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Welcome to "The Pyramid Web Application Framework". In this introduction, I'll describe the audience for this book, I'll describe the book content, I'll provide some context regarding the genesis of Pyramid, and I'll thank some important people.
I hope you enjoy both this book and the software it documents. I've had a blast writing both.
This book is aimed primarily at a reader that has the following attributes:
If you fit into both of these categories, you're in the direct target audience for this book. But don't worry, even if you have no experience with Python or the web, both are easy to pick up "on the fly".
Python is an excellent language in which to write applications; becoming productive in Python is almost mind-blowingly easy. If you already have experience in another language such as Java, Visual Basic, Perl, Ruby, or even C/C++, learning Python will be a snap; it should take you no longer than a couple of days to become modestly productive. If you don't have previous programming experience, it will be slightly harder, and it will take a little longer, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a better "first language."
Web technology familiarity is assumed in various places within the book. For example, the book doesn't try to define common web-related concepts like "URL" or "query string." Likewise, the book describes various interactions in terms of the HTTP protocol, but it does not describe how the HTTP protocol works in detail. Like any good web framework, though, Pyramid shields you from needing to know most of the gory details of web protocols and low-level data structures. As a result, you can usually avoid becoming "blocked" while you read this book even if you don't yet deeply understand web technologies.
This book is divided into three major parts:
This is documentation which describes Pyramid concepts in narrative form, written in a largely conversational tone. Each narrative documentation chapter describes an isolated Pyramid concept. You should be able to get useful information out of the narrative chapters if you read them out-of-order, or when you need only a reminder about a particular topic while you're developing an application.
Each tutorial builds a sample application or implements a set of concepts with a sample; it then describes the application or concepts in terms of the sample. You should read the tutorials if you want a guided tour of Pyramid.
Comprehensive reference material for every public API exposed by Pyramid. The API documentation is organized alphabetically by module name.
Before the end of 2010, Pyramid was known as repoze.bfg.
I wrote repoze.bfg after many years of writing applications using Zope. Zope provided me with a lot of mileage: it wasn't until almost a decade of successfully creating applications using it that I decided to write a different web framework. Although repoze.bfg takes inspiration from a variety of web frameworks, it owes more of its core design to Zope than any other.
The Repoze "brand" existed before repoze.bfg was created. One of the first packages developed as part of the Repoze brand was a package named repoze.zope2. This was a package that allowed Zope 2 applications to run under a WSGI server without modification. Zope 2 did not have reasonable WSGI support at the time.
During the development of the repoze.zope2 package, I found that replicating the Zope 2 "publisher" – the machinery that maps URLs to code – was time-consuming and fiddly. Zope 2 had evolved over many years, and emulating all of its edge cases was extremely difficult. I finished the repoze.zope2 package, and it emulates the normal Zope 2 publisher pretty well. But during its development, it became clear that Zope 2 had simply begun to exceed my tolerance for complexity, and I began to look around for simpler options.
I considered using the Zope 3 application server machinery, but it turned out that it had become more indirect than the Zope 2 machinery it aimed to replace, which didn't fulfill the goal of simplification. I also considered using Django and Pylons, but neither of those frameworks offer much along the axes of traversal, contextual declarative security, or application extensibility; these were features I had become accustomed to as a Zope developer.
I decided that in the long term, creating a simpler framework that retained features I had become accustomed to when developing Zope applications was a more reasonable idea than continuing to use any Zope publisher or living with the limitations and unfamiliarities of a different framework. The result is what is now Pyramid.
What was repoze.bfg has become Pyramid as the result of a coalition built between the Repoze and Pylons community throughout the year 2010. By merging technology, we're able to reduce duplication of effort, and take advantage of more of each others' technology.
This book is dedicated to my grandmother, who gave me my first typewriter (a Royal), and my mother, who bought me my first computer (a VIC-20).
Thanks to the following people for providing expertise, resources, and software. Without the help of these folks, neither this book nor the software which it details would exist: Paul Everitt, Tres Seaver, Andrew Sawyers, Malthe Borch, Carlos de la Guardia, Chris Rossi, Shane Hathaway, Daniel Holth, Wichert Akkerman, Georg Brandl, Blaise Laflamme, Ben Bangert, Casey Duncan, Hugues Laflamme, Mike Orr, John Shipman, Chris Beelby, Patricio Paez, Simon Oram, Nat Hardwick, Ian Bicking, Jim Fulton, Michael Merickel, Tom Moroz of the Open Society Institute, and Todd Koym of Environmental Health Sciences.
Thanks to Guido van Rossum and Tim Peters for Python.
Special thanks to Tricia for putting up with me.
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It's difficult to understand why certain color combinations wallop the emotions with startling impact. It's hard to explain why some fabrics and silhouettes make a woman feel as if her beauty is effortless. And ultimately, it may be impossible to figure out precisely why certain clothes can make a woman feel smart—as though she has deciphered a riddle that eludes most everyone else or avoided a trap into which others have stumbled.
As designers unveil their fall 2012 collections in Paris, three artful craftsmen each accomplished one—or more—of these bewildering feats. Haider Ackermann presented a glorious collection that was, he said, inspired by the colors of fall leaves. It was a showcase of painterly beauty in which shades of persimmon, burnt orange, lavender, and fiery red brushed against one another in ways that were both lush and simple.
Designer Alber Elbaz celebrated his 10th anniversary at Lanvin with an audacious collection, a heartfelt serenading of his audience, and a roof-rattling party. During his decade at Lanvin, Elbaz has developed a distinctive vocabulary that defines the intersection of confidence and grace, femininity, and power. He loves the sheen and sensuality of satin and the sculptural quality of sturdy wool. He embraces asymmetry, is besotted by rhinestones, and swoons over the promise of romance hidden in dark shadows. With vision and skill, he has transformed Lanvin from a dead label into a thriving business with double-digit revenue growth last year.
Women buy his clothes, said retailer Karen Daskas, co-owner of the boutique Tender in Birmingham, Mich., because his gently draped dresses, often adorned with jewels or grosgrain ribbon, make customers feel pretty. They might be amused by Lanvin's celebrity clientele such as Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore—and even first lady Michelle Obama—but they are not compelled by them. Lanvin's customers—the lawyers, businesswomen, and philanthropists—care very little about the buzz attached to the brand and the fact that the amiable designer is always considered a contender when some larger, flashier fashion house goes headhunting. His customers are, quite simply, drawn to the clothes.
Given the myriad illogical insecurities that women can have about their bodies, Elbaz's capacity for aesthetic reassurance and understanding is no modest feat.
At Comme des Garçons, designer Rei Kawakubo offered an intellectually playful collection of two-dimensional clothes—dresses that were flat as a pancake, jackets with sleeves that looked more like envelopes than like cylinders, and trousers that gave the models the physique of a chalk outline. And at Junya Watanabe, another brand under the Comme des Garçons umbrella, the designer played with the juxtaposition of typical menswear and womenswear fabrics, lining sweetly printed dresses with pinstripes and transforming khaki trenchcoats into capes. All of these tricks forced a furrowing of the brow, a quizzical expression, and the use of a little brain power to digest it all.
Indeed, Watanabe's collection had the mind considering the circumstances surrounding the current vilification of bankers and Wall Streeters—namely the folks for whom a pinstripe suit is a uniform. By mocking the structure of jackets and turning them into capes, Watanabe, in essence, pinned the models' arms to their side, taking away a bit of their freedom and power. He subtly dipped into the social currents that designers in New York studiously avoided.
These wholly different designers managed to create clothes that don't merely speak to trends or satisfy a desire for status (although they all accomplish those things nicely). Instead, they attempt something far more ambitious. With their presentations, they use clothes to strike an emotional chord. They are not merely trying to stir up desire—to covet, to shop, to consume. They are striving to help women see some part of themselves on the runway.
Ackermann uses music, motion, and, of course, color to woo his audience. He presented his fall collection in the ornate grandeur of Paris's Hôtel de Ville. With chandeliers overhead, his models walked at an unhurried pace to a soundtrack of bass drums and violins. His leather jackets and vests were constructed with peplums that swirled and blossomed just above the derriere. Thick knits in shades of copper swaddled the neck. Trim trousers in nubby shades of lilac were paired with jackets in iridescent hues of melon.
The collection was visual poetry with the colors colliding and blending as if seen through an ever-spinning kaleidoscope. But Ackermann's collection was not all sweet dreams and emotions. There were real clothes here. Lush jackets were paired with skirts cut narrow and elegant. And he offered some of the most beautifully tailored high-waisted trousers of the season. If they fit the average woman as beautifully as they fit his models, Ackermann may singlehandedly renew the appeal of trousers after so many years when dresses have dominated the runway.
Elbaz was responsible for much of the industry's shift toward dresses, and his 10th-anniversary collection was filled with them, many of which were adorned with flirtatious peplums or were slightly sculpted to emphasize a woman's hourglass shape.
Elbaz juxtaposes the enduring appeal of black and its connotations of sex, power, and aggression with gentle ruffles framing a bared back, a brightly colored shrug, or a pair of bright-pink patent-leather heels.
