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Inspired by experiences with nature and travel, the work of director Ian Watt is deeply explorative; questioning truth and questioning beauty. With roots in international humanitarian documentary, his global fluency grants him a unique perspective on the greater human story. Ian's work largely explores the connection between the human journey and its relationship with physical space. Often placing equal emphasis on character and surrounding environment, his films examine what it means to truly be; not only to merely exist, but to engage, reflect, and respond to the world around us.
With a body of work for clients including Apple, Google, Facebook, TUMI, WeTransfer, Uniqlo, WSJ, Nike, and YouTube, his recent work has been recognized by Cannes, Clio, Communication Arts, D&AD, ADC, ADDY, One Show, FWA, Awwwards, and Vimeo Staff Picks.
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California is backing away from a requirement that within two years 2 percent of all cars sold in the state be electrically powered. The move raises questions about similar mandates in New York and Massachusetts, both of which had pledged to follow California's lead.
The California Air Resources Board asked its staff on Thursday to prepare a rule that would suspend the requirement that auto makers market tens of thousands of electric vehicles in the state by the turn of the century. The board proposed to drop the 2 percent requirement in the early years of the program and instead to increase production gradually to 10 percent "zero emission vehicles" by 2003, when all car companies that sell more than 3,000 vehicles a year statewide must comply with the regulation.
Air quality advocates and members of the emerging electric car industry criticized the move, which they called a capitulation to the automobile and oil industries. But some automobile experts said the change in the law was a practical one, because today's technology cannot produce an electric vehicle that customers would want to buy. All current electric cars fall short on performance, range or both, they said.
"This plan provides for a successful launch of commercially viable electric cars that protects public health and will provide new high-tech jobs in California," said John Dunlap, chairman of the Air Resources Board.
"This plan promotes a market-based introduction of Zev's and will unleash the engineering and the marketing prowess of auto makers," he said of zero-emission vehicles.
The new proposal calls for auto makers to stop spending millions of dollars trying to defeat zero-emission vehicle requirements and instead to participate in a partnership program to promote and evaluate the development of advanced Zev's.
The changes met with approval from auto makers, who would voluntarily phase in electric vehicle sales from 1998 to 2000.
Dennis R. Minano, vice president for energy and the environment at General Motors, praised the state board for moving to change the zero-emission requirement and for "its recognition that market forces are a better way to introduce technology than mandates."
But air quality advocates called the new proposal a sellout by the board and by Gov. Pete Wilson, who supported the change. They noted that the proposal, which is subject to revision until March, would require that only 3,750 zero-emission vehicles be produced from 1998 to 2000, in contrast to 60,000 under the original proposal.
"This proposal represents the next step in the Governor's attempt to dismantle California's clean air plan," said Melissa Kaznitz, executive director of the California Public Interest Research Group. "He is selling out the environment, high-tech business and consumers to support his generous patrons in the oil industry."
California's backpedaling also drew criticism from other states. Sonia Hamel, the director of air policy for Massachusetts, said Gov. William F. Weld was "very disappointed." Governor Weld was quoted by The Associated Press as saying, "We think the California Air Resources staff made the wrong decision, but that decision does not bind Massachusetts." But the office of State Attorney General Scott Harshbarger said it was too early to plan a strategy to allow Massachusetts to keep its mandate.
Aides to Gov. George E. Pataki of New York and the State Department of Environmental Conservation could not be reached over the holiday weekend. The Governor has repeatedly said that the state's commitment to using electric cars would stand, whatever California decided. But since the New York mandate is tied to California's actions, the decision in California could mean that the New York law would change automatically, requiring a return to the previous 2 percent level.
The Federal Clean Air Act gives the states a choice between following Washington's rules on automobile emissions or adopting California's, which have been the strictest. State officials say they are not sure if they can hold on to a program that is stricter than California's.
But others took a more pragmatic view, saying that there was little to be gained by requiring sales of vehicles that were bound to disappoint consumers. Today's lead acid batteries do not provide an adequate combination of range and power, and while new battery technologies, like lithium ion, may overcome these limitations, they are not likely to be available for use in autos by 1998.
"Right now, the state of the art in battery technology is such that it's too early to put it on the road," said Henry Wedaa, chairman emeritus of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in Southern California. "If we introduce electric vehicles too soon, before the technology is ready, we are riding for a fall with a lot of potential consumers, and they will be unwilling to buy future electronic vehicles, which will be outstanding."
Dennis Simanitis, engineering editor of Road & Track, an automobile enthusiasts' magazine, said tests of the current electric cars had found none with a range over 100 miles, and the average was only about 60 miles between rechargings. And unlike gasoline-powered cars, which run the same with a quarter tank of fuel as when they are full, electric cars begin losing power as the batteries are discharged, he said.
"Even if you are for electric cars, there was quite a danger of the electric car that could come out in 1998 being unacceptable for everybody," Mr. Simanitis said. "This will give the industry some breathing room to look for a better battery."
Critics of electric cars point out that they are not really zero-emission vehicles because there is indirect pollution from the power plants that generate the electricity.
Safety is also an issue with current technology, which surrounds the driver of an electric car with about 1,000 pounds of lead acid batteries. Even if the liquid acid component could be isolated, or put into a gel, accidents would still raise the possibility of exposing passengers or rescue workers to high voltage.
Despite these problems, Peugeot and Fiat have both introduced electric cars in Europe, where they have been embraced as city vehicles. Peugeot has said that it is investigating the possibility of producing such cars in the United States, if it can find a suitable partner. But European drivers are more accustomed to lower-powered vehicles and are less demanding of air-conditioning, which is a big battery consumer.
One development that may solve many of the limitations of electric vehicles is the rapid improvement in the performance of fuel cells, which combine oxygen from air with hydrogen from oil or natural gas, to make water and electricity. Fuel cells would eliminate the need for massive batteries and remote power generation while increasing the range of an electric vehicle to match that of gasoline automobiles. Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler-Benz, has said that it could introduce a fuel-cell car in 1997.
"In the long run, batteries are all dead, and fuel-cell vehicles will carry the day," Mr. Wedaa said. "The problem is infrastructure: there aren't natural gas or hydrogen stations on every corner yet," he said.


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There are thousand of varieties and species of wood. We only work with native woods of North America. More specifically or woods are all hard woods to either recycle and repurposed or save from the burn piles and the end of sawmills pile. The woods we use most come for a hundred mile radius of Mesopotamia in Trumbull County Ohio. As large percent comes from right around where we live in Geauga County Ohio. Oak, Maple, Walnut, Cherry, Hickory, Elm, Apple, Osage Orange are all local.
