbon emissions.
Coal Mining
Coal mining represents billion dollars a year in income. But we have to ask at what cost both to our personal health and the health of the planet. Surely there are alternatives which are much cleaner and will not destroy the environment. The answer is yes there are !
Since the late 1970's when Mountain-top removal mining was introduced many mountain's and communities have disappeared. The method used is literally blowing the top off a mountain; Then mining the coal underneath. It is of course much cheaper to mine this way than conventional methods.
However the Environmental impact is massive! Many more mountains are slated to be blown up. Village after village have disappeared and will continue to do so if the practise does...
Two weeks ago a Senate sub-committee heard evidence that the energy produced from coal mining using this method is only temporary whilst the environmental destruction is very permanent. Restoration of the environment to its original pristine beautiful state is nigh impossible.
South West Virginia is a major coal producing area...
Coal produces could not be happier whilst Environmentalists such as Greenpeace are incensed and want laws to stop the practice a.s.a.p.
Opposite Views
On the other hand 200 citizen's travelled by coach to Washington eight hours each way in support of allowing Mountain top mining to continue.
Many vigorously defend Logan County practices. Gyan Mine being the major mine and employer in the region. Citizens for Coal believe in Mountain mining arguing National Security interests for America saying that 50 per cent coal used in electricity generation in the United States...
West Virginia gains 400 million in taxes from coal mining. The environmental costs which has never really been properly quantified would no doubt will be much higher !
Critics in my view rightly contend that MTR is a destructive and unsustainable practice that benefits a small number of corporations at the expense of local communities and the environment. temporary jobs are produced but the environmental damage is permanent...
Advocates of MTR claim that once the areas are reclaimed as mandated by law; the area provides flat land suitable for many uses in a region where flat land is at a premium. There are many places to mine coal but to destroy pristine and beautiful mountain ranges is as I any many others think is at best sacrilege.
An EPA environmental impact statement finds that streams near valley fills from mountaintop removal contain high levels of minerals in the water and decreased aquatic biodiversity. The statement also estimates that 724 miles (1,165 km) of Appalachian streams were buried by valley fills in the years 1985 to 2001.
What indeed would the founding fathers think ?
Mountaintop Removal mining
This is an issue that really got me upset when I first learned of it when it started. What you say in here is true. And not only the communities, but the animals.
At what cost are we destroying the beauty which God created us to live in. Yes, I am an environmentalist along with all the other things I am. It is a shame that with all the other things which people petition concerning, a large petition was not filed and refiled until this abomination stopped. Thank you for writing this hub.
Bottom line, America runs on oil and COAL! We have more coal than just about anyone else in the world.
Sure the mining in West Va seems pretty brutal, but guess what? Trees grow back again. I have been to WV many times, and I honestly can tell you that once those trees grow back, you would never know the place has been mined. Sure it does change the place somewhat, but there are laws that require the mining companies to clean up when they are done, and they do a very good job of that. It does not destroy the place, not if it is done right.
I would rather have a hill ripped up for the coal than have our young people get killed fighting for oil over in the middle east.
This is a well written interesting hub, you are an excellent writer and you do not shy away from the tough issues either!
I grew up in Eastern Kentucky. It upsets me to think they are blowing the tops off of mountains to save a few dollars at the expense of the environment.
Eastern Kentucky and West Virgina are very pretty areas that shouldn't be destroyed like this.
This is a horrible practice that needs to be stopped. I seen a TV show about this once. It should be illegal.
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Thanks for writing about this. Whenever we turn on a light, chances are the electricity is coming from coal. MTR is a horrible horrible thing but it won't stop until we switch to cleaner power sources.
Or when we die off because the water is poisoned.
Ian't it just like the government.They do exactly what they would charge anyone else with being a crime.In fact the military is the biggest polluter in history.


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A female walker was hoisted to safety by helicopter during a rescue mission on Skye.
Local mountain rescue members, like their counterparts in the RNLI, found themselves in big demand this week during a series of call outs culminating in an incident at the Quiraing, when the Coastguard were also involved.
According to police there were incidents at both the Fairy Pools and Glenbrittle on Tuesday (Aug 16) during the course of the day before the airlift operation after 5pm
Skye Mountain Rescue were called to the Quiraing after other walkers raised the alarm. The female walker, in her early 20's, was located and rescuers were then able to utilise the services of the helicopter crew to get her off the hillside and medical attention.
Her injuries are not thought to have been serious.

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In 2002 It was the rediscovery of the the Indigo-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi), an enigmatic parrot that it had lost in the world during more than 90 years and continues being one of the birds more rare of the Earth. It has a plumage mainly yellowish-green and is highlighted by the blue of the crown and olive yellow tone of the forecrown (except a strip), cheeks and sides of the eyes, narrow strip in the forecrown, under abdomen and shoulders red. End of the wing blue violet dark, tail Blue with red base.
The bill Horn colored with blue color, Grey at the base of the upper mandible. Iris Green-yellow.
The immature It has less yellow streaks and more off face.
- Sound of the Indigo-winged Parrot.
Is a kind of range restricted, very rare and difficult to observe. It inhabits high Andean forests and frequent cloud subparamos, between 2600 and 3800 m on the level of the sea, being the majority of the records between 2.900 and 3.150 m. With guavas, encenillo and laurels "where consumed fruits of the"matapalo", and with Oak (Quercus humboldtii).
Observed in fairly open forests, and possibly disturbed, with small Palm trees and tree ferns.
Fly in flocks of 6 to 25 individuals.
It believes that the nests they make them in cavities of tall, mature trees.
The nesting period takes place from January to may. The average size clutch is three eggs. The incubation be carried out only by the female, Although the attention back to the hatching is biparental (Diaz 2006).
The ecology of the breeds and the power of the Indigo-winged Parrot is practically unknown, but it has been observed the birds feeding of berries, and is likely to show a preference for the berries of mistletoe.
Distribución de tamaño (reproducción/residente): 100 km2
Restricted to a small strip on the western slope of the Andes Central of Colombia, near the border of the Quindio, Risaralda and Tolima.
• Current red list category of the UICN: Critically endangered.
• Population trend: Decreasing.
In accordance with the categories of the UICN is considered in Danger critic (CR), due to the accelerated process of deforestation in the Andean forests.
Since ago 90 years it was thought that the bird was extinct until it was rediscovered in 2002, When a few biologists of the Fundación ProAves in the montane forest of the municipality of Genoa, Department of Quindío, where the group more large observed consisted of 25 birds and the total population was of approximately 60 individuals.
Currently there are some 300 mature free individuals.
Thanks to the efforts made by different project is have retrieved data of them fluctuations in the abundances of them individuals during the year associated to its reproduction. Is very likely that the offer of the artificial nests This already having a positive impact that the length of the project It has observed an increase in the size population.
They do not exist in captivity.
- Indigo-winged Parrot, Fuerte's Parrot, Fuertes's Parrot, Indigo winged Parrot (inglés).
- Caïque de Fuertes, Caïque de Colombie (francés).