This collection was not so much an indication of where the house is heading, but a celebration of where it is right now. Lanvin defines a style of gracious power dressing that makes a woman feel smart about her approach to style without removing any of fashion's pleasure.
When the last model strode off the runway, a black curtain parted to reveal a party land lit with tiny twinkling lights with a bandstand—that called to mind a charming carousel—positioned center stage. Elbaz thanked his audience and then crooned a short version of "Que Sera, Sera" before inviting everyone to join him for champagne, dessert, and music.
Elbaz balances fashion's serious side—the demands of big business and the responsibility that comes with being so instrumental in helping women craft a public image--with its playful nature. If a garment doesn't bring you joy, after all, why spend thousands of dollars for it? A cheap T-shirt and jeans will suffice.
Kawakubo is not a designer who excels at communicating joy—at least not the emotive version of it. Even with this fall collection, with its shades of bright pink and childish floral prints, there remained an unwillingness to let go and luxuriate in pleasure. Indeed, her models marched the runway mostly without the benefit of music—only the sound of clunky heels clomping along a raised wooden platform. For Kawakubo, something always has to be held back. The unveiling of her collection in dreary silence was like a watching a child's birthday party unfold without the cake.
The collection stirred images of women as paper dolls, as pressed and preserved flowers, as two-dimensional cartoons colored in with shades of pink. It was a quiet examination of traditional girlishness.
Ackermann proves that an exquisite palette can deliver pleasure as intoxicating as an illicit drug. Elbaz shows how graceful shapes both enhance and empower. But Kawakubo stands alone as a persistent rebel—and undeterred curmudgeon—reminding women to continue questioning the source and meaning of their delight.


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Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Chewy Carrot Cake CookiesTime:
Prep: 15 minutes
Chilling: 1 to 2 hours
Baking: 10 to 12 minutes
IngredientsChewy Carrot Cake Cookies
3 cups Unbleached All Purpose Flour
1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
1 1/2 cups Dark Brown Sugar, packed
2 large eggs
2 cups Shredded Carrots
1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
2 Tablespoons Chopped Pecans, optional
Cream Cheese Buttercream
4 cups Confectioners' Sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) Unsalted Butter, softened
1 8oz package Cream Cheese
2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract or Vanilla Bean Paste
Pinch of Fine Sea Salt
1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar for 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
2. Add vanilla extract then add eggs in two parts and flour mixture in three part.
3. Fold in shredded carrots then cover bowl and chill for 1 to 2 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cover cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop 2 tablespoons worth of cookie dough and place on the cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart for spreading.
5. Bake in oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly golden brown. The cookies will still be soft in the middle but that will set as it cools. Let cookies cool of cookie sheets for 10 minutes then transfer wired rack.
6. For cream cheese buttercream: cream together butter and cream cheesecake until light and fluffy on high. Add in vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste and salt. Lower the speed of your mixture and add in confectioners' sugar a cup at a time. Scarping the sides after adding each cup.
7. Once cookies are cookies, spread 1 tablespoon buttercream on each cookie and sprinkle of pecans, if desired. Enjoy! Store in a plastic container in a cool place.


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DuPont profit doubles as drought boosts farm sales
Chemicals maker DuPont's quarterly profit more than doubled as the worst dry spell in decades encouraged U.S. farmers to buy its drought-hardy seeds and crop-protection products to boost yields.
Strong wheat, corn and soybean prices also spurred agricultural sales in the Americas, helping DuPont beat estimates for the quarter despite an ongoing decline in demand for its once-lucrative titanium dioxide paint pigment.
The Wilmington, Delaware-based company's shares traded up 0.7 percent at $50.74 before the bell on Tuesday.
"The first quarter finished as expected, with the strong agriculture performance and performance chemicals' decline from peak levels last year," DuPont Chief Executive Ellen Kullman said in a statement.
The 210-year-old company, known for its chemicals business, is focusing on food and agriculture products that are less exposed to ebbs and flows in titanium dioxide (Ti02) sales.
The shift is evident in the $5 billion sale of its car paint unit last year and the $6 billion purchase of nutritional supplements maker Danisco in 2011.
"Ti02 has declined and it's a much smaller factor now. We also think it is bottoming so it's become less of an issue," John Roberts, who leads U.S. chemical coverage at UBS Investment Research, said ahead of the announcement.
He had expected first-quarter earnings of $1.55 per share, above the Wall Street estimates of $1.52 per share. Excluding one-time items, DuPont earned $1.56 per share.
The company's net income for the quarter, which included the beginning of the North American spring planting season, jumped to $3.35 billion, or $3.58 per share, in the first quarter, from $1.49 billion, or $1.58 per share, a year earlier.
Fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations dipped to $1.47 from $1.48, a year earlier.
Net sales rose marginally to $10.4 billion on higher prices for seeds and crop protection products and demand in North America and Latin America.
Agriculture business was the biggest source of revenue in the fourth quarter, contributing almost 45 percent. The performance chemicals business, which includes titanium dioxide sales, accounted for about 15 percent.
Spiraling prices for wheat, corn and soybean have also helped boost sales for rivals Monsanto Co and Syngenta AG
DuPont increased its quarterly cash dividend by 5 percent, or two cents, to 45 cents per share.
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Teresita Fernández: Stacked Waters
Teresita Fernández transforms the Blanton's Rapoport Atrium into a place of welcome that surrounds visitors with color and illusion. One of the most accomplished artists of her generation, she is known for her evocative large-scale sculptures and immersive installations that address space, light, and perception.
Using man-made materials and the language of abstraction, Fernández has created a site-specific work of art that evokes experiences from nature. The most ambitious project to date for this MacArthur Fellowship recipient, Stacked Waters consists of 3,100 square feet of custom-cast acrylic that covers the walls in a striped pattern. The work's title alludes to artist Donald Judd's "stack" sculptures—series of identical boxes installed vertically along wall surfaces—as well as to his sculptural explorations of box interiors. Fernández noticed how The Blanton's atrium functions like a box, and given its architectural nods to the arches of Roman baths and cisterns, she sought to fill its spatial volume with an illusion of water. Horizontal bands—each a swirling pattern of saturated color—subtly shift from deep blue to white in their ascent up the wall. Standing in the middle of the atrium creates an effect akin to being at the bottom of a swimming pool; climbing the staircase, visitors rise out of the dark blue depths as if emerging from the pool. Because of the nature of its material, Stacked Waters's surface possesses the reflective quality of water. The work mirrors light from the atrium's many skylights, making the space appear somber and moody on cloudy days, and bright on sunny ones, embodying what the artist calls "a changing portrait of the Texas light." Stacked Waters also produces a reflection of the museum's visitors, functioning as an ever-changing portrait of the museum as a living institution.
About the Artist:
Teresita Fernández
A recipient of the coveted MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2005, Fernández is one of the most accomplished artists of her generation and is known for her evocative large–scale sculptures and immersive installations that address space, light and perception. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and is represented by Lehmann Maupin Gallery. Recent commissions include Seattle Cloud Cover for the Olympic Sculpture Park at the Seattle Art Museum, a work for the Public Art Fund in 2001 and a special project at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2000. She has had solo exhibitions at many prestigious institutions including the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia; SITE Santa Fe in New Mexico; the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia; the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; the Castello di Rivoli in Turin, Italy; and most recently, at the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Malaga in Spain.


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Make Ahead Dripless Gravy
An easy and creamy make ahead gravy that can be adapted for vegetarians.
I vaguely remember my mom making homemade gravy after the turkey came out of the oven. It's kind of a blur, probably because gravy has never been something I've been interested in trying. Growing up my topping of choice was always mustard. My brother still to this day jokes that I only eat chicken fingers and mustard… and while I do love both, that's not all I eat.
Originally I had big dreams for a from scratch gravy made from pan drippings, but the day I made the turkey I just flat out never got around to it. By the time I had time and patience, everything had solidified. I'm not entirely sure if you can still use the pan drippings once it's in that state so I shoved that idea aside for another time. Maybe next year I'll plan better so my turkey isn't ready to be carved in the evening.
By total chance I came across a dripless, no turkey fat gravy option that is beyond easy to make. If you can stir a pot you can make this. Pinky swear. Besides being easy, I love that this is (as the title suggests) make ahead friendly(!!) and could dare I say even be made into a vegetarian gravy. Wow your family and friends with homemade gravy. Should you so choose… feel free to offer a pan option as well.
Make Ahead Dripless Gravy
- 1/4 C unsalted butter
- 1/4 C all purpose flour
- 2 C chicken broth or vegetable broth for a vegetarian option
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour to melted butter. Add broth, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon. When mixture begins to bubble, cook 1 minute longer. Remove from heat, stir in seasonings. Serve immediately or transfer to a clean bowl, cooling for 5-10 minutes before covering with plastic wrap pressed to the service. Keep stored in refrigerator for up to several days. Warm as needed prior to serving.
6 Responses to "Make Ahead Dripless Gravy"
Make ahead? I'll take it! I need all the help I can get… I'm still working out a menu for Thursday… :)
Mmm, I love gravy! I love that you put it all over a sandwich! Looks amazing!