We are very lucky that way. Some Crafters must have their wood shipped hundreds of miles to their locations. Some are have know choice other than to buy their woods in Crafter Shops and local retail lumber yards. That limits what is available to them and runs up the price of their goods. Maybe they could consider using woods local to them whenever possible, For what we do we just happen to be in the right place at the right time allowing us to find "first choice materials" at Sawmill prices or better. Reclaimed wood is even harder to get and cost even more to prepare. It has to be ....
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This is a rare BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS "JOINED" DOUBLE handbill/postcard mailer (#BG098-PC & BG097-PC) from concerts at FILLMORE WEST in San Francisco, Ca. FAR fewer of these exist than either individual handbill, which were cut from these pre-concert double-sized postcard mailers. Measuring apprx. 14″ x 4.5″, this mailer is in nice shape – no pin holes and just a small piece of tape at the top and bottom where the card was sealed for mailing. Folded at the seam between the two cards.
For BG098, Buffalo Springfield was the main feature in the pre-Christmas, 1967 concert, advertised on a poster that studiously ignored familiar Christmas tones. Alton Kelley collaborated with Stanley Mouse early in their careers and usually chose the photographs and arranged the collage while Mouse did the graphics.
BG097 was Stanley Mouse's first independent poster in the original Bill Graham series and is an uncharacteristically serene composition of collage bordered by classic Deco graphics. Mouse called it his "Haiku poem, … a series of visual syllables."
Promoters created handbill versions of many of their posters and used them as handouts and fliers to promote upcoming shows. These handbills represent an important element of music history because they are unique marketing tools that are still used today. Another chance to snag a piece of music history.
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St. Croix Falls, WI - Brandtjen & Kluge will be participating in the Digital Packaging Summit 2016 taking place October 31-November 2, 2016 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The Digital Packaging Summit is an invitation-only, hosted summit designed for senior managers and business executives who want to understand how current and future digital production printing, finishing technology, software and solutions will impact their business and investment decisions. This summit offers strategic level insights into what package printing and converting industry leaders must know to improve and optimize their business.
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Ubisoft CEO Says Company Will Work to Extend Diversity
Ubisoft's latest and upcoming games have included "bland" characters, and its inclusion of only male characters in the multiplayer of Assassin's Creed: Unity faces much criticism.
Ubisoft Yves Guillemot said the company will work to improve its diversity of characters in Ubisoft games. Guillemot's comments largely concern the criticisms of Watch Dogs' protagonist Aiden Pearce, but the company has faced a lot of criticism in the past week for its comments on excluding female characters.
Last week when the multiplayer options for Assassin's Creed: Unity were revealed to be four extremely similar variations of a white, male assassin, critics asked why Ubisoft had decided to omit female character options from multiplayer. Ubisoft creative leads said they had excluded making female characters playable because it would take too many resources to do so.
"We want to work on that," Guillemot said on diversity. "We want to spend more time on the worlds and characters in our games... you will see more and more of this at Ubisoft. We'll try to be less like we have been in the past with some characters. We'll try to extend more diversity."
Ubisoft's most recent game released is Watch Dogs, which features a 39-year-old white man motivated by the death of his niece. Beyond the lack of playable female characters, many of the women in the game were killed to advance Aiden's storyline, a trope called "fridging."
"We knew it would be polarizing," Guillemot said in regard to Watch Dogs. "Some people loved the characters and some didn't. It was difficult to please everybody with that character. Now, having seen the reaction, we know what we will do next to improve that."
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They have now dug their own grave writing this, so if Ubisoft doesnt release new games with female characters then this will come back to haunt them.
If they are taking this serious then good on them, however i do fear that we may get another spin off, like Liberation, abd then claim that's good enough.
More diversity doesn't automatically create less bland characters. Better writing would be nice regardless of the skin colour or gender of protagonists.
Oh, hi Mrs Sarkeesian, didn't know you were working for the Escapist now. Of course there were no men killed in Watch Dogs as part of the storyline, the patriarchy council wouldn't allow it.
Gah, that's a lot of work though. They're gonna have to do so much work setting up new characters and establishing new franchises.
Well his niece is already dead and one other female character dies (unless your counting all those you accidentally shoot or run over)?
It's good to hear that the internet masses are being heard over at Ubi headquaters, if anything actually happens.... well we'll see
Ah, the non-specific assurance of change... The get-out-of-jail-free card for any developer.
On the one hand this could just be `We just want everyone to shut up about this`, but on the other hand they could actually do something new with this.
Obviously people are making enough noise to get noticed about these things now.
Either way, I guess I'll wait and see how it turns out.
You are aware Anita Sarkeesian did not invent the concept of tropes, right? "Fridging" in particular comes from a 1994 comic where Green Lantern comes home to find his girlfriend murdered and stuffed in a refrigerator ( http://www.lby3.com/wir/ ), one of many examples of how women in comics were often used as motivations for male protagonists rather than as legit characters in their own right. Regardless of what one thinks of her, Anita Sarkeesian has just worked to bring many of the tropes involving women into focus.
Better diversity "could" result in less reliance on tropes in general, which is a positive step for game writing, since overuse of tropes is weak writing regardless.
Am I the only one who thinks this is blown out of proportions?
Well I certainly won't complain if you start "extending diversity" with Beyond Good and Evil 2, Ubi *hint hint*.
Wouldn't a lot of their troubles and worries be resolved if they ... oh I dunno... released Beyond Good and Evil 2? I could have sworn that game had a fairly competent female protagonist. It's an IP they own, have established... hell, remake the first one in true current gen capabilities, then promote it's sequel. Bodda bing Badda Boom, everyone can be happy.
They just want everyone to shut up. Nothing will come from this, I guarantee it.
So what? Are you not allowed to criticize how female characters are killed off simply to give male characters a cheap motivation without being a feminazi now? Also, she didn't invent that phrase, it's been around for awhile.
OT: I like what they're saying, but I'm hesitant to trust them. I'll start complimenting them when I see results.
As long as it's done from a perspective of "let's try to tell interesting stories from the point of view of characters outside our comfort zone" and not just straight up tokenism for the sake of some good PR, then I don't really see anything to complain about if it's done well.
Oh, and Beyond Good & Evil 2 would be a good start.
Ubisoft has been much more diverse than most publishers. But, people are mad because ubisoft has not been diverse in this one specific way. You people are entitled.
They'll try, then after the one person they have working part-time on creating new, interesting female characters fails to come up with a game that sells 10 million units they will deem it a failure and go back to Some White Dude searching for/avenging his kidnapped/murdered wife/daughter/female relative/babysitter (delete as appropriate) :P
As others mentioned, Beyond Good and Evil 2 would be a good start if they actually give a shit. They wouldn't even need to do all of the hardwork of creating a new main character or world. I think that if they are going to succeed with this they need to be sincere about wanting women in their games, shoehorning in a poorly written woman will stick out like a sore thumb and just make things worse. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Aside from a small number of Sarkeesian-bots shrieking about this at the top of their interweb-lungs, does anyone actually care?