- Fuertespapagei, Chapmans Zwergamazone, Zwergamazone (alemán).
- Indigo-winged Parrot (portugués).
- Cotorra Aliazul, Lorito de Fuertes (español).
- Cotorra Aliazul, Loro coroniazul (Colombia).
- Orden: Psittaciformesin
- Familia: Psittacidae
- Genus: Hapalopsittaca
- Nombre científico: Hapalopsittaca fuertesi
- Citation: (Chapman, 1912)
- Protónimo: Pionopsitta fuertes
Indigo-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca fuertesi)
– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife
– proaves.org
– Book parrots, Parrots and macaws Neotropical
– Photos:
(1) – Conservationbirding.org
– Sounds: controles-canto.org


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Stepping out of your office in downtown Dallas, you walk to a terminal to catch a train that allows you to continue doing business electronically until 90 minutes later when it drops you off in Houston.
This scene could very well have been found on some Texas rail advocate's website, or some future plan developed by the new rail division of the Texas Department of Transportation. Or it might have been part of a pitch by the state to win some of the $8 billion in federal stimulus seed money for a national high speed rail network.
Except it isn't. It was a vision of the very near future written by a reporter for the Dallas Times Herald covering what seemed like the inevitable and tantalizing breakthrough by Texas of bullet train travel in America. In 1990.
In the two decades that followed, the vision has been buried as surely as some ancient Saharan civilization. It is being unearthed by President Barack Obama's stimulus infusion and a growing interest in Texas and nationally in alternatives to building ever more expensive highways. But this archaeological dig has also uncovered the problems that doomed high-speed rail travel the first time: Who is going to pay for it, and who is going to control it?
In 1990, Texas was very close to becoming the first state in the country to offer bullet train service. Today, Texas is starting from scratch, developing a high-speed rail plan all over again. So unprepared was it during the application process that Texas received a little less than $12 million in stimulus grants. California, with its plan to link Los Angeles to San Francisco, received $2.5 billion; Florida, with a Miami, Tampa and Orlando plan, got $1.25 billion; and Wisconsin, with just one statistical population area with more than a million people, got more than $810 million.
When Transportation Department Secretary Ray LaHood was asked by reporters if Texas was being punished for its conservative lawmakers who voted against the stimulus, LaHood said simply that the state's transportation planners weren't ready. "If Texas had its act together, they would've gotten some high-speed rail money," LaHood told a Dallas Morning News reporter. "We don't make decisions based on their votes or what their political party is.
In the short term, the state might look shrewd for having lost out in the high-speed rail funding race. The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act overall has become a third rail, so to speak, in this election. In Wisconsin, Scott Walker, the Republican Milwaukee County executive comfortably leading in the race to be governor, wants to give the money back. Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman scoffed at the $2.5 billion California received, complaining the state cannot afford the $45 billion the one high-speed line will cost. Republicans in Florida and Ohio have made inroads vowing to kill federally funded rail in their states.
Texas, however, is planning as though high-speed rail is a necessary and inevitable part of the state's transportation system. The Legislature in the 2009 session directed that the Department of Transportation create a rail division for the first time. The division is headed by William Glavin, with 30 years of railroad management and rail network design experience.
The division is expected sometime in November to approve a general plan for rail transportation in the state, including commuter rail linking the state's major urban areas in a corridor from Dallas to San Antonio and Houston, said Karen Amacker, Rail Division spokeswoman. Crucial details like the exact configuration of the corridor and cost estimates are expected to be derived from planning studies, for which the federal grants have been applied, Amacker said.
The reasons for moving ahead after decades of stagnation are stark, according to Howard Wolf, chairman of the TxDOT Restructure Council. A special committee of the Texas Transportation Commission in 2009 estimated the state of Texas needed $315 billion, or $14.3 billion a year, through 2030 just to keep up with the construction, planning and maintenance of the state's roads. High-speed rail in some form must lift some of what Wolf says is an untenable burden for roads from the shoulders of taxpayers.
"Will we have high-speed rail in Texas sometime in the future? I don't know," Wolf said. "Should we have high-speed rail sometime in the future in Texas? Only if we want to have an efficient, effective transportation system in Texas."
Whether Texas has high-speed rail in its future will depend upon the ability of politicians to convince taxpayers to subsidize a form of travel several times more expensive than cars and airplanes, Randal O'Toole, a senior fellow who has written extensively about transportation issues for the libertarian Cato Institute.
Transformative improvements in transportation have always come when more people can move faster or more conveniently or cheaply than with the previous technology. Reverting back to trains does none of this for the majority of Americans and, in particular, a state as spread out as Texas, O'Toole says.
This current air of cautious optimism is a flicker compared to the crackle generated by the bullet train in the early 1990s. Foreign companies vied to build it, promising speeds of 200 miles an hour, fares a fraction of the cost of airplane tickets and a jobs and business boom throughout the corridor. What's more, these companies said they could build the entire system connecting Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas for between $5 billion and $7 billion, a fraction of the $45 billion California says it needs for a single line.
"This is one of the best things that could possibly happen to this state," Ray Perryman, then a Baylor University economist, told the Chicago Tribune in 1991. "It will fundamentally change the economic landscape to the point where we can't even remember what it was like before we had it."
Such a rail system might put Southwest Airlines out of business, founder Herb Kelleher told state authorities. Kelleher had beaten back the major carriers to connect Texas cities by air, and he wasn't about to be trumped by a mode of transportation that had been dying since the 1950s.
"This train is not going to be a leap into the 21st century," Kelleher told the Tribune. "It's going to be a backwards somersault into the 19th century."
"Southwest Airlines killed high-speed rail for the reasons you might expect," Amacker said.
Bullet train boosters failed to raise private money
While Southwest was certainly the loudest voice in the argument, it was the state legislature that had the last word. From the beginning, TGV, the French and American consortium chosen to develop the Texas bullet train, insisted it could do the job by itself. "No state funds, no nebulous public-private partnerships, no shortfalls for the public to pick up," TGV attorney Ace Pickens said at the time.
The group failed to raise even the first $170 million privately. At the same time, the General Accounting Office produced a report that said no high-speed rail line in America could be built without huge infusions of federal tax dollars. The study also said the costs in Texas were being underestimated by more than $2 billion. The Texas Legislature had passed a law saying the state would not fund a penny of the project.
Amacker says she believes the climate for high-speed rail today is much different. Oddly, it was environmentalists worried about the despoiling of miles of land with new track that had joined with Southwest to battle high-speed rail. With the reduction of carbon emissions at the forefront of the environmental movement, mass transit of all kinds is in vogue, Amacker said.
This time, the state's preliminary rail plan calls for trains running at less than half the 200 mph speed of a bullet train, on existing tracks that need only improvement, Amacker said. The rail division plans to move slowly and deliberately this time, she said.
"I think we need to be specific and emphatic on this point," Amacker said. "People should not expect to see a high-speed rail line, not even a line on a rail map for a few years yet. It's going to take some time."