Oooh, wish I'd seen this earlier this week. I made a turkey and was too lazy to deal with the drippings so we didn't have gravy. I could totally have handled this!
uh that picture is making me drool. it's so gorgeous and such a beautiful photo!!
I love love gravy. And make ahead is always a life saver on Turkey Day!
This one sounds great. Love that its make ahead too. My brother only eats sandwiches and even fries with just mustard too. I love mustard but I cant handle it on fries. So crazy ;)


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Life insurance is one of the fastest growing financial service sector in India. Currently, there are 24 life insurance companies in India offering various kinds of life insurance policies with many benefits and riders. The main purpose of taking life insurance is to provide financial protection for the dependants of a person in case of his death.
There are some life insurance policies which have inbuilt wealth creation or investment plans along with insurance. Also, these products are offered as specific tailor-made products for different life stages like, child plans, retirement plans, pension plans etc. A few products offer loan facility along with the life insurance plan. Also, all life insurance premiums offer tax benefits to the insured, as per the Indian Income Tax Act.
Here under are different types of life insurance policies that are being offered in India.
Term insurance policy:
Term insurance offers financial protection for the family of the insured in case of his sudden demise. It is the cheapest life insurance policy that offers high sum assured at low cost. This policy provides insurance cover for a period of time. In India, almost all life insurance companies offer term insurance with different product names. The term policy will be usually available for 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 years. The policyholder does not get life cover after the completion of the term policy. Further, in India premium paid on term insurance is eligible for tax exemption under section 80C of Income Tax Act in India.
Money-back policy:
Under this policy, certain portion or percentage of the sum assured is returned back to the insured, in case of survival of policy holder. In the event of death during the period of the policy, the nominee of the policy gets death benefits equal to the sum assured and accumulated cash benefits. The premiums of money-back policy are very high compared to term insurance policy.
The money-back policies are offered for a fixed period of time, usually up to 25 years and the policyholder pays a fixed premium periodically (monthly, quarterly, annually) during the policy period. The premiums paid on money-back insurance policies are eligible for tax exemption under section 80C of Income Tax Act in India.
Whole life insurance policy:
As the name suggests, the policy covers risk for entire life of the policyholder. This policy continues as long as the policy holder is alive. The policy offers only death benefits to the beneficiary or nominee in case of the death of the insured. This policy does not offer any survival benefits. So, the whole life insurance policy is mainly taken to create wealth for the heirs of the policyholders, as this policy offers payment of the sum assured plus bonus in the event of the death of the policyholder. The premiums of whole life insurance are costlier than term plans.
The policyholder pays premium for whole life or till some age (say 80 years) or for some period of 35-40 years based on the terms and conditions of the policy. The premium paid on whole-life insurance policies is eligible for tax exemption under section 80C of Income Tax Act in India.
Endowment insurance policy:
It is a savings linked insurance policy that provides cover for a specified period of time. The policy holder receives sum assured along with bonus or profits at the end of the policy in case of his survival. This policy is best for those people who do not have a savings or investing habit on a regular basis. In case of the death of the policy holder before the maturity of the policy, the beneficiary of the policy receives only the sum assured amount.
The premiums of the endowment policies in India are costlier than term life and whole life insurance premiums. Also, the premiums paid on endowment insurance policies are eligible for tax exemption under section 80C of Indian Income Tax Act.
Unit linked insurance policy (ULIP):
It is a special kind of investment tool combined with life insurance and serves as investment-linked insurance policy. In this policy, some part of the premiums goes into life cover and some part of the premium goes into investment.
The policy consists of investment mix where some percentage of the premium can go into 100% equity funds or 100% debt funds or a mixture of both. Here, the policyholder has an option of choosing funds or he can select the strategy of investing. The policyholder can also has the choice of switching from one fund to other fund. The returns from ULIPS are based only on the performance of the funds. The main drawback of ULIPs is that, it contains high charges (commissions) for managing funds.
In India, ULIPs allow you to claim tax benefits against the premium payment by two ways – deduction and exemption. You can deduct up to Rs.1 lakh of your taxable income by investing in ULIPs under section 80C of Indian Income Tax Act. You can exempt from gross income under section 10 (10)D for any sum received from insurance.
Insurance policies have a great role to play in assuring tax savings. As per the policy in India, all regular-premium life insurance policies (except pension plans) in India issued after April 2012, should offer protection cover of at least 10 times the annual income to be eligible for tax benefits under section 80C and 10 (10)D.
Choose and get a best life insurance policy to protect your family's financial condition in your absence.


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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he will fight any effort by the Minnesota Vikings to charge fans extra fees to buy season tickets in the new publicly subsidized football stadium.
In a sharply worded letter Tuesday, Dayton told team owner Zygi Wilf that he is distressed by reports the team might charge seat license fees to help generate money for the stadium. Dayton says he will urge a public authority to block any such move.
"The project's strong support came from many regular Minnesotans, not just rich Minnesotans, because they believed the Vikings are also their team. If a new stadium were to betray that trust, it would be better that it not be built," Dayton wrote.
The team is due to pay slightly more than half of the $975 million price tag. Dayton told Wilf that the contribution is the responsibility of team owners, not fans.
The governor has long pushed for what he calls a "People's Stadium." He says he won't let the result be a "Rich People's Stadium."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Sunday, June 21, 2015
Father's Day Plans
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Happy Fathers Day!!!ReplyDelete
Barkin at nuffin? Dat are my job descipshun.ReplyDelete
Daddies love sleeping in!ReplyDelete
that's a super nice idea and I bet you daddy knows now how much you love him :o) happy Fathers Day!ReplyDelete
easy rider
Happy Father's Day, have funs (once you've woken them up!)ReplyDelete
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
Hope you have a wonderful Father's Day! Yes I'm sure Papaw will be thrilled to be awakened by your barking! Enjoy the day!ReplyDelete
Love & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
Fabulous photos! have a great day!ReplyDelete
HAPPY FATHER's Day to your DAD and your Pawpa.ReplyDelete
Adorable photos! Nice to meet you! :)ReplyDelete
So cute! After some pretty serious snuggles this morning, we let Dad sleep in too. I wonder what he will want to do today?!ReplyDelete
Happy Fathers Day to your dad,xx SpeedyReplyDelete
Happy Fathers Day and I will let Vaks join you around the barking :)ReplyDelete
Wags from Laika & Vaks
Happy Father's Day!!ReplyDelete
Be nice to your dad! I don't think he likes to get up real early like you might.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2015 at 12:10 PM
hahaha I love it! Happy Father's Day!ReplyDelete
Pibbles & Me
Beautiful photos! Happy Father's Day :)ReplyDelete
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Beautiful photos! Happy Father's Day :)ReplyDelete
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Have a PAWsome Dad's day celebration. Enjoy your belly rubs. Golden WoofsReplyDelete
Poor dad he doesn't stand a chance either way! Love DollyReplyDelete
Poor dad he doesn't stand a chance either way! Love DollyReplyDelete
Oh, you guys are just too sweet to your Pops and PawPaw!!!!ReplyDelete
I hopes your Pops has a most FABulous Father's Day!!!
Ruby ♥
Happy Dad's Day to your dad. How nice that you let him sleep in, Bentley.ReplyDelete
Happy Father's Day to your dads too.ReplyDelete
That's so nice of you, Bentley! Happy Father's Day to your Dad, and to Dads everywhere!ReplyDelete
Hope you all had a great fathers day!!!ReplyDelete
ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Thanks for the compliment on my artwork progression. I've always wanted to sing - but, it ain't gonna happen. Hope everyone had a good Father's Day. Are you sure Pierre and the little Cesar's dog aren't from the same litter?ReplyDelete
Great pictures of the boys!ReplyDelete


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One day after the Angels broke the record for earliest clinching of the AL West, reliever Francisco Rodriguez started the real celebration. F-Rod earned his 57th save in LA's 7-4 win over the Mariners, tying the major league record set by Bobby Thigpen of the Chicago White Sox in 1990. By all accounts, he was a little excited about it. Holy crap. After this, what's he going to do when he breaks the record? Juggle cats? "I have to give credit to my teammates," Rodriguez said. "I'd be really, really selfish if I said I set it by myself. But that's what I get paid for. That's my job right there." Mike Scioscia, that old softy, got downright misty over Rodriguez's accomplishment. "When you're sitting on a seven-run lead, really the furthest thing from your mind is, when do you get your closer up?'' Scioscia said. More significantly, however, the Angels now have 89 wins; giving them a one-game lead over Tampa Bay in the race for best record in the American League, and the home field advantage therein. Although with the kind of crowds the Rays draw, home field advantage isn't going to do them much good anyway. Freeway World Series, he were come? Angels' Francisco Rodriguez Ties Record For Saves [Los Angeles Times]
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Etiquette, expectations, entitlement...@autoexec_bin | #magiclantern | Discord | Reddit | Server issues
"%UserProfile%"\Downloads\setup-x86.exe -s http://cygwin.mirrors.pair.com -q -P mingw64-i686-gcc-core,gcc-core,make,mercurial,python37-docutils,perl,wget,unzip,zip,diffutils
cd && wget https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded/4.8/4.8-2013-q4-major/+download/gcc-arm-none-eabi-4_8-2013q4-20131204-win32.zip && mkdir gcc-arm-none-eabi-4_8-2013q4 && unzip -n gcc-arm-none-eabi-4_8-2013q4-20131204-win32.zip -d gcc-arm-none-eabi-4_8-2013q4 && rm gcc-arm-none-eabi-4_8-2013q4-20131204-win32.zip
cd && wget https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded/5.0/5-2016-q3-update/+download/gcc-arm-none-eabi-5_4-2016q3-20160926-win32.zip && mkdir gcc-arm-none-eabi-5_4-2016q3 && unzip -n gcc-arm-none-eabi-5_4-2016q3-20160926-win32.zip -d gcc-arm-none-eabi-5_4-2016q3 && rm gcc-arm-none-eabi-5_4-2016q3-20160926-win32.zip
hg clone https://bitbucket.org/hudson/magic-lantern && cd magic-lantern && hg update unified && cd
Note that most module exe helpers are targeted for x86 code, i.e. even if you run cygwin x64 (which you should on a x64 Windows) you need to use the i686 mingw toolchain.