Wow, suddenly we have to list age and ethnicity as well as gender? One poorly led bandwagon at a time, critics.
I think the next problem these movements will find is trying to find the balance between lynching writers and game developers for sex/race/age-ism and actually letting them tell a story.
Of course first we have to deal with the current problem, hopefully with less shoe-horned passive-aggressive warmongering than this post.
and even though I hate Sarkeesian as much as anyone else, you are comically missing the point.
it's one thing when men are the expendable gender, it's an entirely different thing when a vast majority of the female characters exist simply to be killed off later on because the plot said so.
Nope. Only a very small number of people are interested in seeing a lead character that isn't a grizzled white dude. Only nutjobs could possibly think that having a woman as a lead character is a good idea, and the mere suggestion that Ubisoft should find room somewhere in their stable of AAA titles to maybe have one led by somebody of a different gender or ethnicity is absolutely ludicrous.
White men all the time: The gender and race of the lead characters doesn't matter, so they should all be the same.
Oh, good, the critics got what they wanted.
The company is monitoring the public reaction and will alter the spreadsheets and checkboxes for the future products.
I wish everyone would just calm down about this. Of course it would take up too many resources to add a female character to the engine they've created simply for the purpose of a minor cosmetic difference in multiplayer. Whatever the Ubisoft guy said that made people get angry at him, he was in an interview and being pressured for an answer. Sometimes people say stupid things in those situations.
Not really, the thing with people who have defended Ubisoft and their bland characters is that they seem to be under the impression that the people criticizing them are trying to restrict the games writing and story. When, its not, its just wanting to basically have a more identifiable cast.
Just think of any game at all that involves multi-playable characters and think which one is your favorite and the reason will be because that character is different from the others.
This is exactly the opposite of what I wanted.
This is the pandering. This is saying people are bored with Classic Coke, make New Coke that is horrible, so people are thrilled when they return to classic coke.
Points of fact.
a.) bringing in four white dudes is actually SHOWING diversity. The main leads of the Assassin's Creed games involved a middle eastern man, a Italian man, A mix of Native American and British man, a Black creole woman, and whatever the Black Flag guy was.. I think he was just white. I personally have no problem having focus on the leads of this game be four white guys. And yes, I'm speaking as a black man. AC did enough for diversity.
The problem I had is with the reason. How much money and how many teams were put on this? You're telling me it would take too much time to model one woman? And even if it took another month... What of it? It's Assassin's Creed. It's not like people wouldn't buy it no matter when you put it out.
b.) Like my New Coke reference, this is fraught with problems. If the story is boring, if any part of the next game that *huge intake of breath* has an Asian Woman Pirate who left her Governor father's home when she found out that she was secretly the love child of a British father who threw her out when she admitted her bisexuality *phew* is boring... all these angry mobs will blame the fact that Ubisoft let the gameplay/story/setting/new innovations suffer in efforts to pander to the PC bleeding hearts.
Ubisoft has no idea how to market or damage control. It's best to acknowledge that the story they wanted to run with were these people who wanted their revolution and leave it at that.
Now. They dug themselves in deeper. With those in the Diversity Camp ready to rip the new game apart for how good it is and how lacking it is, ready to compare the next game after that one to how much it lacks compared to Unity and the new game fails to live up to their own expectations. And then those in the 'STOP TALKING ABOUT PC' camp ready to tear the game after Unity apart for any flaw, lifting it up and yelling "YOU SEE?!?! YOU SEE?!?! THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU TRY TO SHOEHORN IN DIVERSITY. THIS TINY SECTION SUCKS BECAUSE THEY HAD TO FOCUS ON MAKING A WOMAN CHARACTER WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO!!!"
This response was probably the best they could do. The game is already eighty percent finished, it would take way to much time and effort at this point to change it and not have to change all the promotional material that they planned to release the next coming months. That shit cost them millions of dollars to produce and changing it now would be unfeasable.
I am dissapointed that they had to do this in the first place. The decision to drop female characters from the game probably didn't even come from the designers, most likely the suits crunching numbers and trying to cut cost wherever they could. The people who work on these games are just as nerdy as anyone on these forums; they know that gender inclusion in videogames is a hot topic right now and that cutting women would likely cause fallout.
It had to have been someone not in touch with any video game forums, who didn't visit Editorial style news sites like the Escapist or Polygon, and who had never even heard about a little place called Tumblr who made the decision to cut women from the game.
So I can forgive Ubisoft for making the mistake in the first place. I'm not angry, I'm just really disappointed in them
You know what this reminds me of? People making the claim that the hiding of IVs and EVs in Pokemon locks people unnecessarily out of the competitive aspect of the game.
Or that unbreedable Legendary Pokemon creat an environment where hacking in Pokemon is prevelant and deemed a necessary evil to help Give players the Pokemon they desire to possess when all hacking related issues could be solved removing this one road block while say giving an event pokemon could be met with a unique ball and alternate coloring.
Or how they should include character customization, not out of necessity, but because they call it your very own Pokemon Journey. And some level of controlling your characters appearance is not unwarranted since it is supposed to be your very own journey.
Or people asking for remakes of Red and Blue, Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire.
Of course you want to know what made all these requests unique compared to these "requests"?
They were typically made by people who were already claiming to both play and own the games that they were making requests for.
Now internally within the community there is disagreement with the suggestions that I just listed. On the other hand many of these changes have taken place, and all the changes are in fact not too unhighly reasonable to suggest these changes would increase inclusivity in an already rather inclusive game.
Why are the above requests better then the "requests" made for the AC. Well my requests come from a person already playing the series, and will continue to play the series, with or without the changes. My only suggestion is that these changes would increase enjoyability for me, and others, has little chance to actually diminish sales and alienate the playerbase, disencourages hacking since it seems to be an issue to them. Whether these changes occur or do not occur, I am still a player of the franchise.
The requests made to Ubisoft, come from a claim that this change will increase audience appeal and sales... From people who also simultaneously claim they do not even play the game or series in question because of how strongly they feel they are being "excluded" Who claim they won't buy the new game because they are being "excluded" from enjoying the new game. So your requests come as non customers.
My requests are reasonable not because I have a right to them being met, but because I am a customer.
Your requests are not reasonable, because you aren't customers, posting as customers that you feel more character diversity is in order. You are non customers, claiming you will continue to be non customers, until diversity is met.
And this is why you are met with distaste and being ignored.
This does sound like a massive PR response to the criticism they've gotten as of late with some of the statements some of the employees have made.
If it's so difficult to please everybody with that character, then why do you keep making the same one over and over again?