Rail supporter sees 'change in thinking'
The legislature in this next session will have its hands full with a budget shortfall some have pegged at $18 billion and with redistricting, which promises to be politically agonizing, said Peter LeCody, director of Texas Rail Advocates, a citizen's group strongly in support of commuter rail. It may take the rail division two or three years to develop detailed plans and cost estimates, LeCody says.
LeCody pointed to the success cities like Dallas has had with Dallas Area Rapid Transit's Trinity Railway Express and Houston with its METRORail system in nurturing rail popularity and ridership. Trinity, which is a heavy rail commuter line, has a daily ridership of about 8,400 people, according to American Public Transportation Association figures. METRORail is an all light-rail system with a daily ridership of about 35,000, according to the association.
Meetings to discuss the state's rail plan have been full and lively, LeCody says.
"I really think you are starting to see a change in thinking," LeCody says. "People are starting to realize the problem trying to fund more and more miles of highway is only going to get worse. I think there is a can-do spirit here that says we may not have a lot to work with right now, but let's get a start."
The questions that won't be answered for a while are where and how to start. The most sophisticated commuter rail systems are being run by a handful of the largest cities, with no coordination. Right now, the state has no active role in moving people around the state. And the Federal Railroad Administration has, for almost 20 years, had in place a plan that expects states to think regionally about commuter travel.
There are 11 designated federal high-speed rail corridors. One of them, the South Central corridor, looks like a wishbone starting in San Antonio, forking at Dallas/Fort Worth to Tulsa through Oklahoma City and to Little Rock though Texarkana. Houston is the westernmost city in the Gulf Coast corridor, east to New Orleans and Mobile, north to Meridian, Miss. and onward. There is no Houston to Dallas connection on the federal map.
The federal map is at odds with the two plans favored by high-speed rail advocates. The so-called Texas T-Bone connects the four largest population centers in Texas in a self-described shape, with a line running from Dallas/Fort Worth to San Antonio and from Houston connecting to the other line at Temple and Killeen. The Texas Triangle includes the same Dallas/Fort Worth to San Antonio leg, but runs from there to Houston and from Houston north to Dallas/Fort Worth.
Amacker said the differences with the Federal Railroad Administration plan cannot be ignored because of the needed funding. The Rail Division can plan for a Dallas-to-Houston line, but there is no guarantee that the federal government will support it, she says.
Karen Rae, deputy administrator for the FRA in Washington, D.C., did not return calls to Texas Watchdog.
Wolf believes that getting a state agency to bring local, state and federal high-speed rail planning together might be the most important and daunting challenge. Wolf hinted that the job might best be done by reverting authority from the Department of Transportation to the state commission that already has rail in its name.
"When you have all these moving parts there are going to be power struggles and contests for funding," Wolf says. "There is a vacuum in the domain of rail leadership in Texas, and as everybody knows a vacuum exists to be filled. To oversee the vision, the planning and the execution of high-speed rail the vacuum must be filled."
Election sentiment could point to rail's viability
Everyone involved in the issue seems to agree that no matter how high-speed rail is run, it will have to be done as a private partnership with government. How much state government will be willing to participate will probably depend upon the state economy and the budget. At what level the federal government will continue to support high-speed rail may depend upon the voters in November.
O'Toole said taxpayers considering high-speed rail must be prepared to pay for most of the costs to build and maintain the system. There is no such thing as a major self-sustaining commuter rail system in the world, he says. A cost-and-benefit analysis done by Harvard economist Edward Glaeser in four installments for the New York Times last year showed just how expensive high-speed rail could be - Dallas to Houston alone could cost as much at $24 billion to build - anywhere in the country.
"I can't see a case for high-speed rail anyplace in the world," O'Toole says. "To the true believer, no transportation system pays for itself, nor should it have to pay for itself."
All these many years later, Perryman, now the head of the Waco-based economic analyst Perryman Group, remains enthusiastic about the public good of high-speed rail. He is not, however, confident that the state and the federal government will give rail in Texas the needed funding any time in the near future.
"The expense of getting a new one (rail system) off the ground, irrespective of the long-term economic benefits, would be very difficult in the current political and budgetary situation," Perryman says. "I would not expect a lot of momentum in the immediate future."
And although Amacker, LeCody and others have said they believed that over time Southwest Airlines has changed its mind or will remain neutral about high-speed rail, Olga Romero, an airline spokeswoman in Dallas, told Texas Watchdog that any effort to give rail a financial priority over the American aviation system is absurd. History, of which Southwest played a significant role, has shown that high-speed rail cannot survive without "massive infusions of taxpayers' money, which is not at all how the nation's commercial air system is funded."
"There may be a place for high-speed rail long term, depending on whether it can overcome the daunting challenge it has in recouping its costs without massive taxpayer subsidies," Romero said. "As a significant taxpayer in our communities, we believe that taxpayers are entitled to know how much their taxes might increase before being asked to take a position on such a project. We do not think high-speed rail should take a financial priority over modernizing the U.S. air traffic control system."
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Sleep Apnea and Your Dental Health
March is National Sleep Apnea Month. Sleep apnea is a disorder where you experience pauses in breathing and shallow breaths while you sleep. This can last anywhere between a few seconds to a few minutes. According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, "a major symptom is extremely loud snoring, sometimes so loud that bed partners find it intolerable. Other indications that sleep apnea may be present are obesity, persistent daytime sleepiness, bouts of awakening out of breath during the night, and frequently waking in the morning with a dry mouth or a headache." Sleep […]


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Quick Facts:
- Originally titled "Real Men and Real Women," The S.A.F.E.R. program was born in Fall 1996 and housed in Peer Health Education.
- On July 1st 1999, S.A.F.E.R. moved from the Health Center to the Women's Center to increase collaboration with Women's Programs and Services.
- On February 14th 2011, the Women's Center changed its title to the Gender Equity Center and now housed Safer, Women's Programs, and the new Men and Masculinity Programs.
- In the summer of 2011, Safer became a stand-alone program in Student Life and Leadership.
- The name was changed from the acronym Sexual Assault Free Environment Resource (S.A.F.E.R.) to Safer and became a part of the Dean of Students department.
- Safer now focuses on educating students on sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and bystander intervention.
- Safer offers short term crisis counseling, advocacy, and accompaniments.
The Red Handprint:
The Red Handprint campaign was present on Cal Poly's campus for many years. When a sexual assault was reported to Safer, a red handprint would be painted in that location on campus, with handprints appearing in front of buildings, dormitories and other gathering places on campus. This was to signify how pervasive this issue was and is on campus.
While no red handprints can be found on the ground today at Cal Poly, a memorial can be found in the University Union next to the Sandwich Factory dining hall.
Gone But Not Forgotten
Safer's creation was sparked by the loss of three local young women to gender based violence.
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India's nominee Bhandari re-elected to ICJ after UK pullout
United Nations: India's Dalveer Bhandari was today re-elected to the International Court of Justice as the General Assembly overwhelmingly threw its weight behind him, forcing Britain to withdraw its candidate from a hard-fought race to the World Court.