hg clone https://bitbucket.org/hudson/magic-lanterncd magic-lanternhg update unified
cd magic-lantern/platform/EOSM.202/make zip
cd ~/magic-lantern/modules/mlv_rec
make mlv_dump.exe
%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\setup-x86.exe -K http://cygwinports.org/ports.gpg
In the meantime though, it looks like your commands to run setup-x86.exe and setup-x86_64.exe should be prefixed with the user's home directory, eg:Code: [Select]%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\setup-x86.exe -K http://cygwinports.org/ports.gpg
...a viable way to quickly compile a full ML (including docs and all) under windows...
Note that most module exe helpers are targeted for x86 code, i.e. even if you run cygwin x64 (which you should on a x64 Windows) you need to use the i686 mingw toolchain.* Btw you should select the "exp" radio button when running the cygwin setup using the cygports packages, this way you'll get more recent versions of the packages. You can always select older individual packages by switching through the versions, but the official cygwin policy is rather conservative so the non-"exp" repo often contains rather old versions.
Mirror Error: Setup.ini signatureftp://ftp.cygwinports.org/pub/cygwinports/x86/setup.bz2.sig fromftp://ftp.cygwinports.org/pub/cygwinports/ failed to verify.Possible corrupt mirror? Setup.ini rejected.
Mirror Error: Setup.ini signatureftp://ftp.cygwinports.org/pub/cygwinports/x86/setup.ini.sig fromftp://ftp.cygwinports.org/pub/cygwinports/ failed to verify.Possible corrupt mirror? Setup.ini rejected.
Seriously, I was thinking the same thing, deleting all the extra packages until it was down to the bare essentials to compile ML but then isn't it a problem updating the installation? It would also take lots of time and testing to make sure nothing breaks.
Does Setup accept command-line arguments?Yes, the full listing is written to the setup.log file when you run setup-x86.exe --help or setup-x86_64.exe --help. The current options are:Command Line Options: -D --download Download from internet -L --local-install Install from local directory -s --site Download site -O --only-site Ignore all sites except for -s -R --root Root installation directory -x --remove-packages Specify packages to uninstall -c --remove-categories Specify categories to uninstall -P --packages Specify packages to install -C --categories Specify entire categories to install -p --proxy HTTP/FTP proxy (host:port) -a --arch architecture to install (x86_64 or x86) -q --quiet-mode Unattended setup mode -M --package-manager Semi-attended chooser-only mode -B --no-admin Do not check for and enforce running as Administrator -h --help print help -l --local-package-dir Local package directory -r --no-replaceonreboot Disable replacing in-use files on next reboot. -X --no-verify Don't verify setup.ini signatures -n --no-shortcuts Disable creation of desktop and start menu shortcuts -N --no-startmenu Disable creation of start menu shortcut -d --no-desktop Disable creation of desktop shortcut -K --pubkey URL of extra public key file (gpg format) -S --sexpr-pubkey Extra public key in s-expr format -u --untrusted-keys Use untrusted keys from last-extrakeys -U --keep-untrusted-keys Use untrusted keys and retain all -g --upgrade-also also upgrade installed packages -o --delete-orphans remove orphaned packages -A --disable-buggy-antivirus Disable known or suspected buggy anti virus software packages during execution.
setup-x86.exe -q -P packagename1,packagename2
%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\setup-x86.exe -s http://cygwin.mirrors.pair.com -q -P mingw64-i686-gcc-core,gcc-core,make,mercurial,python-docutils,wget,unzip,zip,diffutils
Wow, look what I found
When you get to cross compiling the command line tools some tools look for the MinGW gcc compiler in the home directory so we need to create a directory structure and make a symbolic link to that compiler in there:
Here's a hack to try out--trick the system to use the 64-bit gcc compiler instead of the 32-bit one. Please leave feedback so we know whether or not this works and on which tools.
The much better option would be to modify all exe helper Makefiles to use one central compiler path that is found in the Makefile.user ... symlinking stuff works, but I don't like the approach.
As there's really little reason to have the exe helpers as x64 (well, cr2hdr might be a bit faster (or not)) imho just stick with x86 to prevent platform-specific bugs to confuse debugging ml even further.
Hopefully that will be changed when the 20-bit version of cr2hdr is merged. Then maybe we can have it use the 64-bit compiler if possible?
There is no end to this is there?
hg clone -r lua https://bitbucket.org/hudson/magic-lantern
hg clone -r EOSM__working https://bitbucket.org/daniel_fort/magic-lantern
hg clone -r ml_dng https://bitbucket.org/dmilligan/magic-lantern
One final thought is that if someone is using this approach: would they be able to video a demo for us non-coders who are trying to get into all this 'coding stuff'.
You don't really need much in the way of coding skills to contribute.
Imho the simplest way is to provide a bash shell script that people just would need to run after installing (or unzipping) cygwin - this would automatically download the latest ml code, copy a working Makefile user, compile everything and then throw the autoexec.bin & modules .mo into a folder. People would just have to look at this shell script to understand how it works.
#!/bin/sh# Uncomment the appropriate line# to build to your preferred# Magic Lantern camera platform## Uncomment means to simply delete the # '#" sign from the beginning of the line# DO THIS FOR ONLY ONE CAMERA AT A TIME!##CAMERA=5D2.212#CAMERA=5D3.113#CAMERA=6D.116#CAMERA=7D.203#CAMERA=50D.109#CAMERA=500D.111#CAMERA=550D.109#CAMERA=600D.102#CAMERA=650D.104#CAMERA=700D.114#CAMERA=1100D.105#CAMERA=EOSM.202cd ~/magic-lanternhg pull && hg updatecd platform/$CAMERAmake clean && make zipmv *.zip ~/make cleancd ~
Personally, I'd advise caution to prevent frustration. If you can code C and know the basics of distributed software development (i.e. Mercurial) then it's easy to get started.
But if you want to change non-trivial things a lot of learning about how the Canon fw and the ML code works is involved, and there are always things that simply don't work as you expect because ML depends on what Canon provides. And for trivial changes, in the future you can just use user scripting with lua and use ML's lua api which has the sandbox advantage of not being able to brick the camera.
// !!!DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!!//#define LUA_PROP_REQUEST_CHANGE
Last not least, real embedded hardware hacking is another matter altogether and far beyond my skills - an example would be the "new sound system" branch.
You mean something like this?
mkdir -p ../dist/ML/modulesrm -f ../dist/ML/modules/*.momv platform/6D.116/autoexec.bin ../dist/mv platform/6D.116/6D_116.sym ../dist/ML/modules/cp modules/*/*.mo ../dist/ML/modulescp modules/dual_iso/*.exe ../dist/ML/cp modules/raw_rec/*.exe ../dist/ML/cp modules/mlv_rec/*.exe ../dist/ML/cp modules/io_crypt/*.exe ../dist/ML/mkdir -p ../dist/ML/fontscp data/fonts/* ../dist/ML/fonts
By the way, you can brick a camera with a lua script. Take a closer look at dmilligan's code
If I ever run into g3gg0 or a1ex I may just fall to my knees and scream, "I'm not worthy!"
...You'd need to add that part to yours...
Ugh, I didn't realize and thought there were some additional safeguards with lua.
These two basically carry the ml development, and finding devs with this ability and time on their hands is the reason why there's always the danger of the trunk getting stalled. Lucky us ml is working ok right now and essential features (like dual_iso & raw video) are production ready.
And sometimes, you have to realize it won't work at all properly - like reading the exposure from EC in M mode, w/o direct hardware access it'll be always dodgy.
I also don't shoot subjects that would require encryption in case I get captured and tortured to show my photos. (Usually it is the other way around.)
EC in M mode? Had to look look it up in my ML to English dictionary. The autoexposure module is something else I haven't played around with so I turned it on in my camera and whoa!