Altair is a white dude with a middle eastern name. that's not the same thing as a middle eastern dude. Italian is white, don't kid yourself. Connor was indeed native, but his game sucked and he was just pissed off all the time for no reason. good idea, but try again. Liberation might as well not have happened for all the impact it had. If they wanted to make a statement there, they should've released it as a AAA title, not on the vita. Kenway is welsh and whiter than snow. So, no. adding 4 white dudes is not showing diversity. besides, it's not just about assassin's creed, it's about gaming as a whole. If some filmmaker goes 'hey, I'm gonna make a movie about vampires in high school who aren't evil but really kinda sensitive', you'd be totally right to call them out on it, doesn't matter if THEY hadn't done it before.
Oh what the hell!?! How about a damn spoiler warning or a spoiler tag?!? Some of us did not have the money to get the game release day!! I did not click the link but now I am going to spend the rest of the next act wondering who the hell is getting killed next!
I can certainly see how you'd get that impression. This isn't really a response to one incident (not the lack of inclusion of a woman in AC so much as their sort of dubious claim that it'd be too expensive) as it is a backlash against a consistent, irritating, unresponsive trend.
Their response "we'll be more inclusive" has less to do with "we didn't like how people were angry about this one thing" and more to do with "oh, apparently people have been angry about this for a while."
You're just assuming they are not customers. I've been a customer of Ubisoft and Ass. Creed a long time, and I want this. Many other customers do too.
This is just more `You aren't really gamers` crap.
Yes, we are. Wanting diversity does not automatically make one not a gamer.
So, Jim Sterling doesn't play Assassin's Creed? Neither does any other journalist who wrote about this? Neither does anyone else who plays it because you've supposedly read about people who don't play it making demands somewhere? Now sure, not everyone criticizing this probably plays Assassin's Creed games, but then, I doubt those people are requesting things to be done so much as simply criticizing, which doesn't really require you to be a customer to do.
Let's be honest now. The distaste shows up every time anyone, anywhere asks for more diversity because of censorship, or pandering, or some other bullshit that only exists in relation to gender or racial issues for some stupid, totally not racist or sexist reason. It's not because these people aren't actual customers, it's because people don't like what they're saying. As for being ignored, neither the company, nor games journalists, nor the whiny, reactionary people who want nothing more than to tell everyone to shut up seem to be ignoring it. Ubisoft's responding, journalists are writing, and whiny reactionary people are whining and telling everyone how unimportant this is and how everyone should shut up. Everyone seems very bad at ignoring it.
And I'll believe you once EA puts out a Madden that ISN'T just a $60 roster update, Ubisoft...
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Could Scherzer be planning a Detroit reunion?
It was widely assumed that free agent starting pitcher Jon Lester was going to run back to the Boston Red Sox as soon as he was able and that Max Scherzer was the ace most attainable to the highest bidder.
But I'm starting to wonder if it's Scherzer who will end up where he started while four or five teams battle it out for Lester.
Some St. Louis Cardinals fans are hopeful that Scherzer will opt for the sentimental choice of coming to play for the team he watched growing up. But the Cy Young Award winner has found a comfortable home with the Detroit Tigers. Maybe that's where his heart is.
Sometimes it's easier to perform away from home where you don't have the distractions of friends and family.
While a lot of pundits decided Scherzer would be allowed to walk when the Tigers landed David Price in a July trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, let's not forget that Price and fellow Tigers hurler Rick Porcello are free agents after the 2015 season. That's not really a long term solution for replacing Scherzer.
Wouldn't it make more sense to re-sign Scherzer now and have stability for several years than to hope you could extend one or both of the other two pitchers before the end of the 2015 campaign?
The Boston Herald reports that the Tigers tried to trade Porcello to the Red Sox for Yoenis Cespedes, a move I'd be surprised they'd make if they weren't pretty sure they could re-sign Scherzer.
It would be a very typical move of agent Scott Boras, if he knew Scherzer's intent was to re-sign with Detroit, to wait and see what kind of contract Lester gets to use it as a basis for a new contract with the Tigers. That's essentially what happened when Matt Holliday was a free agent. Boras stoked the market and waited to see what other similar players got, then he used that information to try to get the best contract he could from the Cardinals.
I just don't see playing the waiting game working out in the favor of the Redbirds this time around.
If Lester signs with the Chicago Cubs, the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Tigers and maybe the Boston Red Sox or Los Angeles Dodgers are going to start a bidding war for Scherzer.
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The exact impact of such a decision is very difficult to measure; the 'leave' camp claims it will not have any appreciable effect while the 'remain' camp warns of a serious economic hit if 'Brexit' takes place. Financial markets and many investors have erred on the side of caution as they sold sterling and drove the cost of insurance against sterling weakness to high levels.
However, the latest developments such as the polls turning more favorable to the 'remain' camp and the position the US President Barack Obama has taken on the issue, have led to a reduction in worries that 'Brexit' will take place. This has helped the pound to rally back from its near 6-year lows versus the dollar to make a 2 ½-month high. It is reasonable to expect that the smaller the probability of Brexit becomes, the discount at which the pound is trading will also shrink.
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For the moment though, it looks more likely than not that 'Brexit' will indeed be avoided and pound-watchers will revert to closely following the Bank of England and the key economic statistics of inflation, unemployment, economic growth etc.
These factors have unfortunately taken a back seat lately due to the raucous campaigning for the future of Britain in or out of the EU. The Bank of England has been particularly careful and maybe even somewhat worried, ahead of the referendum.
Even if Brexit is averted, the uncertainty surrounding it could cause some economic damage during the first half of the year. UK GDP growth for Q1 contain some important clues to answer this question. The statistic will be very interesting to those investors that hope sterling – in 2 months' time – will become a less exciting, 'normal' currency again that fluctuates according to economic and monetary news and less about political risk and cliffhanger votes.


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My son is five years old and, heretofore, I have done my best to encourage rational thinking and the development of his conceptual faculties. I was hoping for some advice on this front or perhaps the reccomendation of a good book or some sort of literature on the subject.
asked Oct 13 '10 at 18:53
Good question! I'll give a brief answer, but in addition, I've invited folks from the Rational Parenting List and OGrownups to answer.
(Oct 14 '10 at 02:13) jasoncrawford ♦
The major school book publishers are all guilty of putting out books with many erors and inaccuracies. In general, teachers do not catch these, or are indifferent to them. Lesson materials produced by the teachers themselves are frequently worse. When a child is presented with material that doesn't add up, he automatically thinks it is his fault. Our educational system not only fails miserably to educate children, it destroys their sense of themselves as intellectually competent, and it does this without trying, through a process as terrible as the stunting of a child's body as in "The Comprachicos." I suggest that there may not be any sound options for public schooling, and about one in a thousand private schools would prove adequate. People anticipating having children MUST consider the possibility that they will have to home-school. Sorry, sorry world. P.S. I did Montessori (2), public, and private schools.
answered Nov 07 '10 at 16:40
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With regard to education, I particularly recommend you read about the VanDamme Academy and Montessori methods. As an example of what proper education is like, this video is a good representation. In it VanDamme explains that a better way to start teaching life science is with a chicken foot as opposed to the cell as many school do. Another example is a story Richard Feynmann told about his father teaching him what inertia was. Here is the video. It is important to maintain a good hierarchy of knowledge, the root of which is the child's perceptual knowledge. This way the child can more easily integrate new knowledge and maintain a good connection to reality.