Bhandari and UK's Christopher Greenwood were locked in a neck-and-neck fight for re-election as the UN could not decide between them after electing four out of five judges to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Bhandari, 70, received 183-193 votes in the General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in the Security Council to fill the final vacancy on the ICJ after separate but simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters in New York.
Soon after the election results were announced, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin was congratulated by representatives of other countries on the floor of the General Assembly.
"Vande Matram – India wins election to the International Court of Justice. JaiHind," tweeted External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
In a dramatic turn of events, British Permanent Representative to the UN Matthew Rycroft wrote identical letters to the presidents of the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council before the two chambers were scheduled to meet at 3 pm (local time) for the 12th round of voting.
"The current deadlock is unlikely to be broken by further rounds of voting. We have therefore consulted our candidate Sir Christopher Greenwood who has confirmed that his candidate for re-election to the International Court of Justice should be withdrawn," Rycroft said in his letter which was read out simultaneously in the General Assembly and the Security Council.
"In taking this step, we have borne in mind the close relationship that the United Kingdom and India have always enjoyed and we will continue to enjoy; and the fact that both candidates fulfil the requirements for our elections and have already served the court diligently with impartiality and independence," Rycroft said.
The UK will not have a judge on the bench of the ICJ for the first time in its 71-year history.
Based in The Hague, the ICJ has a bench of 15 judges, five of whom are elected every three years for a nine-year term.
Established in 1945, the role of the ICJ is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by states and to give advisory opinions on legal questions.
The permanent members of the Security Council – the US, Russia, France and China – were understood to have been throwing their weight behind 62-year-old Greenwood.
Rycroft thanked judge Greenwood for his service and paid tribute to his outstanding contribution to the working of the court and to the development of international law.
However, the British Ambassador noted that this was the right time to adopt the joint conference mechanism, which he had pushed earlier, but was opposed by India.
The statue of the ICJ provides in its Article 12 that if after the third meeting, one or more seats still remain unfilled, a joint conference may be formed any time at the request of either the General Assembly or the Security Council for the purpose of choosing one name for each seat still vacant to submit to the General Assembly and the Security Council for their respective acceptance, the letter said.
"This mechanism has not been used in relation to an election for the International Court of Justice. However the fact that it has not been used does not mean that it should not be used when the need arises," the letter said.
"It is the view of the United Kingdom that this election would have been an ideal of what was the mechanism envisaged by the courts upon statute to break the current deadlock," it said.
"It is also the UK's view as that of other delegations that some thought needs to be given to these proceedings before the next election in order that it might be used when it is really needed," the British Ambassador said.
Thereafter both the presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council announced that the new ballot papers would have only the name of Bhandari.
In the fourth round, Bhandari had received a majority – 115 votes – in the General Assembly, while Greenwood received 76 votes.
However, in the 15-member Security Council Greenwood got majority (nine) of the votes as against six votes by Bhandari.
As a result, another round of votes was scheduled for yesterday.
The voting in the General Assembly which overwhelmingly favoured India is reflective of the new global order, which is not pleasant to the world powers.
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ATHENS, Ohio –For the second-straight week, the Ohio softball team swept the Mid-American Conference weekly awards, the league announced today. Junior Alex Day was named the MAC East Player of the Week, while senior Danielle Stiene earned the MAC East Pitcher of the Week honor for the third-straight week.
Day (Hilliard, Ohio) led the Bobcats at the plate this past week, helping lead Ohio to a 5-0 record during the week. Overall, she hit .579 with 11 hits in 19 at bats. She registered four doubles, four homers, scored eight runs and drove in 14. She registered a 1.263 slugging percentage and a .550 on base percentage. She recorded on sacrifice fly and had a .923 fielding percentage with three putouts and nine assists.
On April 11 at Kent State in the second game of the doubleheader, Day was a force, going 5-for-5 with five runs scored, eight RBI and two home runs in Ohio's historic 22-7 victory over the Flashes. The game saw the Bobcats hit six home runs, setting the new Ohio and MAC record for home runs in a game. Ohio's 22 runs are also a new program record for runs scored in a game. Day's eight RBI in the game is also the second most in MAC history in a single game. The win helped sweep the season series against Kent State, with the Bobcats defeating them 4-2 earlier in the day.
On April 13 against Akron, Day continued her solid play, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI and a home run in Ohio's 8-0 win. Day's home run in the bottom of the sixth inning was of the walk off fashion, helping end the game in the sixth inning. In the second game of the doubleheader, Day went 3-for-4 with two RBI with a double in the Bobcats' 5-2 victory.
Day wrapped up her weekend on April 14 with a 1-for-4 effort in Ohio's, 12-0, five inning victory. Day hit a home run in the bottom of the first inning, helping give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead at the time. She also scored one run and had one RBI in the victory as well.
Stiene (Loveland, Ohio) led the Bobcats in the circle once again. Overall on the week, Stiene registered three appearances with three starts, going 3-0 with three complete games and two shut outs and a 0.78 ERA. In 18.0 innings, she allowed two runs on 10 hits, walked four and struck out 18 batters that she faced, while opponents registered a .156 batting average against her. Stiene's performances helped the Bobcats go 5-0 on the week and improve them to 13-1 in the MAC.
On April 11 in the first game of the doubleheader against Kent State, Stiene went the distance, pitching all seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits, while walking three and striking out six in Ohio's 4-2 victory against the Flashes.
On April 13 against Akron, Stiene returned to the circle again in the first game of the series, pitching six innings, allowing no runs on three hits and did not walk a batter while striking out seven in the 8-0 six-inning shutout. Stiene returned to the circle in the final game of the series, once again going the distance, allowing no runs on one hit in five innings of work. She walked one and struck out five if the 19 batters that she faced on way to the 12-0 five inning victory.
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American History X is a 1998 American drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. It stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, and co-stars Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach, Elliott Gould, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee and Beverly D'Angelo. The film was released in the United States on October 30, 1998 and was distributed by New Line Cinema.
The film tells the story of two Venice, Los Angeles brothers who become involved in the neo-Nazi movement. The older brother serves three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, changes his beliefs and tries to prevent his brother from going down the same path. The film is told in the style of nonlinear narrative. It was given an "R" rating by the MPAA for "graphic brutal violence including rape, pervasive language, strong sexuality and nudity". It grossed over $23 million at the international box office.
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EOG Resources Inc. expects to begin drilling at the Vaca Muerta oil shale in Argentina's Neuquen basin within weeks, EOG Chief Executive Officer Mark Papa said Nov. 30 during an investors presentation at Jefferies 2011 Global Energy Conference in Houston.
"We will start to drill the first well in a matter of weeks," Papa said. "The shale looks pretty good to us."
EOG has 100,000 net acres in the Vaca Muerta. Papa said it's too early yet for EOG to discuss any resource estimates about the play.
Repsol YPF SA has announced it identified the existence of a recoverable 927 million boe, 80% oil, in Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Vaca Muerta shale on about 3.5% of its 12,000 sq km holdings in the Neuquen basin in Argentina (OGJ Online, Nov. 8, 2011).