Made a pull request for that
I didn't work on cross Now comes the waiting game.
I didn't work on cross compiling dng2raw because I'm not really sure what it does and all my attempts at cross compiling it resulted in errors so I left it pretty much alone.
I was wondering if I can keep working on my .wxs filelike the graphics interface, which is created when I was using wxwidgets with c/c, in wxpython then?
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Robert Stark talks to director Richard Wolstencroft about his new film The Second Coming Volume II. Volume I is free to view on Vimeo.
Intro: Johnny Tyler – God's Gonna Turn Us To Dust
The film's inspiration from the poem The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats and the film's segments based on passages from the poem
"A low budget epic"
The film's influences including Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol, Lars Von Trier's Dogma, Godard's My Life To Live, and Terrence Malick
The film's aesthetic
The film's theme of man trying to usher in the Apocalypse
The conflict between the black magicians and the white magicians
Aleister Crowley and Occultism
"Charles Manson put a curse on Western Civilization"
Cameos by Jim Goad, Boyd Rice, and Adam Parfrey
Music by David Thrussell and old Country Western Music
Filming locales including Thailand, Australia, LA, Switzerland, Barcelona, and London
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Actress and animal lover Betty White is joining the collection in wax at the Madame Tussauds museum in Washington.
The museum says a new wax figure of the 91-year-old White will be unveiled Wednesday. Washington Humane Society CEO Lisa LaFontaine will unveil White's figure to pay homage to the "Hot in Cleveland'' star's passion for animals.
White is the latest celebrity to take her place among the U.S. presidents in the Madame Tussauds collection. White is best known for her roles on "The Golden Girls'' and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and is currently on the hit "Hot in Cleveland'' on TV Land.
The Humane Society also will have its mobile adoption center at the museum Tuesday for visitors to adopt animals.
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"Freud's Last Session" is no "King Lear." And there is nothing in the air to suggest that Mike Nussbaum is slowing down his busy slate of theatrical engagements. Perish the very thought.
Still, the role of a dying Sigmund Freud in Mark St. Germain's thoughtful, well-constructed and lucid two-character drama is a formidable undertaking for any actor, let alone one who happens to be 88 years old (Freud, at the late-in-life moment Nussbaum plays him here, was a considerably younger man at 83). And for those of us who've seen a chunk of Nussbaum's 50-year-career on the stage, much of it in this town, this is a remarkable milestone by a peerless Chicago actor.
With the decent original cast headed back to the simultaneous commercial production in New York, Nussbaum now has taken over the role of Freud, while Coburn Goss now plays C.S. Lewis, in an accessible, commercially produced play at the Mercury Theater that imagines these two intellectual giants meeting in London on the eve of the Second World War, all fired up to talk about God, sex, science, faith, death and Jesus, with neither one winning out in a scrupulously balanced drama designed mostly to get audience members thinking and talking.
There are a very select few performers who can still hold down demanding stage roles as they approach their 90th year, maybe even in a talky, two-person show, but Nussbaum doesn't hold anything down in that sense. The father of psychotherapy is no grandfatherly cameo. Nussbaum's performance as Freud is a typically shrewd concoction of sardonic humor, savvy riposte, intellectual banter and, most crucially of all, a deeply poignant sense of personal mortality. It is a performance full of grief and optimism.
In the play, Freud's mouth and jaw are afflicted with cancer, and the failings of his character's body seem to underpin all that Nussbaum does here, even though it undermines none of his spirit or resilience.
Nussbaum's work on stage long has been characterized by a furious discipline — as is typical but also incredible, he has no palpable memorization issues whatsoever in this huge role — combined with his unique mix of big-hearted vulnerability, deadpan timing and ceaseless determination.
When playing a man of this age, it helps when the actor already has exceeded it, enabling him to look back on his character with the truth of experience, rather than having to come up with those artificially theatrical cues of age that never replicate the life experience of the actually old.
Nussbaum does none of that crude stuff. There are no greasepaint lines on his face. His Freud is sprightly and smart but intensely irritated that his own body is failing him. And that's exactly, it feels, like what the man himself would have been in this difficult moment. Nussbaum understands that the key to this part is not about acting old and sick. It is about shaking all that off at every possible moment and carrying on. And at this point in his own life, he is free so to do.
Goss, who makes an erudite and appealing Lewis, is also able to reveal that great writer's somewhat smug side, as well as the way his faith is both unshakable and up for grabs. This is, after all, a young man as yet unaware of many of life's mysteries.
It's a fine performance from this Chicago actor, shot through with honesty, although you wish he'd go after Nussbaum's Freud with yet more venom when his facade slips. Nussbaum would give back all he gets. It is hard for atheists and Christians to compromise.
Still, "Freud's Last Session" is now quite a moving night at the theater as well as a source of some well-paced food for the mind.
Alas, it is easy for Chicago to take Nussbaum for granted; he has been around so very long and makes it all look so easy. But it's worth saying — nay, shouting — that he now does what almost no one else in his profession can do. His familiarity should not diminish his extraordinary ongoing achievement, eight times a week on Southport Avenue.
When: Through July 15
Where: Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave.
Running time: 1 hour, 25 mins.
Tickets: $45-59 at 773-325-1700


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From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy's fate in the balance.
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Documents show the U.S. was given more warnings about potential terrorist attacks in the weeks leading up to 9/11, writes Vanity Fair contributing editor Kurt Eichenwald in a New York Times op-ed.
The documents predate the presidential daily briefing on Aug. 6, 2001, which said, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S."
"The administration's reaction to what Mr. Bush was told in the weeks before that infamous briefing reflected significantly more negligence than has been disclosed," he wrote. "In other words, the Aug. 6 document, for all of the controversy it provoked, is not nearly as shocking as the briefs that came before it."
The direct warnings to Bush, he writes, date back to the spring of 2001. On May 1, the CIA told the White House that there was "a group presently in the United States" that was planning an attack. On June 22, a daily briefing described the attack as "imminent." Administration officials, however, dismissed the warnings, saying that Osama bin Laden was merely feigning an attack to distract the U.S. from efforts against Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
"Intelligence officials, these sources said, protested that the idea of Bin Laden, an Islamic fundamentalist, conspiring with Mr. Hussein, an Iraqi secularist, was ridiculous, but the neoconservatives' suspicions were nevertheless carrying the day," Eichenwald wrote. "In response, the CIA prepared an analysis that all but pleaded with the White House to accept that the danger from Bin Laden was real."
Briefings on June 29, July 1, and July 24 carried similar warnings. On July 9, Eichenwald writes, one official suggested staff members of the CIA Counterterrorism Center "put in for a transfer so that somebody else would be responsible when the attack took place."
Can you believe that? We keep learning more and more. And the reality is that so much was ignored and that, all this time later, we still don't know exactly what happened or why.
I don't feel any safer.and part of the reason for that is that I don't feel we ever had a real investigation. I feel the Jersey Girls fought tooth and nail for fairness but they were no match for that fake commission and it's laughable report.
I have no idea if 9-11 was an inside job or just the hugest leadership failure ever. Or both. I don't know. And since we didn't have a real investigation, I don't think we've gotten any safer. Instead, we've been encouraged to just move on and shop and shop some more.
We wouldn't have even gotten the fake commission if it weren't for the Jersey Girls. And they really tried to make a difference with the commission. They took information, they offered input and they were just dismissed.
And that's by Democrats as well. If either party wanted the truth, they would have gotten it. If the Dems gave a damn about 9-11, they would have said, in 2009, "Here, Jersey Girls, here's X million. This time you do the interviews -- in public, all interviews in public -- and you get the truth." And they would have. Those four women would have gotten the truth and the US would be a lot safer as a result.
This is C.I.'s "Iraq snapshot:"
Friday, September 14, 2012. Chaos and violence continue, protests continue against the US in the Middle East, rumors abound about Tareq al-Hashemi, Senator Patty Murray weighs in on sequestration, and much more.
Yesterday morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad-Eddine al-Othmani (link is text and video) addressed the press. Excerpt.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: We are closely watching what is happening in Yemen and elsewhere, and we certainly hope and expect that there will be steps taken to avoid violence and prevent the escalation of protests into violence.
I also want to take a moment to address the video circulating on the Internet that has led to these protests in a number of countries. Let me state very clearly -- and I hope it is obvious -- that the United States Government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. We absolutely reject its content and message. America's commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. And as you know, we are home to people of all religions, many of whom came to this country seeking the right to exercise their own religion, including, of course, millions of Muslims. And we have the greatest respect for people of faith.
To us, to me personally, this video is disgusting and reprehensible. It appears to have a deeply cynical purpose: to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. But as I said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. We condemn the violence that has resulted in the strongest terms, and we greatly appreciate that many Muslims in the United States and around the world have spoken out on this issue.
Violence, we believe, has no place in religion and is no way to honor religion. Islam, like other religions, respects the fundamental dignity of human beings, and it is a violation of that fundamental dignity to wage attacks on innocents. As long as there are those who are willing to shed blood and take innocent life in the name of religion, the name of God, the world will never know a true and lasting peace. It is especially wrong for violence to be directed against diplomatic missions. These are places whose very purpose is peaceful: to promote better understanding across countries and cultures. All governments have a responsibility to protect those spaces and people, because to attack an embassy is to attack the idea that we can work together to build understanding and a better future.