If you don't have a good school in your area and can't home school, you can still try your best to keep you kids grounded in a good hierarchy of knowledge.
answered Oct 14 '10 at 18:45
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That is an enormous, and enormously important, question to those of us who are trying to raise our children to be rational adults. As Jason said, there are two email lists for Objectivist parents to discuss this topic (I am the manager of OGrownups, and non-Objectivists are permitted to lurk on that list).
There are a number of us who blog regularly about parenting and we each write about the approaches we take, trials and tribulations, successes with our children. In case you're interested, here are a few Objectivist blogs with parenting or education as a semi-regular topic:
(If I've left anyone off, please let me know!)
Also, my friend Kelly and I have a joint parenting blog and podcast called Cultivating the Virtues where we explore parenting with Objectivist principles using discipline tools/techniques from Positive Discipline.
It's hard to summarize briefly all of the things I think are necessary to the raising of a child so that he embraces rationality and the other virtues. I think lots and lots of practice being independent, experiencing pride, being productive, etc. is essential. Children need guidance from loving parents and other adults in their lives. They need to gain practical skills (such as reading and math and learning how to think critically) that they'll use as adults, and they need to gain moral skills, too. I'd be happy to provide links to particular blog posts if you're interested.
So, no definitive parenting book that approaches the subject from an Objectivist perspective (yet!). In the meantime, the ongoing conversations (online and in real life) have proven to be so valuable.
answered Oct 14 '10 at 09:42
rationaljenn ♦
Hi Jenn. There are thousands of books published every year, but you hit on one that is missing and needed! Maybe this is your cue to be the trailblazer. Thanks for all the other links too.
(Nov 07 '10 at 23:06) QEDbyBrett ♦
The Ayn Rand Bookstore has a section on parenting. (Full disclosure: Most of the material there is from my mother.) Their education section may also be useful.
You may also want to try joining the Rational Parenting List (also run by my mother) or OGrownups.
answered Oct 14 '10 at 02:18
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Ok, that underwater phone case looks amazing! I can't wait to see what cool pictures you capture with it :)ReplyDelete
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Seeking a Master
Honorary Villager
2005/8/12 21:34
村民 :: Villager
Hello, My name is Tony I left a topic a while ago tring to find a school in japan... Well now I'm looking for just a master one that may take me as an apprentice. No im not asking for Hatsumi to (although i would like that ). Just any one who has mastered Ninjitsu to a Degree and who could train me to instructor. I am currently just working for money and would like to be able to pay and then train and only train... I'm not looking for somone who will teach me 2-3 times a week... but someone who I can train with daily and who can guide me.
Thank you for your time
- Tony
Posted on: 2005/10/21 13:29
Re: Seeking a Master
Hi Tony!
First of all I am glad to see you are so commited to this art! Everyone would love to be an apprentice of one of the japanese shihan, unfortunatly this goal is somewhat hard to attain. It would be great to be able to only eat sleep and train, but the unfortunate fact is that the Bujinkan is often a very expensive art. If you want to be a student of a "master" in japan then you must go to japan and train with them, but do not expect them to "take you under their wing", as it were, or show you any sort of special treatment.
I am sure that there are many skilled people in your own area that can teach you just as much if you are new to this art. If you want to train everyday that is great, usually that just means you have to travel a little farther than you would like because most dojos only train about 3 days a week.
If it is your goal to go to Japan and train with the "masters" that is great! There are many people who would love to do this. Just do not expect anyone to take you on as an apprentice until you have really stuck with it a few years. Even then, it is unlikely that you will be able to stop working and just train. I think that having to balance work, family, and training is a big part of the development of any martial artist. I am sure there are a lot of shihan who feel the same way. So, stick with it! Maybe you will find the balance between life and training that you are looking for right under your feet.
Keep going!
Posted on: 2005/10/21 14:01
Re: Seeking a Master
Honorary Villager
2005/8/12 21:34
村民 :: Villager
I am aware of this and I dont care where I have to travel. I did find this place in China that teaches the Shaolin Kung Fu that would be perfect (www.Shaolins.com) only that it is not ninjitsu. I have already put a year in ninjitsu (both self study and a few scatterd lessons) and I do not want to stray away... The only problem with me going to Japan is I just graduated from High School and more than likely would not be able to make it on my own there... I am barley doing so here but if a chance ever opend for me I would gladly take it. More than likely if I could find a place to stay until I'm on my feet there I would give it a try...
Posted on: 2005/10/21 14:11
Re: Seeking a Master
Kutaki Postmaster
2004/9/1 17:21
From Sydney, Australia
村民 :: Villager
Posts: 206
My advice for you, seeing as how youve just finished High School, would be to gain some real world experience first. Learn to stand on your own 2 feet and be self sufficient (which, by your own admission, you are having problems with. And also, by the way, was also one of the defining attributes of the Ninja of old !)
Maybe further your studies in an area that may help you gain employment in Japan when you are finally ready to make the move. While you are still at home in your comfort zone, prepare yourself. Study Japanese. Maybe take up a career in teaching. Teaching English maybe. Science..... anyhting that may give you an edge in employment in another country such as Japan. Give yourself a realistic time frame and goal, and work to achieve it, i.e 3 to 4 yrs or so......... (and in that time work hard to achieve the goals so you get closer to finally making the move)
The important thig is "Dont be in a hurry". While you are preparing yourself, start you Bujinkan training with an Instructor local to where you currently are, so that your basics are polished when you do make the move. Maybe also PM or email some of the more experienced guys who are members here on Kutaki, who have lived in Japan. Milk them for their knowledge. Im sure that they would only be too happy to help you out.
Hope this advice helps you.
Posted on: 2005/10/22 2:03
Shane O'Brien
Position = Submission; -- Shuto therapy, shut up & train; -- Armchair warriors ? Nintendo Ryu, the next big craze.
Re: Seeking a Master
Kutaki Postmaster
2004/9/2 0:26
From UK
村民 :: Villager
Posts: 207
This is not criticism of you and please don't take it as such but I think you have the Hollywood-ninja image in your mind.
I suggest reading The Way of the Ninja to enrich yourself on the topic of the true art and its nature.
Posted on: 2005/10/22 2:19
Re: Seeking a Master
(Looks like Shane beat me to it! Very good advice. I wrote this before reading your reply. JINX!)
If you are fresh out of high school and do not speak Japanese and are financially challenged I would not recommend getting a one way ticket to Japan.