In the Eagle Ford shale, EOG has 535,000 net acres in what Papa calls the premier oil window. EOG also has 26,000 net acres in a wet gas window and 49,000 acres in a dry gas window in the Eagle Ford.
Papa said Eagle Ford well quality is improving with the initial production rate of some recent wells approaching 3,000 b/d of oil plus NGLs and gas. EOG is testing seven downspaced pilot patterns in the Eagle Ford.
Well costs are decreasing in the play for EOG, which expects to save more money after closing on a previously announced acquisition that will provide EOG with self-sourced sand for hydraulic fracturing.
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We started the night with a screening of PEdAL ED's short documentary showcasing the first edition of the race held this year, followed by a panel of riders that experienced it: Pete McNeil Peta McSharry Levente Bagoly. Hosted by Laura Scott.
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An all-new Bill the Cat origin story helps relaunch Bloom County.
Eight years after Pete & Pickles (2008), Breathed's last picture book, the cartoonist returns to well-trod material in what seems to be the hope of attracting the attention of parents who grew up with his comic strip. In search of a best friend, a white boy named Binkley instantly bonds with a kitty at the Pedigree Schmedigree Animal Shelter. Unfortunately, Bill is already bound for a life as a sled cat in the snowy North Pole. From there, he wanders the globe with little logic, making his mark on the megafauna of the savanna, cat worshippers, and earthling-abducting extraterrestrials, until he is finally delivered to his waiting boy. The scene periodically shifts to a lonely Binkley and Opus the penguin. Filled with copious visual gags and an all-white cast (even, apparently, the cat worshippers that build like the Egyptians and dress in stereotypical Middle Eastern garb), the book is an extended ode to Bloom County as a "Simpler Time, Kinder Place." As a product, the book has a frantic energy that makes it a perfectly decent gift for those adults who have long missed the antics of Binkley, Opus, and the rest, but it will mean little and be of even less interest to actual child readers.
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Depart London on your overnight flight to the Madagascan capital of Antananarivo via Mauritius.
Upon arrival in Antananarivo, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for the remainder of today at leisure.
Spend this morning on a fascinating sightseeing tour of the city before enjoying lunch at a local restaurant. The afternoon is at leisure to wander through the city's bustling markets, admire the old town's colonial architecture or undertake an optional excursion.
This morning fly to Diego where your transfer will take you to the National Park of Amber Mountain for a leisurely wander along the park's scenic trails. Encounter a host of natural residents amongst drooping ferns including a plethora of enchanting lemur species, an astonishing variety of colourful chameleons, tree boas constricting Canarium branches and a vivid display of butterfly breeds hovering between orchids. In the afternoon continue to Antsiranana for an evening at leisure.
Following your journey to the sleepy rural village of Ambilo, a walk up the hillside unveils the mighty Baobab trees, whose swollen trunks are a striking contrast upon the dry plain. Your guide will provide an intriguing tour of these natural pillars, which often host frolicking crowned lemurs, before you enjoy a picnic lunch. As you return to the city this afternoon, stop off at local villages to meet the Antakarana people and experience unique tribal traditions.
Following an early breakfast drive to the Ankarana National Park, marvel at this breath-taking expanse of psychedelic limestone pinnacles, whose layered formation cultivate the forest-filled canyons and subterranean rivers below. During your tour, traverse walkways with a backdrop of dramatic landscapes, peer into the bat's grotto and take centre stage within the naturally carved rock amphitheatre.
In the morning, transfer to the quaint fishing village of Ramena where you will embark by boat to the Emerald Sea, a sheltered bay overlooking the Indian Ocean's inviting waters. Unwind upon the golden shores of this paradise or snorkel in search of reefs, before enjoying freshly caught fish cooked before your eyes.
After breakfast depart for the Millot Plantation in Ambanja, for a fascinating insight into a century of tradition and devotion to the world's finest cocoa. During your visit taste organic cocoa beans fresh from a husk, observe the meticulous production process each plant undergoes by hand and tour the village that is supported by the plantation. Following your visit, take a boat trip to the exotic island of Nosy Be and arrive at your hotel.
Today's island hopping adventure begins upon Nosy Komba, a tropical retreat whose volcanic surface cultivates luscious surroundings. Visit the island's Lemur Park for a close encounter with lemur families grazing on fruit provided by the villagers. You will also have the opportunity to peruse the market of Ampangorina which presents a vibrant selection of local crafts. Later continue to Nosy Tanikely, a protected marine reserve revered for its colourful corals, tropical fish and green sea turtles.
Embark on a traditional rowing boat through the mangrove swamp, before arriving at the Lokobe Special Reserve. Your guided tour of the forest gives you the best chance to observe famed Madagascan wildlife including striking chameleons, red owls perched upon ylang-ylang trees and black lemurs amongst vanilla orchids. After lunch return to your hotel on Nosy Be for the remainder of today at leisure.
Optional excursion (payable locally): Quid Biking in Nosy Be (Quads can accommodate 2 people).
Today is at leisure to unwind upon the island's idyllic beaches, or continue your exploration with an optional excursion.
This morning catch a flight back
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your scheduled flight to Mauritius. Upon arrival transfer to your chosen beach hotel for your extension.
Relax and unwind at your chosen beach hotel.
Transfer to the airport for your scheduled flight back to the UK.
For stays of 30 days or less a Visa will be required and is purchased upon arrival. Further advice should be sought from the applicable tourist authority for other nationalities and for general queries. We strongly advise you check your destinations' Tourist Board or Embassy for the most up-to-date guidelines regarding passport validity.
We strongly recommend that you and all members of your party are suitably insured as soon as you book your holiday. It is a condition of booking that you must have suitable travel insurance. It is important that you purchase travel insurance that suitably covers your participation in whatever activities you may undertake at the time that you make your booking. To assist you with this, we have arranged travel insurance in partnership with Holiday Extras. To arrange your travel insurance with Holiday Extras, please call 0800 781 4237 and quote 'WK830' for preferential rates. Please ensure you provide us with the name of your insurer, policy number and their 24-hour emergency contact number as soon as possible. Mercury Holidays will not be liable for any costs incurred by you due to your failure to take out suitable travel insurance from the date of booking.
If booking more than 10 weeks before departure a deposit of £49pp will need to be paid at the time of booking with the full amount payable at 10 weeks prior to departure. The deposit applies to adults and children. If you are within 10 weeks of travel then the full balance of the holiday will be payable.
Your flight to Antananarivo Airport is with Air Mauritius (MK), departing from London Heathrow, Terminal 4. Each passenger is entitled to 30kg of hold luggage plus 1 item of hand luggage and 1 personal item such as a handbag, briefcase or laptop case. Weight restrictions will be finalised on your E-ticket receipt. Should you wish to take additional luggage you will need to pay extra at check-in. Check-in should be at least 3 hours before departure. Please note that all flight times are subject to change. Final flight details will be confirmed on your e-ticket and final documentation which will be sent to you approximately 10 days before departure.