Now, I know it is hard for some people to understand why the United States cannot or does not just prevent these kinds of reprehensible videos from ever seeing the light of day. Now, I would note that in today's world with today's technologies, that is impossible. But even if it were possible, our country does have a long tradition of free expression which is enshrined in our Constitution and our law, and we do not stop individual citizens from expressing their views no matter how distasteful they may be.
There are, of course, different views around the world about the outer limits of free speech and free expression, but there should be no debate about the simple proposition that violence in response to speech is not acceptable. We all -- whether we are leaders in government, leaders in civil society or religious leaders -- must draw the line at violence. And any responsible leader should be standing up now and drawing that line.
Protests have taken place around the region all week including today. Reem Abdellatif, Ned Parker, Laura King, Hashmat Baktash, Alex Rodriguez, Emily Alpert and staff in Beirut and Khartoum (Los Angeles Times) report, "Infuriated protesters in Tunisia stormed the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Tunis, and tore down the American flag, state media reported. Security forces fired warning shots and tear gas to try to scatter the crowd, the official Tunisian News Agency reported. Black smoke was seen rising around the embassy compound amid reports that an American school nearby had been set on fire. In Sudan, hundreds of riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and used batons to prevent a wall of hundreds of protesters reaching the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Khartoum, but a grop managed to break through, breach the wall of the embassy and raise a black Islamic flag."
Protests took place in Iraq today as well. All Iraq News reports a protest was held today in Samarra following morning prayers and that protests also took place today in Wasit, Najaf, Missan and Basra. All Iraq News notes that the Najaf protest saw the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (Ammar al-Hakim's political group) read out a statement denouncing the video and insisting it did serious harm to Muhammed. AFP reports:
In Karbala, Abdul Mehdi al-Karbalai, the representative in the city of top Iraqi Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said during his Friday sermon that "these repeated abuses could threaten peaceful life, especially among (religiously) mixed peoples."
He also condemned violence in response to the film, which portrays the Prophet Mohammed and Islam in a negative light, and sparked deadly fury in Libya, where four Americans including the ambassador were killed on Tuesday in a mob attack on the US consulate in Benghazi.
In Sunni-majority Ramadi, west of Baghdad, hundreds of people demonstrated against the film.
Hamid al-Fahdawi, one of the protest organisers, told AFP that demonstrators want the Iraqi government to dismiss the US ambassador and cut economic ties with the US.
When compiling a list of demands, it's probably a good idea to leave unicorns and other myths off the list. There is no US Ambassador to Iraq currently. The most recent, James Jeffrey, left Iraq months ago.
Josh Rogin (Foreign Policy) quotes Senator John Kerry, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaking about the possibility that Barack's latest nominee might be placed on hold after his confirmation hearing:
Make no mistake: Our embassy in Baghdad is one of our most important and what happens there is key to our bilateral relationship and our work in the Middle East. By all accounts, Steve Beecroft is a highly capable career Foreign Service officer who has ambassadorial experience, and it is in America's best interest to get him on the ground as quickly as possible.
If the concern is over the empty post of US Ambassador to Iraq, well the administration should have done a better job vetting and never nominated Brett McGurk. Married and sleeping with another married person in Iraq while working for the US government in Iraq? It doesn't matter that he married Gina Chon eventually (after both their divorces -- it does matter that she allowed him to vet her copy, which is why her paper fired her), it matters that he had a reputation for disrespecting marriage in Iraq which meant that any Iraqi woman visiting the US embassy was going to be suspect which really matters in a country that practices so-called 'honor' killings. They never should have nominated him. His prior behavior in Iraq would have made his appointment an insult to the host country.
There should be an ambassador to Iraq. But no one forced the White House to nominate the insulting Brett McGurk and no one forced the White House to wait so long to name a new nominee after McGurk's name was withdrawn. I remember the Attorney General nominations of 1993. That was rough and Republicans were determined to defeat the nominees. Plural. Bill Clinton nominated Zoe Baird for the post. Her nomination was derailed and she withdrew her name January 22, 1993. Clinton goes on to announce a new nominee: Kimba Wood. Kimba Wood withdraws her name February 5, 1993. Clinton then nominated Janet Reno who was confirmed March 11, 1993 on a 98 to zero vote in the Senate. January 20, 1993, Bill Clinton was sworn in as President of the United States. March 11th, Reno -- his third nominee -- was confirmed as Attorney General. That's moving quickly.
By contrast? June 18th McGurk's name is withdrawn. Late September 10th word leaks out that Beecroft is Barack's new nominee and it's made official with an announcement September 11th. In less than two months, President Bill Clinton names 3 different nominees for Attorney General and gets one confirmed. Eight days shy of three months after McGurk's name is withdrawn, President Barack Obama is finally able to find someone to nominate for the post (Beecroft, the person who's been doing the work all that time). If Senate Dems want to whine that Paul's creating a delay on that nomination, Barack's the one who created the delay and dragged his feet.
The average time between confirmation hearings and a vote is said to be ten days. That would be September 28th and that's awfully close to when senators facing re-election battles have tor return home. That was also foot dragging by the administration which should have planned it much better.
There should be an ambassador to Iraq. But no one forced the White House to nominate the insulting Brett McGurk and no one forced the White House to wait so long to name a new nominee after McGurk's name was withdrawn. I remember the Attorney General nominations of 1993. That was rough and Republicans were determined to defeat the nominees. Plural. Bill Clinton nominated Zoe Baird for the post. Her nomination was derailed and she withdrew her name January 22, 1993. Clinton goes on to announce a new nominee: Kimba Wood. Kimba Wood withdraws her name February 5, 1993. Clinton then nominated Janet Reno who was confirmed March 11, 1993 on a 98 to zero vote in the Senate. January 20, 1993, Bill Clinton was sworn in as President of the United States. March 11th, Reno -- his third nominee -- was confirmed as Attorney General. That's moving quickly.
By contrast? June 18th McGurk's name is withdrawn. Late September 10th word leaks out that Beecroft is Barack's new nominee and it's made official with an announcement September 11th. In less than two months, President Bill Clinton names 3 different nominees for Attorney General and gets one confirmed. Eight days shy of three months after McGurk's name is withdrawn, President Barack Obama is finally able to find someone to nominate for the post (Beecroft, the person who's been doing the work all that time). If Senate Dems want to whine that Paul's creating a delay on that nomination, Barack's the one who created the delay and dragged his feet.
The average time between confirmation hearings and a vote is said to be ten days. That would be September 28th and that's awfully close to when senators facing re-election battles have tor return home. That was also foot dragging by the administration which should have planned it much better.
You'd assume the demands would have been hammered out in advance since today wasn't the first day of protests over the video or movie. Dropping back to yesterday's snapshot:
Al Mada notes that a group of Iraqi scientists led by Khalid al-Mulla stated that the US needed to use all means necessary to stop the film and others like it. The group lumps the US into abuse by "Zionists" globally -- while wanting tolerance for their own religious beliefs. All Iraq News notes the Iraqi Parliament is calling for the US Congress to stop the film. Freedom of speech has obviously not been explained well. Alsumaria reports hundreds turned out in Kut today to protest the film. All Iraq News notes Sadrists in Karbala launched a protest as well. For the record, there were no protests reported objecting to the murders of four Americans. For the record, the scientists and the Parliament was not reported to have made any comments condemning the four deaths. AGI reports, " Hundreds of people took to the streets in Baghdad, in the suburb district of Sadr City, burning US flags. Protests jointly staged by Sunni and Shia Muslims were also reported in Iraq's southern city of Basra." You can briefly see the Baghdad protest in Danielle Nottingham's CBS report (link is video).
Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN -- link is text and video) reports on yesterday's Baghdad protest:
Angry protesters in the Sadr City district of northeast Baghdad carried banners, Iraqi flags and images of radical Shiite and anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as they railed against what they see as an insult to their faith.
"America is the enemy of the people," the demonstrators shouted Thursday morning. They also yelled out, "Yes, yes to Islam. Yes, yes to Iraq. Yes, yes to Quran" -- the latter referring to the Muslim holy book.
Chris Stevens and Sean Smith were killed in the attack on the Benghazi Tuesday and we noted Hillary's remarks on the two in Wednesday's snapshot. Yesterday, she identified the other two Americans who were killed:
The attack on our diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya on Tuesday claimed the lives of four Americans. Yesterday, I spoke about two: Ambassador Chris Stevens and Information Management Officer Sean Smith. Today, we also recognize the two security personnel who died helping protect their colleagues. Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty were both decorated military veterans who served our country with honor and distinction. Our thoughts, prayers, and deepest gratitude are with their families and friends. Our embassies could not carry on our critical work around the world without the service and sacrifice of brave people like Tyrone and Glen.