I will offer some advice because I felt the same way when I was at this stage in your life (Not so long ago!).
If you really are serious about your training then think about this:
In ninpo you can't learn very much if all you do is train. There are many, many important lessons to learn about surviving that you won't learn in the dojo. This is very important. You have to be able to survive on your own. Eventually all time will become time spent training. There is no line between training in ninpo and living your life. I would get a job, join a dojo, and pursue some type of education. The best thing to judge someone's progress in this art is to look at their life and determine how successful they are, and how happy the people who depend upon them are, and by success I do not mean financial success, but whole life success. Think long and hard about that before you dive.
Posted on: 2005/10/22 2:19
Re: Seeking a Master
Kutaki Postmaster
2004/9/1 17:21
From Sydney, Australia
村民 :: Villager
Posts: 206
Danmmit, now i cant speak until you say my name three times......................
Must now resort to Navy Seal hand signals, lol.
Posted on: 2005/10/22 2:32
Shane O'Brien
Position = Submission; -- Shuto therapy, shut up & train; -- Armchair warriors ? Nintendo Ryu, the next big craze.
Re: Seeking a Master
Permanent Village Fixture
2004/12/16 1:39
Gaijin (Inactive)
Posts: 303
This was quite a well-written and wonderful reply. After reading it I realized you said things that apply to many other threads on this board, and our art in general.
I hope you get a karma point for it, you deserve it.
Posted on: 2005/10/22 4:45
Re: Seeking a Master
Honorary Villager
2005/8/12 21:34
村民 :: Villager
It's not that I'm having a hard time getting money. I recently had an accedent, cuasing me to lose a bit of money. In the course of 2 months I had saved around $3000, lol well now im at 172. Thats life, it happens. So its not that I dont have the money. I also have been attending classes for a year in Bujikan ninjitsu and I also have had Master Van Donks home study course 2 years befor that. As for the Person who believes I have the "Hollywood ninja" in mind you are mistaken I am fully aware of the history and traits of the ninja but, I do thank you for your cuation
Posted on: 2005/10/22 5:11
Re: Seeking a Master
Active Kutakian
2003/2/2 14:01
From New York
村民 :: Villager
Posts: 107
Akoni (Tony),
I also have been attending classes for a year in Bujikan ninjitsu and I also have had Master Van Donks home study course 2 years befor that
Cool. I recommend that since you are involved in a Bujinkan class ask your teacher for some guidance. I'm not saying that to brush you off - but rather because no one here (on this forum) knows you better than your instructor? Perhaps s/he goes to Japan annually and wouldn't mind your going along (when you are financially able), too.
In the meantime, I recommend learning some Japanese and reading all of Hatsumi Soke's books a few times (I always get more insight to a book the second/third time around).
Finally, study well what you are learning in class.
Posted on: 2005/10/22 6:58
Joe Maurantonio, shidoshi
Bujinkan New York Dojo
Ninpo: Wisdom for Life by Hatsumi Sensei


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This is one of my favourite portraits from the 2014 wedding season. Special thanks to Tessa Rola for assisting and conceptualizing this pose. A good assistant is a photographer's best tool.
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Here's something you might not have known about me. I have a small collection of rubber ducks. They usually sit out of view in the bathroom. Just recently my parents bought a bag of the standard yellow mini ducks for Levi, so I thought I'd combine them and throw them all into the bath.
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The Crafted Gift
Newly wed
The Crafted Gift
(The saree is one of the favorite dresses Indian women wear)
Rita was counting the wedding gifts she had received last night. All the guests had by then left. Only Reshmi remained with her to help her assess the quality and quantity of the presents. Sarees were aplenty and alluring and the new bride began to select the sarees which attracted her the most. She stumbled upon one saree gifted by one of the closest friends, which was gorgeous enough to cause her ecstasy and she soon showed the gift to Reshmi for her opinion and waited for her response eagerly. The expert lady was busy looking through the wide array of gifts, sifting out from the pile anything that looked interesting.
Reshmi was a very serious connoisseur and was always available for such quality assessment program. The only compensation she would demand was not any gift but tasty tea and snacks in exchange of her valuable time she had to spend choosing the best item. With such a rare ingrained talent she would be invited by a host of relatives and friends on various occasions, purchase of sarees and jeweleries included. Her presence would always bring relief to the women hard pressed to choose the best item but it would raise eyebrows of the shop owners and guests. But she cared a fig for she knew full well that there were no dearth of born skeptics
Looking gorgeous clad in a saree
Connoisseur judging the quality of gifts
Looking at the saree closely Reshmi was also very excited. She wondered at its enviable design, colour and border which appeared to be just matching the newly wed. "It appears that this saree has been made only for you"-Reshmi commented gleefully. In fact she had not seen such a beautifully designed saree for a long time. She was safely ensconced in her sofa satisfied finding the best gift after a long patient search. Reshmi was offered tea and snacks with a repeated request to take them to her fill as she had not touched anything after the gala wedding dinner. Gulping down the items Reshmi handed over the saree to its owner and prepared to take leave of her as she would soon rush to a distant market to accompany a friend on a shopping spree. She was about to leave the house when she could realize having left behind her mobile phone. She returned quickly to collect the essential companion. " Wait a jiffy. I am bringing your mobile"- Rita assured her. Reshmi sat down again and had a last glance at the best gift showing an almost indistinct scrawl near the corner of a border, which she could distinguish at long last using a magnifying glass. It betrayed the marking of a laundry.
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I enjoyed your story and your beautiful picture. It was a surprise ending. I knew nothing of a saree but now I do.
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Quite a nice story -- especially since it's from a land that is exotic to me, an American. Voting this Up and Interesting.
Hello Arun Kanti, I also found the ending a surprise. It is interesting reading, as I am not so familiar with the way of the Saree. They are beautiful and I love the gorgeous colours. Thank you for sharing your unique view. :)
Wonderful short story with a punch line. I have enjoyed with my entire family. Thanks.
Brilliant writing with an intelligent twist at the end ! Like to have more articles from Arun Kanti on current social issues, science fictions.
A very interesting end to the story Kanti. I couldn't have imagined this climax to the story. Voted up, interesting.


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October 10, 2018
Coltura Comments on EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0756:
The EPA's Clean Cars Rollback Proposal
Coltura is a nonprofit dedicated to improving climate, health and equality by accelerating the switch from gasoline vehicles to clean, zero-emission alternatives. We write today to strongly OPPOSE the administration's plan to roll back the clean car standards.
Clean car standards are good for drivers, manufacturers, the economy, public health, air quality and healthy climate. Rolling them back won't make us "safer" as the EPA claims. Nor will it save money. Rather, the rollback will do the opposite.