It is your responsibility to check any health and vaccination requirements applicable to your booked arrangements. We can only provide general information about this. Health and hygiene facilities and disease risks vary from country to country. You should take health advice about your own needs as early as possible and in good time before your departure. Sources of information include; www.fco.gov.uk, http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/, www.hpa.org.uk, your General Practitioner or a specialist clinic.
This tour is accessible to most people with an good level of fitness and normal mobility. It involves moderate days of walking on uneven paths and hills, and getting on and off coaches. This tour is not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties.
There is no minimum number of travellers for this extension however the main tour passenger numbers will apply for the main part of the tour. If in the unlikely event there are less than the required number of people booked on your main tour date then you may be asked to change to a different date. A full refund will be made available to you should this alternative not be suitable.
This is an escorted tour, meaning the you will have the services of an English speaking guide during each excursion ensuring that you have first-hand knowledge at all times.
The currency in Madagascar is the Malagasy Ariary, however it is advisable to take Euros and change small amounts of money at a time into Ariary, as it can be difficult to change money back. We strongly recommend exchanging money at the BFV/Societe Generale Bank, when in Madagascar. Do be aware that it is illegal to exchange money at the markets. Credit Cards are not widely accepted in Madagascar.
You will need to take some extra money with you to cover any dinners where these are not mentioned on your itinerary and personal purchases, such as souvenirs, extra drinks and snacks. Approximately £100 - £300 person should be sufficient for the duration of your tour. Please also bear in mind that there will be several shopping opportunities throughout your tour. Tipping is at your discretion, however we would recommend approximately £2 per person per day. Tips are accepted in the local currency, however it is asked that if you do not tip in the local currency that you only pay with notes, as coins cannot be exchanged.
The order of events and sightseeing may vary according to local conditions or for operational purposes. For this reason, we have indicated approximate times only. Your local guide will inform you of any schedule changes as they are informed of them. Some road construction and/or weather conditions may lengthen the driving times or sailing conditions. Our intention is to adhere to the day-to-day itinerary as printed; however, order of events and sightseeing may vary according to the local conditions.
Weather can vary quite considerably throughout the year, so please familiarise yourself with the climate charts below.
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Yesterday, I took a photo each hour that I was awake and wrote about what I was doing. It was pretty fun, and I hope you enjoy reading it!
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*yawn* I woke up and stared at the ceiling for a while.
When I got out of bed and walked into the living room the first thing I saw were two of our cats sleeping on the deck:
These guys are always sleeping…
Then I ate breakfast. 😉
I got on a t-shirt and shorts, pulled back my hair, and went outside to let Maude out. She stays the nights in her pen and I let her out to sleep on the front porch during the day. Here she is, waiting for me to give her a treat:
I started off the school day by watching an episode of CNN Student News. Then I helped my siblings make a blanket fort. 😛
I did geography and learned what Eurasia is. Pretty cool! Then I taught my sister how to find points on a map using longitude and latitude. 😀 Geography is fun…
*pant* *pant* I did P.E.! For me, it's basically just running around outside. 😉
*deep breath* Okay, I admit, I've been putting this off.
It's time to face my fate.
*brave look* It's time for MATH. *gulp*
Ooh! I should listen to music for inspiration! XD
I'm listening to the Brave soundtrack now. That's better! 😛
Here I go….
*sigh* More math. However did you guess?
I took a math break and played some music. I love music. 🙂 I played Fur Elise on piano. That's such a fun song. On the violin, I played Faded Love, Tennessee Waltz, and some others. 😀
Then I ate lunch. 😛
I finished lunch and put my baby brother down for a nap. He's quite the handful. 😉
YAY! A much- awaited package arrived!
I'll explain in my next post. 😉
Tiny baby caterpillars hatched on our front porch! My mom got a really cool video of them, maybe I'll post it sometime.
I practiced Spanish. Qué Pasa means what's up? 😛
Did some music theory drills:
*yawn* This is not very exciting, is it? 😥 XD
Latin. Math. You get the idea.
I took a five-minute nap. Except I didn't actually fall asleep, I just stared at the wall and thought about writing. I got a pretty good idea for a story! XD
That was fun! I played with Maude, my siblings and I had a staring contest with goats (I won) and we had a dance party in the front yard. 😀
I worked on some history too. 🙂
Worked on something in my bedroom that shall be revealed soon.
*wink wink*
I'm gonna go write for a minute….
Back! I worked on At the End of the Road for a little while. I'm making progress!
Pizza for supper – YUM! Afterward, we sang songs from The Sound of Music while we cleaned the kitchen. 😉
Those are the curtains on our kitchen window. Pretty!
Time for bed. G'night!
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Named after the famous TV detective show from the '70s, this is a super retro furniture store with a cool vibe
34 Ekamai 21, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand
The Overview
This plain-looking store churns out well-made replicas at reasonable prices. Owner and antique enthusiast Satit Thammapapkul has filled the store with originals by the likes of George Nelson and Eero Saarinen; customers are encouraged to test out chairs before making a decision. They also have sofas and daybeds, tables, sideboards, beds and other accessories.
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If you make me wait too long , I go elsewhere, although here in Evanston Wyoming, there isn't much choice, but when there is, if I have to sit and be dangled like a work on a string I go elsewhere. When it comes to communications there's two choices , AllWest and CenturyLink, yes there's NGL, but they are pissed at the club and me so that's not an option. Something to the degree that I was kind and all , that they took to being more than what it was. Go figure.
Anymile, so there's AllWest or CenturyLink. Both are not served well here, mostly due to population and being very blind to the light at the end of the cave. Dig this nearby Park City Utah, is going to be the center focus city to have a major TV series filmed in it. Oil And Money to be on NBC. This will bring in thousands of new jobs. These firms that will support that production will spill over residency and business wise into Evanston. This will create new clients, that quite frankly will not be served well as the salespeople that try to serve it, stay in their cubical, in Las Vegas and Kamas Utah. To which they are going to miss this. HazzardAyre Radio, and the rest of our media arm are not waiting. We are already gassing up the rotorcraft to serve this new entrant into our midst. Kinda like when Utah in 2002 hosted the winter Olympics. Many thought that those games or at least the viewers and all would remain in Utah, those with some vision knew that those same visitors , many with big companies and deep wallets would not just remain in Metro Utah, but would spill over into southern Idaho and western Wyoming. As such our club's enterprising firms, were there to accept that business and as such did well. Those with limited vision, suffered. Likewise when CBS ran Touched by an Angel, which also was filmed in Utah, we were there to restore and lend vehicles, do overhead flying filming and so on. As such we made money, those again with limited brain, didn't. It's easy to sit in ones cubical, and only see the rest of the area that they serve from very narrow viewfinders. What they need to do, is get out in the area and look. Guess that might be why the Knytes, HCC and other subsidiaries of the Knytes are still around, weathered the rough seas of Obamanomics and are still thriving. While others are not so much.
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The body has been perceived differently during different historical times. These perceptions evoke images that "talk" to each other, "argue" with each other and are often in an absolute disagreement.