Tyrone's friends and colleagues called him "Rone," and they relied on his courage and skill, honed over two decades as a Navy SEAL. In uniform, he served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2010, he protected American diplomatic personnel in dangerous posts from Central America to the Middle East. He had the hands of a healer as well as the arm of a warrior, earning distinction as a registered nurse and certified paramedic. All our hearts go out to Tyrone's wife Dorothy and his three sons, Tyrone Jr., Hunter, and Kai, who was born just a few months ago.
We also grieve for Glen Doherty, called Bub, and his family: his father Bernard, his mother Barbara, his brother Gregory, and his sister Kathleen. Glen was also a former Navy SEAL and an experienced paramedic. And he put his life on the line many times, protecting Americans in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other hotspots. In the end, he died the way he lived – with selfless honor and unstinting valor.
We condemn the attack that took the lives of these heroes in the strongest terms, and we are taking additional steps to safeguard American embassies, consulates, and citizens around the world. This violence should shock the conscience of people of all faiths and traditions. We appreciate the statements of support that have poured in from across the region and beyond. People of conscience and goodwill everywhere must stand together in these difficult days against violence, hate, and division.
I am enormously proud of the men and women who risk their lives every day in the service of our country and our values. They help make the United States the greatest force for peace, progress, and human dignity that the world has ever known. We honor the memory of our fallen colleagues by continuing their work and carrying on the best traditions of a bold and generous nation.
In Iraq, as the second week of the month comes to a close, Iraq Body Count counts 175 killed in violence through yesterday. Today, Alsumaria reports a Samarra car bombing has left fifteen people injured outside a police station, that a corpse was pulled out of the Tigris River and a Sharqat home was bombed (no one was in the house at the time, it belonged to a Sahwa member). Mass arrests continue with 11 people arrested for 'terrorism' in Babil and the Imam of a mosque was also arrested in Babil for 'terrorism.'
In addition, Seyhmus Cakan (Retuers) reports, "Turkish armed forces have killed 75 Kurdish militants near the border with Iran and Iraq over the past week, a provincial governor said on Friday, as a major offensive involving air strikes and several thousand ground troops intensifies." AFP adds, "The operation has been concentrated in the Semdinli district and has included nearly 5,000 ground troops backed by air power, according to the army." The Jerusalem Post notes rumors (treats it as fact) that the PKK has entered into a partnership with President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian's government and "Whatever the precise truth regarding casualty figures, the last period has been the bloodiest seen in this conflict since PKK founder and terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan was captured in 1999. Amidst the ongoing violence and the flurry of claims and counter claims between the Turks and the PKK, a fascinating question remains: why is the PKK choosing to escalate hostilities at the present time? For the Turkish authorities, the reason is very clear: Ankara claims that the Assad regime has in recent months re-kindled its long defunct alliance with the organization. Ankara also alleges the existence of a renewed agreement between the PKK and Iran, and claims that the Iranians are actively aiding the Kurds in the latest round of attacks." The PKK is a Kurdish group that fights for a Kurdish homeland. Aaron Hess (International Socialist Review) described the PKK in 2008, "The PKK emerged in 1984 as a major force in response to Turkey's oppression of its Kurdish population. Since the late 1970s, Turkey has waged a relentless war of attrition that has killed tens of thousands of Kurds and driven millions from their homes. The Kurds are the world's largest stateless population -- whose main population concentration straddles Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria -- and have been the victims of imperialist wars and manipulation since the colonial period. While Turkey has granted limited rights to the Kurds in recent years in order to accommodate the European Union, which it seeks to join, even these are now at risk."
Turkey is where Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi has sought refuge after Nouri al-Maliki ordered him arrested for 'terrorism' in what was seen as an attack on Iraqiya (the political slate that bested Nouri's State of Law in March 2010). Sunday, Ramadan al-Fatash (DPA) explained "that a Baghdad court sentenced in absentia Iraq's vice president, Tareq al-Hashemi, to death on terrorism charges. Al-Hashemi, Iraq's most senior Sunni Muslim official, has called the charges a political ploy by the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki." Lara Jakes (AP) reported, "The Baghdad courtroom was silent Sunday as the presiding judge read out the verdict convicting al-Hashemi and his son-in-law of organizing the murders of a Shiite security official and a lawyer who had refused to help the vice president's allies in terror cases. The court sentenced both men in absentia to death by hanging. They have 30 days to appeal the verdict." Sam Dagher and Ali A. Nabhan (Wall Street Journal) observed, "Many saw the verdict against Tariq al-Hashemi -- a prominent Sunni politician who has professed his innocence and has been sheltered by the Sunni Islamist-led government in Turkey since April -- coupled with Sunday's attacks as emboldening those among Iraq's Sunni minority who see violent confrontation rather than politics as the only way to regain powers lost to the Shiite majority after the U.S.-led ouster of Saddam Hussein's regime more than nine years ago." Omar al-Jawoshy and Michael Schwirtz (New York Times) quoted Talabani stating on Monday, "It was regrettable to issue, at this particular time, a judicial decision against him while he still officially holds office." Today, Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi, Alsumaria notes, has declared that the death sentence for Tareq al-Hashemi could negatively effect any chances of resolving the political crisis. Kholoud Ramzi (Niqash) reports a new rumor circulating regarding Iraqya:
However, pundits believe that something else every different is going on behind the scenes. They believe that the Iraqiya party has actually long since abandoned al-Hashimi.
Because of the wide variety of backgrounds of the various constituent parties, the Iraqiya bloc has been close to fracturing during its time in opposition. And, seeing al-Hashimi as a lost cause, they have decided instead to back Saleh al-Mutlaq, currently one of two Deputy Prime Ministers of Iraq.
Rather than having two of their members lose some of the most senior political jobs in the country, they have decided to back al-Mutlaq.
Al-Mutlaq, one of three deputy prime ministers, has been away from politics since the beginning of the year when he criticized al-Maliki, calling him a dictator. Al-Maliki sacked al-Mutlaq and he, in turn, boycotted Parliament. But he recently returned to work after what was described as a "historic meeting" between himself and al-Maliki.
And it is for this reason, that Iraqiya is supporting al-Hashimi with words rather than deeds.
Khawaja Umer Farooq writes the Jakarta Post to share thoughts on the verdict:
According to media news, an Iraqi court has issued a death sentence to Sunni Iraqi Vice President Tariq Hashemi and his aides. Tariq Hashemi is in Turkey these days and has said the court's decision was politically motivated.
Now, the gulf is widening between the Malaki ruling party and the Sunni national alliance, which is harming the country's interests. The recent decision by the Iraqi court will further fuel sectarian and ethnic violence in Iraq. After the departure of international forces, Iraq is facing worse sectarian and ethnic violence.
Now, the gulf is widening between the Malaki ruling party and the Sunni national alliance, which is harming the country's interests. The recent decision by the Iraqi court will further fuel sectarian and ethnic violence in Iraq. After the departure of international forces, Iraq is facing worse sectarian and ethnic violence.
Talabani said that he continues to hold direct talks in the hope of arranging a comprehensive national meeting, which aims to resolve differences and to reach mutually acceptable solutions to various problems, including the issue of Al Hashemi.
Also, Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan region, feels that Al Hashemi's sentencing to death in absentia will only exacerbate the crisis that has plagued Iraq, possibly even create a bitter sectarian conflict. He called on all parties to find a wise solution to the problem and avoid the temptation of settling scores.
Al Mada reports that Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi declared yesterday that the court's verdict was evidence of the politicalization of the judiciary. Meanwhile Jason Ditz (Antiwar.com) reports, "In a move seen as relation for refusing to extradite Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, the Iraqi Trade Ministry has halted the licenses of all Turkish companies active in Iraq, as well as refusing all new applications." Taha Ozhan (Hurriyet Daily News) sees the conviction of al-Hashemi as politically motivated and offers:
Today we are at a point where the Baathist spirit is flowing freely. The al-Maliki government, particularly in the past year, has employed the most ordinary Baathist strategies. The proclivities of the current regime to spread the use of pressure and violence are becoming more apparent. The human rights organizations voice their dismay about the scarcity of information relating to the identities and alleged crimes of those executed by the al-Maliki government. Iraq's Ministry of Justice has announced that in the first eight months of 2012, 96 people were executed and that an additional 196 people will be executed before the year ends. Many Iraqis claim that the numbers are actually much higher than those given in the official statements.
Calling al-Maliki's totalitarian regime sectarian names would be just as wrong as al-Maliki's governing strategies. In fact, the Sunni Arabs, the Shiites, Kurds and Turkmens are all equally voicing their discontent with the al-Maliki government. The al-Maliki forces come close to violently attacking Tariq al-Hashemi one day, and turn from the edge of a violent clash with the Sadr groups the next day. We can infer only one thing from all this: that the Baathist spirit is once again flowing freely within the al-Maliki regime.
Calling al-Maliki's totalitarian regime sectarian names would be just as wrong as al-Maliki's governing strategies. In fact, the Sunni Arabs, the Shiites, Kurds and Turkmens are all equally voicing their discontent with the al-Maliki government. The al-Maliki forces come close to violently attacking Tariq al-Hashemi one day, and turn from the edge of a violent clash with the Sadr groups the next day. We can infer only one thing from all this: that the Baathist spirit is once again flowing freely within the al-Maliki regime.