First, the EPA's proposal will lead to more dangerous air pollution from vehicle exhaust. Burning gasoline in our cars emits highly toxic substances, including volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter. It's a matter of common sense that this is a toxic mix – no one would put their face up to a tailpipe and breathe the exhaust.
Vehicle emissions account for 80% of smog-causing air pollution. They increase risks of asthma, heart and lung disease, dementia and cancers – especially in children and near busy roads. An MIT study found that 58,000 people die prematurely in the US from vehicle emissions. The rollback would exacerbate these diseases and deaths. That's not safer.
Second, gasoline-powered transportation is the single biggest source of carbon emissions. Overloading the atmosphere with more CO2 (two billion tons more) will only worsen the impacts of climate change we are already seeing in severe natural disasters. The EPA admits that the clean cars rollback will result in MORE global warming, resulting in more severe natural disasters and less safety. CO2 emissions are already causing global warming and severe natural disasters. We can't afford to make this problem even worse with fossil fuel cars. 2017 was a record year for natural disasters, causing $306 billion in damage in the US and considerable loss of life. North Carolina just experienced another "1,000 year event." Houston had its third 500-year flood in 3 years. In Puerto Rico, 3,000 Americans lost their lives in the aftermath of the hurricanes. Presently, Hurricane Michael, the strongest hurricane to hit the US in 50 years, and the third strongest in history, is pounding the Florida coast. California is reeling from the Mendocino Complex Fire -- the largest in California history.
The clean cars rollback would overload the atmosphere with even more CO2, causing land and ocean temperatures to rise, and leading to more extreme weather events. That's not safer – it's just the opposite.
Third, the rollback will cost consumers money – up to $500 a year in extra gas costs, according to M.J. Bradley & Associates. Overall, drivers will have to spend an extra $20 billion on gas by 2025, and nearly $50 billion by 2035. But it's not just gasoline costs that will go up. People will also have to pay more in health costs from vehicle emissions. The American Lung Association report looking at just 10 states found that vehicle emissions already cost $24 billion a year in health costs in just those states. More emissions will make those costs go up. That's not savings – it's the opposite.
Rolling back the clean car standards is a step in the wrong direction. Instead we should be pushing for even cleaner standards – replacing gas cars altogether with clean electric vehicles. Here are a few reasons why:
· The global trend is away from gas cars and toward EVs. Austria, Britain, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland and Taiwan have all announced plans to phase out gas cars. China is dominating the EV industry. The CEO of Shell Oil has called for Britain to move its gas car phaseout date from 2040 to 2035. British Petroleum and Shell are buying up EV charging networks. The end of the gasoline era is coming. If the US doesn't move to clean cars, we'll be left behind.
· Switching to EVs is one of the most effective ways to reduce carbon emissions and decrease risks of more dangerous hurricanes, fires and droughts.
· EVs are cheaper to fuel – $1.20 per gallon equivalent, according to the Department of Energy.
· Thanks to falling battery costs, the price of EVs is forecast to be cheaper than equivalent gas cars by 2025.
· EVs are safer. The batteries on the underside of the car give them a low center of gravity. EVs don't roll.
· Moving to EVs advances environmental and economic justice.
We also OPPOSE the EPA's proposal to end California's ability to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than the federal government. California has some of the worst air quality in the nation, and should be allowed to set stricter standards to address the source of 80% of its smog. California has proven that emissions reductions and economic growth go hand in hand. Let it continue to be a leader and a role model for strong, effective action on air quality and climate.
Please do the right thing by the American people. Keep the clean cars standards. Keep California's vehicle emissions standards waiver. To do otherwise would be disastrous across the board.


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This Combo tutorial offers you 2 tutorials to create Amulets from start to finish. Wearable or Pocket style. Put it into your pocket or your purse.
Part 1 consists of 15 pages, 41 steps and 44 photographs.
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These boxes aren't the usual store-bought match boxes, so I'm excited to share with you this series of Matchbox Amulets.
First you print out a template (unless you choose to purchase my prefab boxes), then cut, paint, fold and glue together a fitted box for a base of the amulet. Then in the intro, embellish the top and bottom rim or edges, as well as lid and bottom of box with textured polymer clay. These boxes can be made larger, smaller, taller, and wider, by changing the template. You can enlarge or shrink the template before printing it out. The box can be painted to compliment the color or whatever embellishment you want to give them, be it for and with polymer clay, beads, or paper arts.
I have prefab tear resistant paper box kits available in my shop.
Part 2 "Inner Sanctum Amulets" will go more in depth in finishing and personalizing these boxes, covering with polymer clay, antiquing, various of stringing and beading options, decorative elements for the top and bottom, as well as the inner part of the box.
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On Wednesday Newcastle United's social media team took to Twitter to announce midfielder Jack Colback's 29th year on the planet.
Happy birthday to Jack Colback. ???? #NUFC pic.twitter.com/IfMVqJfFPC
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) October 24, 2018
The former Sunderland man was on a hiding to nothing for some fans given his background, but having made the switch back in the summer of 2014, he did rack up a total of 102 appearances for the club, with 94 of those being starting appearances and he returned five league goals across those games.
Having slipped down the pecking order in recent times, he spent the second half of 2017/18 out on loan with Nottingham Forest, and he returned to the City Ground over the summer for another spell – both spells have him on 27 appearances with a return of one goal so far.
It sparked a mixture of reactions, some from Newcastle and a few from Nottingham Forest fans themselves. The main trend seemed to be that most fans had forgotten about his existence.
Our (abysmal) owner owns Sports Direct so you should be aware of the no returns policy ????♂
— TMW (@TilehurstsOwn) October 24, 2018
Ah, forgot he was still contracted to the club…
You're already down because you've not managed to win 9 games in a row, and this face pops up. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/hW4aQFKIjf
— NUFC 360 (@NUFC360) October 24, 2018
Lmao get in the bin
— Elliot (@Zurrbs) October 24, 2018
How is he still on our books
— AaronGittins (@aarongittins2) October 24, 2018
forgot he still was ours tbf
— ???????????????????? (@oceanrye) October 24, 2018
Just the creative force we are lacking right now ????
— Ryan Patterson (@ryanp88) October 24, 2018
Could do with 11 of him right now
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Unsuspecting Woman Takes Dog to 'Furry' Convention Thinking It's a Pet Convention
Ever heard of "furries"?
If you haven't, well, let me explain. Furries are people who really aren't very comfortable in their own skin, so they like to dress up as cartoon character animals and attend conventions and social events with others who feel the same way. This allows them to meet others, socialize, and become friendly.
Very friendly. Very very friendly.
They also tend to be animal lovers. (No, not like that.) So, when the Motor City Furry Con arranged to make charitable contributions to Pets for Vets, Cheryl Wassus brought her Bernese Mountain Dog, Link, to the convention, figuring it was some kind of animal-lover event.