During the sixties and the seventies, feminists re-claimed the feminine and focused on female empowerment through a body with often explicit heterosexual identity and some traditionally considered female functions like giving birth. Challenging to this look at the body became the third wave of feminism, and–as Judith Butler's definition of gender as a "to sustained set of acts attributed to particular individual or group of individuals." This definition of gender expanded the territory for womanness and has included variations of gender identities, that weren't on the center of attention for many of the feminists back in the sixties.
"On Focus: The Interior" is a homage to the "Interior Scroll" by Carolee Shneemann – perhaps one of my favorite feminist performance art pieces. Although this performance has been very inspirational to me, I have to admit that I belong to a different generation, therefore I can not just make a piece that celebrates earlier fellow feminists without adding something to it, or re-interpreting their work in a current contemporary context. I grew up at a time of rapid technological acceleration. New technologies produced new territories such as the worlds of computer games, mobile networking and the plastic surgery industry. These territories are inhabited by both misogyny and feminist thought and create new opportunities for enhancing them both. Through this piece I address these new appearings that newer generations of feminists have to deal with. The struggle did not end with the successes of earlier generations of feminists. Along with remains from the old challenges, we face new ones. More work has to be done for women to be equal.
During this piece I wear my "Amazon Armor" lens-bra, that magnifies my after-mastectomy scars. I take a piece of paper out of my vagina and read a text, part of which consists of contemporary offensive words that name the vagina. This is opposite to Schneemann's text that was worshiping the vagina, as we know from historical descriptions of her piece. Meanwhile, I also comment on contemporary misogyny in a stand-up comedian style.


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March & Rock #3: Lost in transition
A5, 24 pages, full colour, digital offset print.
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"Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now."
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07-12-2019 01:03 PM - last edited on 07-15-2019 06:33 AM by Doctordon
I'm beginning to have an issue pop up with our new Yoga's. The wireless card just stops working. I go to the event logs and I see an error
Event 5005 netwtw06
Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 : Has encountered an internal error and has failed.
This error is in the logs thousands of times. Could this error be the cause and what is the fix?
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Hi Rlehma,
Try to mark the date you are having this event issue and compare it from any received update from Windows. If they tally, perhaps you can system restore your machine back to a previous working date.
You can also try running Windows network troubleshooter or simply call in technical support and have them informed. This would allow them to do the remaining steps such as uninstalling and reinstalling the network drivers specially if you have tried updating it using Lenovo Vantage.
After isolating the driver then further checks can be done like ensuring that the wires for the WLAN card is not loose. Such is not required to be done when you still have warranty covering your machine and tech support can help you provide a working plan for you.
I hope this helps answer your query.
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07-12-2019 03:46 PM - edited 07-12-2019 03:47 PM
There were a lot of WiFi issues caused by Microsoft's June 2019 Windows 1903 update to Windows 10, so if you do not have the latest Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 driver installed (220.127.116.11 dated 7-2-2019) then I would start by installing that version on at least one system and test to see if it resolves the problem. It can be downloaded directly from Intel here or using the link below.
If you do so, be sure to also install the latest Intel® Wireless Bluetooth® for Windows® 10 driver (version 21.20.0 dated 7-2-2019) at the same time, which is located on the same page Wireless driver.
You don't mention what Yoga model you have, so I cannot tell if Lenovo has posted the latest version yet or not, but usually it take them a while to do so after the vendor posts it themselves, so my guess is that it has not yet been posted by Lenovo.
From the version 22.214.171.124 release notes https://downloadmirror.intel.com/28906/eng/ReleaseNotes_BT_21.20.0.pdf
Downloads for Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
Best of luck,
Welcome to the community!
Might help to know the model of your Yogas and the OS.
Some research shows this to be a bad/old driver and/or corrupted installation of the device. Either use Lenovo Vantage or the support page to find and download the latest driver for your computer. Then, using Device Manager, uninstall the 8265 and reinstall it with the newer driver if there is one.
Hope that helps.
07-15-2019 06:15 AM - edited 07-15-2019 06:17 AM
Thank you to all who replied. I'll start with the steps suggested. The model is 3rd gen x1 yoga with win 10. Haven't upgraded these to 1903 just yet.
ok, this is now happening on all our models of lenovo laptops. they are a mix of p1, t580, x1 carbon, and x1 yoga. This is not happening on our HP or Surface laptops. The wireless card just stops working. sometimes it is from removing the usb-c dock cable, others times it acts like it can't authenticate to the wireless network. some machines are 1809, some 1903. We have updated all the drivers. thanks
I am having this same issue. Over the summer I upgraded my school's wifi infrastructure and this now happening with all of my Lenovo laptops when woken up from sleep mode. Wifi vendor says it's buggy Intel drivers; Intel says it's Lenovo's fault. Love the pointing of fingers as opposed to true customer service.
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Eric and Rachel Fast of Appleton City, Mo., are proud to announce the birth of their baby son, Quentin Matthew Fast.
Quentin was born at 7:04 p.m., Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 19 inches.
Maternal grandparents are Bill and Marci Hardin of Nevada, Mo. Maternal great-grandparents are Roberta Wagner of Nevada, Mo., and Max Croxdale of Strafford, Mo.
Paternal grandparents are Delton and Debbie Fast of Nevada, Mo. Paternal great-grandparent is John Gardner of Lamar, Mo.


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Toby Morris's cartoon does not share the simple truth that Richard and Paula are privileged by having two parents who work hard to create the best opportunities possible for their child.
Ultimately, it's pretty rich when a company with zero female executives urges leaders to challenge gender bias at work.
It all just goes to show how government regulation can be silent, but deadly.
Long gone are the ballads of the common man. In their place, we've got lots of booze, driving on dirt roads, and objectifying lyrics about women.
Social justice warriors are easily identified, possessing highly sensitive sensory organs, and an enormous mouth that hangs open in order to emit noise at the slightest provocation.
A genuinely frightening monster is one in which we meet the enemy and he is us.
You'll never believe the bumper stickers from centuries ago I found on the sides of camels, armor, and yurts.
These are the weapon of choice for serial killers, kidnappers, and racists. The torment must end.
As with many forms of entertainment, enjoying the video game experience can often blind the user to the underlying message.
Here are the top five moments in history that could be revised with a progressive philosophy. Trigger warning: History.
Thanks to the legalization of marijuana in Oregon, my son will find a less competitive job market.
Make no mistake: while the Oregon shooting is a tragedy, it is in no way senseless, or the person would never have done it in the first place.
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I realise that bird photography is an acquired taste and not appreciated by everyone but this thread could give members a chance to post photos for viewing, comments, advice and tips (given or taken) or just general bird-related chat.
You don't have to be a committed bird photographer but everybody is welcome to contribute if they have a photograph of a bird which they are proud of (or disappointed with and would like some advice.) It would probably be wise to limit the number of images to two or three at a time to prevent the thread becoming too unwieldly (on the other hand it might not take off at all.)
So have a root about on your hard drive and show us what you've got.