That's not widely off the mark from the opinion the editorial board of London's Guardian, shared earlier this week in "Iraq: back to the future:"
Is Nouri al-Maliki becoming Iraq's next dictator and, if he is, does anyone in Washington care? The second half of the question is easy to answer. The Pentagon wanted to keep 8,000 troops in Iraq after withdrawal. But Maliki made it clear there would be no US troops after the agreement expired on 31 December 2011. The state department also planned for an embassy up to 16,000 strong, and a CIA station 700 strong, but the Iraqi strongman made short shrift of a sizeable US civilian presence, by insisting that his office take direct responsibility for approving every US diplomatic visa. Washington could use the soft power of military supply contracts, but is unwilling to do that. Maliki is allowing Iranian overflights to resupply Assad's embattled regime in Syria. Washington still does not want to know.
In the United States, it's a presidential election year. Candidates include Barack Obama who is running for re-election as President of the US on the Democratic Party ticket, Mitt Romney who is running on the GOP ticket and Jill Stein who is running on the Green Party's presidential ticket. A real election requires real debates and real debates require inclusion. Jill Stein's campaign notes:
Spread the word far and wide! This morning, dozens of community leaders, artists, and academics -- including Tom Morello, Leah Bolger, Richard Wolff and Medea Benjamin -- and thousands more joined together to launch Occupy the CPD. Please join them at http://www.OccupytheCPD.org
The presidential debates are the first opportunity for millions of voters to see the presidential contenders themselves, not just their advertising campaigns. These debates are organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) - a supposedly "nonpartisan" corporation which is a puppet of the national Democratic and Republican parties, and the big corporations that fund both of them. The CPD's criteria to be included in these debates are designed to exclude independent contenders who promote ideas that challenge those in power.
Click here to read and join the sign-on statement: http://www.OccupytheCPD.org
Barack and Mitt Romney have been traveling and very busy -- raising billions requires a lot of time. Jill Stein's been busy too but she's been busy standing with the people. Most recently, she was in Chicago where teachers are marching to their beliefs as they conduct the first strike in 25 years. Jill's campaign noted yesterday:
Earlier today, Jill Stein joined the picket lines at Amundsen and Lane Tech, two Chicago high schools. On her way from Ohio, she cancelled her morning appearances in Minnesota in order to visit Chicago teachers, parents, and students who have been engaged in a citywide strike since Monday.
The battle the teachers of the Chicago Public Schools are fighting is not one of their choosing. It is one which has been foisted on them by politicians who have been bankrolled by, and who therefore represent the interests of, the 1%.
Rahm Emanuel's war against the Chicago Teachers Union is not about wages or benefits. It is about the future of quality public education in Chicago and beyond. President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, with their "Race to the Top" initiative, are seeking to destroy the influence of the teachers unions, to reroute public dollars to corporate interests, and to undermine the core fabric of public education in America.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is a staunch defender of public sector workers and for quality public education from pre-school through college. "Obama and Romney have made it clear that they think our kids don't need a quality education," says Stein. "They expect middle class people to bear the tax burden, and are not willing to make the wealthy pay a fair share, in order to fund our schools. The situation in Chicago is about whether the superrich pay their share, or whether we have underfunded schools."
Stein, a Harvard-trained physician who once ran against Mitt Romney for Governor of Massachusetts, is proposing a Green New Deal for America - a four part policy strategy for moving America quickly out of crisis into a secure, sustainable future. Inspired by the New Deal programs that helped the U.S. out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Green New Deal proposes to provide similar relief and create an economy that makes communities sustainable, healthy and just.
Stein grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois.
Stein, a Harvard-trained physician who once ran against Mitt Romney for Governor of Massachusetts, is proposing a Green New Deal for America - a four part policy strategy for moving America quickly out of crisis into a secure, sustainable future. Inspired by the New Deal programs that helped the U.S. out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Green New Deal proposes to provide similar relief and create an economy that makes communities sustainable, healthy and just.
Stein grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois.
Lastly, Senator Patty Murray is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Today her office released the following on sequestration ($1.2 billion in cuts that are supposed to kick in on the budget automatically since the Congress has been unable to make the cuts thus far -- veterans treatment and care is not supposed to be effected in the cuts per Secretary of Defense Leon Panette and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki):
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget released their report on the impact of sequestration across both defense as well as non-defense spending. Murray worked with Senator McCain and others to pass the legislation calling for this report.
"This report makes it even clearer that we need to replace sequestration in a balanced
way that works for middle class families and includes both responsible spending cuts and new revenue from the wealthiest Americans.
"These bipartisan automatic cuts were put in place to give both sides a strong incentive to make a deal, and they are not going to go away simply because nobody wants them to be enacted. They are going to have to be replaced, and that replacement is going to have to be balanced.
"What Republicans aren't saying when they are yelling and screaming about these cuts is that they helped pass them into law and that they can just as easily help make them go away. But thus far they have been unwilling to face up to the reality that it will take a balanced approach to make that happen.
"I am pleased to see that true to President Obama's commitment to our nation's heroes, this report exempts veterans and military personnel accounts from cuts. After all these
men and women and their families have been asked to do for our safety and security, they should be the last to be asked to make additional sacrifices.
"Democrats are willing to compromise to get a bipartisan deal to avoid these cuts, and if Republicans are serious about avoiding sequestration, then they will stop fighting to protect the rich from paying a penny more in taxes and work with us on a balanced and
fair replacement."
Matt McAlvanah
Communications Director
U.S. Senator Patty Murray
202-224-2834 - press office
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Australia has large identified resources of fossil fuels and uranium. It is ranked in the top six countries in the world for economic demonstrated resources (EDR) of black and brown coal, and has the world's largest EDR of uranium. Australia also has significant reserves of natural gas and crude oil.
Source: LANDINFO.
Map 15.3 shows the extent of access to gas resources in Australia. Known natural gas reserves in Australia are less extensive than coal reserves, although it is expected that natural gas will increase its share of the domestic energy market in the short- to medium-term. The total length of Australia's transmission pipeline system has increased from 7,670 km a decade ago to over 15,600 km in 2001 (ANZMEC 2001). Since 1960, remaining gas reserves have increased more than eight times, mainly due to discoveries of major gas resources on the North West Shelf.
Source: The Australian Gas Association.
EDRs of non-renewable energy assets were estimated at 1.9 million PJ in 2001 (table 15.4). Black coal accounted for 59%, followed by brown coal (19%) and uranium (16%). Australia has the world's largest resources of uranium in the low cost (EDR) category, with 29% of the world's total EDR (recoverable at <US$80/kg U). Other countries with significant EDR of uranium include: Kazakhstan (19%), Canada (14%), South Africa (10%), Brazil (7%), Namibia (6%), the Russian Federation (6%) and the United States of America (5%).
Changes in EDRs can be due to various factors, one of which is production activity. Others include discoveries and reclassification of resources due to reassessments (such as with black and brown coal in 1999, when some resources previously considered economic were reclassified as subeconomic).
Table 15.5 shows the net present value (NPV) of demonstrated energy assets within Australia. The NPV is the expected value of the resource based on current market value, with some modifications based on depletion and economic forces. At mid 2001 total subsoil assets had an NPV of just under $173b, of which 70% was attributed to the NPV of energy assets (over $121b). The two most significant energy assets were black coal and natural gas which accounted for 33% and 28%, respectively. The increase in the value of energy resources between mid 1991 and mid 2001 was primarily due to increases in the NPV of black coal and natural gas over this period.


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Vatican City, Apr 8, 2014 / 12:02 pm
It was announced April 7 that Pope Francis will say the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday at a residential rehabilitation site for disabled persons in Rome.
According to the Holy See press office, the April 17 Mass will be said at the St. Mary of Providence Centre, which has 150 beds for patients who require rehabilitation because of neuro-motor impairment and which is operated by the Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation.
The rehabilitation center is located on the Via Casal del Marmo, near the A90 highway which encircles Rome, and 9 miles northwest of Vatican City.
The Mass will be attended by the center's guests, who will be accompanied by their families, as well as the center's staff and managers.
Last year, Pope Francis said the Mass of the Lord's Supper at a Roman prison for juvenile offenders.
Pope Francis will begin Holy Week with the blessing of palms, a procession, and Mass at St. Peter's.
He will say the Diocese of Rome's Chrism Mass the morning of Holy Thursday in St. Peter's Basilica.
The Liturgy of Good Friday will be celebrated at 5 p.m. in St. Peter's Basilica, followed by Stations of the Cross at 9:15 p.m. at the Colosseum.
Pope Francis will say the Mass of the Easter Vigil at 8:30 p.m. in St. Peter's Basilica.
On Easter Sunday, he will say Mass at St. Peter's in the morning, after which he will give the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing from the balcony of the square.
On April 27, the Octave Day of Easter, which is also Divine Mercy Sunday, he will say a Mass at St. Peter's Square for the canonization of his predecessors John Paul II and John XXIII.


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