Which, strictly, I guess it was.
In any case, she was received warmly, and the dog enjoyed it, although he was apparently pretty puzzled at all these people with tails. Link (the dog) was having a good time:
He did some posing with attendees:


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Christian Legal Fellowship welcomes result; previously emphasized importance of provisions in protecting freedom of religion, association, and peaceful assembly
OTTAWA, ON - Today, the House of Commons' Standing Committee of Justice and Human Rights reversed the course of government efforts to repeal section 176 of the Criminal Code. The Committee's members today voted to retain the provision, with some amendments to "modernize" its language.
Section 176 prohibits activity that obstructs or interferes with religious officials seeking to perform their religious duties or with "assemblages of persons met for religious worship or for a moral, social or benevolent purpose."
Christian Legal Fellowship filed a detailed legal submission with the Committee last month, urging it to retain section 176 given its importance for protecting religious association and expression. Executive Director and General Counsel Derek Ross welcomed the Committee's decision:
In addition to CLF, a number of other organizations and CLF members made submissions to Standing Committee. Prior to today's vote, several Committee members commented that they were persuaded by the submissions they received.
Liberal MP Colin Fraser reiterated the Government's view that much of section 176 is covered by other provisions of the Criminal Code (an assertion contested in CLF's submission), but acknowledged:
One of CLF's submissions to the Committee was that even if there were overlap between section 176 and other offences, this is true of many provisions in the Criminal Code and permitted by law since section 176 serves a distinct, important purpose. As the Supreme Court of Canada held, it protects people who have gathered to pursue socially beneficial activities and "safeguard[s] the rights of groups of people to meet freely and to prevent the breaches of the peace which could result if these types of meetings were disrupted." It therefore "serves the needs of public morality by precluding conduct potentially injurious to the public interest."
CLF also highlighted that numerous appellate judges have affirmed that, without s. 176, Charter rights to peaceful assembly and association "could be meaningless."
NDP MP Alistair MacGregor was one of the Committee members whose mind was changed by the submissions received:
CLF's submission was supported by an advisory group of CLF members including lawyers with the Canadian Council of Christian Charities, criminal law practitioners, and pastors. A number of other CLF members and Christian organizations, including the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and the Association for Reformed Political Action, also made submissions. Their collective efforts clearly had an impact:
Bill C-51 will now return to the House of Commons for third reading. It is expected that the amendments approved by the Standing Committee will be approved by Parliament. Its progress can be tracked here.
For further reading, see Fundamental freedoms should never be seen as 'obsolete' by Derek Ross.


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Journal of Sensors
Volume 2013, Article ID 101820, 8 pages
Robust Modeling of Low-Cost MEMS Sensor Errors in Mobile Devices Using Fast Orthogonal Search
1Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
2Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 7B4
Received 4 February 2013; Accepted 23 May 2013
Academic Editor: Xiaoji Niu
Copyright © 2013 M. Tamazin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
M. Tamazin, A. Noureldin, and M. J. Korenberg, "Robust Modeling of Low-Cost MEMS Sensor Errors in Mobile Devices Using Fast Orthogonal Search," Journal of Sensors, vol. 2013, Article ID 101820, 8 pages, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/101820.


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Local triathletes emerged from hibernation last week to post some excellent results at the annual North Shore Triathlon on May 21.
Although its a short course, the biking and running sections are hilly and part of the run takes place on dirt trails. Fifteen competitors from Whistler and Pemberton showed up for the race.
Each adult competitor started the day with 20 lengths of the pool for a total of 740 metres. The bike section was 18 km, and consisted of three loops of the Mount Seymour Parkway between Berkley and Mount Seymour Road. The race finished with 5 km of road and trails around the recreation centre.
Junior competitors (age 11 to 15) swam 300 metres, biked 12 km, and ran 2.5 km.
In the 11 to 15 age category, Claire Daniels and Brooke Playfair finished fifth and 15 th respectively, with times of 37 minutes 56 seconds and 47:09.
For the adults, Tracey Pope of Pemberton finished second in the 30 to 34 age group with a time of 1:05:32. Whistlers Christine Suter was a close third posting a time of 1:07:56.
Dawn Weiberg-Titus finished first in the 40 to 44 age group with a time of 1:08:58. Karen Playfair and Jane Meadows also competed, finishing 10 th and 24 th with times of 1:25:28 and 1:41:00.
In the 40 to 44 mens category, Paul Suter finished sixth out of 41 competitors with a time of 1:06:08. Daniel Havens finished ninth in the same category at 1:08:12.
Cam McCullough was second in the 50 to 59 race with a time of 1:09:21. Murray Coates was seventh with 1:26:17.
In the team category, "The Ejjs" finished fourth with a combined time of 1:26:40.
Based on the level of local interest at past triathlons, Christine Suter is looking to start a Whistler triathlon club for all ages and abilities this season. More details to follow.
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Ketchikan Leadership Summit, September 26-27, 2014
Ketchikan Presbyterian Church, Alaska
The Presbytery of Northwest Coast (formerly NPS Presbytery and Alaska Presbytery) will gather together at Ketchikan Presbyterian Church, in Ketchikan Alaska, on September 26-28, 2014 for our Fall Leadership Summit.
The meeting will begin with worship on Friday evening September 26, with Rev. David Dobler preaching, followed by a pot luck dinner and fellowship. Saturday will include devotions, workshops, open space conversations, a time to discern—discuss—and decide, and dinner together. All are invited for worship on Sunday at Ketchikan PC. A formal agenda will be distributed soon.
Please register for the Leadership Summit as soon as possible. Get registration information.
Commissioners are asked to make their own travel arrangements. Presbytery will reimburse cost of airfare or ferry to the meeting. Alaska Airlines is the only airline serving Ketchikan from WA. Alaska Marine Highway has one ferry from Bellingham to Ketchikan. Please be good stewards and make your travel arrangements by August 28. Tickets purchased after that date will be reimbursed according to the price on August 28.
A short ferry ride (3 minutes or so) is required to travel from the airport to Ketchikan. NWC Presbytery will make arrangements to prepay the ferry fare, so just tell the agent at the toll booth that you are with the Presbyterian Church.
Three options are available for lodging for either 1 or 2 nights: a Ketchikan host family, the Super 8 Motel, or staying at a location of your choice. Space is limited for staying with a host family. Presbytery will pay the double occupancy rate for the lodging of commissioners, $55.00 (plus tax) per night. If you choose a single room or staying at another location, you will only be reimbursed for $55.00 (plus tax) per night.
If you would like to take this opportunity to explore other cities in Alaska, visit other congregations, or extend your stay in Ketchikan, please feel free to make your own travel arrangements.
Questions about Ketchikan arrangements? Please email Pastor George Pasley or call 907-220-7224 or email Sarah Beard or call 425-355-0922.