To start the ball rolling here are two shots of one of the many migrating Northern Wheatears which are in my area at the moment. It was taken on the ciiffs at Gunton Warren near Lowestoft, which is close to Pleasurewood Hills Amusement Park and above the nudist beach! I always feel slightly conspicuous wandering about there with my binoculars and camera with a long lens. I am sure I will get challenged one day.
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You probably know Louise Lecavalier as a star dancer in La La La Human Steps. Her quick pirouettes and acrobatic dives are legendary, and her slim, androgynous appearance is always fascinating. She is an icon, a fifty-year-old blonde angel with an aura. The choreographer and performer Benoît Lachambre, who appeared with Meg Stuart in the 'Forgeries. Love and other matters', is her sparring partner on stage.
In 'Is you me', the two partners examine the relationship between image and dance to the live accompaniment of music by the composer Hahn Rowe and computer drawings by Laurent Goldring. In a pristine white landscape, the two dancers journey between 2D and 3D. They are anonymous, as their appearance is barely visible. Soon they are covered in scratches, drawings and colours projected from Goldring's computer and are gradually transformed into cartoon figures. Will these strange human bodies survive the technological tsunami rushing towards them? (-from de Singel Website)
Benoît Lachambre, Louise Lecavalier
Hahn Rowe
Laurent Goldring
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Coma cyclist Mary Bowers' father wants hands-free device ban
The father of a cyclist who was left in a coma after she was knocked off her bike has said using hands-free devices while driving should be banned.
Times journalist Mary Bowers was cycling to work in London when she was struck by a lorry in November 2011.
The driver was using a hands-free mobile phone and did not see Miss Bowers in front of his truck.
Her father Peter Bowers, from East Malling in Kent, claimed hands-free devices distracted drivers.
Cambridge history graduate Miss Bowers, a gifted musician, cannot move or speak and faces spending the rest of her life in a nursing home.
'Little difference'
In December, lorry driver Petre Beiu, 40, was found not guilty of dangerous driving but convicted of careless driving at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
He was fined £2,700 and banned from driving for eight months.
It is illegal in the UK to ride a motorcycle or drive using a hand-held phone with offenders facing disqualification or a fine of up to £2,500.
It is legal to use hands-free phones, sat-navs and two-way radios while driving or riding but the police have the power to stop and penalise users they think are distracted and not in control of the vehicle.
Mr Bowers said he thought the less serious charge of careless driving over the crash which injured his daughter sent the wrong message.
"Although it is legal to use a hands-free set at the moment, the research shows that actually, in terms of distraction, there is very little difference between a hand-held mobile phone and a hands-free one," he said.
The Times newspaper launched a cycle safety campaign following the incident.
A spokeswoman for the Department for Transport said: "Driving needs concentration and motorists must be in proper control of their vehicle at all times.
"If they are not, they risk putting lives at risk and will face prosecution.
"The government recently introduced a new offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving - carrying a maximum penalty of five years in prison."


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take (one) to the cleaners
1. To cheat or swindle one for a lot or all of their money. Despite its meaning, the phrase as used often does not refer to actual cheating. It was my first time playing poker at the casino, and the more experienced players definitely took me to the cleaners. The con man made a living taking people to the cleaners with his scams.
2. To soundly defeat or best one; to succeed over one by a wide margin. This young team is taking the veteran squad to the cleaners tonight.
take someone to the cleaners
1. Sl. to take a lot of someone's money; to swindle someone. The lawyers took the insurance company to the cleaners, but I still didn't get enough to pay for my losses. The con artists took the old man to the cleaners.
2. Sl. to defeat or best someone. We took the other team to the cleaners. Look at the height they've got! They'll take us to the cleaners!
take to the cleaners
1. Take or cheat one out of all of one's money or possessions, as in Her divorce lawyer took him to the cleaners, or That broker has taken a number of clients to the cleaners. [Slang; early 1900s]
2. Drub, beat up, as in He didn't just push you-he took you to the cleaners. [Slang; early 1900s]
take to the cleanersSlang
To take all the money or possessions of, especially by outsmarting or swindling.
take to the cleaners, to
To dupe or defraud; to wipe out financially. This term may have been derived from the older to be cleaned out, which dates from the early nineteenth century and has precisely the same meaning. The current cliché is American slang dating from the mid-twentieth century, when commercial dry-cleaning establishments became commonplace, but it probably originated, like the older term, among gamblers. H. MacLennan used it in Precipice (1949): "He had taken Carl to the cleaners this time."
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The fight to eliminate smoking has moved from indoors to outdoors.
ATLANTA – Smoking has been increasingly marginalized these days, from higher cigarette taxes to indoor smoking bans. Now more outside venues are banning cigarettes, the Associated Press/USA Today reports. Prohibitions against smoking outside have increased close to twofold since 2008. Close to 2,600 public beaches, city parks, college campuses and other outside places have banned smoking.
However, some health experts say the bans are not based on evidence that tobacco smoke in an outdoor setting can cause harm to others. Many studies point to a link between indoor secondhand smoke inhalation and health problems, and some health officials say all that research means that breathing smoke outside can have the same impact.
"There's no risk-free level of secondhand smoke," said Brian King, an expert on secondhand smoke with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
But because it's outdoors, it's harder to figure out the harmful effects, if any, of cigarette smoke. Health experts have been concentrating their efforts on sidewalk cafes, feeling that they have a better chance of regulating those areas over public beaches or municipal parks.
Australian researcher Simon Chapman, who has done extensive research into smoking, said that he opposes smoking bans for outdoor venues. "Next you might say 'Let's not just stop there. Let's not have people smoke anywhere they might be seen,'" he said.
Already, dozens of New Jersey towns and cities have approved no smoking ordinances for public outdoor places.


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This article takes a look at some common myths about trademarks, and the truthful answers.
1. I have registered a company name, so I don't need a trade mark
TRUTH: If you register a company name at Companies House, this will only stop someone else registering the same or very similar company name. Registering a trade mark is the only way to obtain exclusive rights.
2. It can wait until I'm successful
TRUTH: A "first-to-file" system exists in the UK, and generally therefore once an application is filed, anyone that files after you, is behind you in the queue. This means that applications should be filed at the earliest opportunity.
If you delay filing the trade mark, but at the same time are heavily promoting the product, someone else can file for the mark themselves. It may be possible to eventually get your mark back, but it's an expensive and stressful way to conduct business, when such problems could be easily avoided.
3. I don't need a trade mark as I've been around for ages
TRUTH: Owning a registered trade mark is the best way to be able to prevent others from using what's rightfully yours. If you don't have a trade mark registration, but have been using for some time, it is possible to take action against someone else who is using your mark, on the basis of "passing off". This is notoriously difficult and time-consuming to prove in court, and is therefore beyond the budget of many businesses.
4. Obtaining registration is simple and I can register a trade mark myself
TRUTH: It is possible to register your own trade mark, but this can cause problems down the line if not done effectively. Why take the risk, when your business is so important?
5. It costs too much!
TRUTH: The costs are very reasonable relative to the gains to your business. What's more, trade marks are an asset of your company, and can be bought, sold, licensed and/or franchised.
Rachael Ward is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney from Ward Trade Marks.
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