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by: 10cc
10cc's third album, The Original Soundtrack, finally scored them a major hit in the United States, and rightly so; "I'm Not in Love" walked a fine line between self-pity and self-parody with its weepy tale of a boy who isn't in love (really!), and the marvelously lush production and breathy vocals allowed the tune to work beautifully either as a sly joke or at face value. The album's opener, "Une Nuit a Paris," was nearly as marvelous; a sly and often hilarious extended parody of both cinematic stereotypes of life and love in France and overblown European pop. And side one's closer, "Blackmail," was an witty tale of sex and extortion gone wrong, with a superb guitar solo embroidering the ride-out. That's all on side one; side two, however, is a bit spottier, with two undistinguished tunes, "Brand New Day" and "Flying Junk," nearly dragging the proceedings to a halt before the band rallied the troops for a happy ending with the hilarious "The Film of Our Love." The Original Soundtrack's best moments rank with the finest work 10cc ever released; however, at the same time it also displayed what was to become their Achilles' Heel -- the inability to make an entire album as strong and memorable as those moments. [The German release adds two bonus tracks: "Channel Swimmer" and "Good News"] ~ Mark Deming


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Legend has it that the Archangel Raphael first revealed to humankind the miraculous healing power of the Angelica plant, which derives its name from him. Raphael's famed plant, along with various other herbs go into our herb blend.
We use quality herbs chosen for their traditional use in practices of folk magic, blended with expert care to create an herb blend that is potent and aromatic.
You can conjure the energy of this herb blend in several ways. It may be burnt on a charcoal or in a cauldron (always in a safe, ventilated space), as incense. A small amount may be sprinkled into devotional candles, or an oil dressed candle may be rolled in these herbs. They may be carried in a pouch, or placed in a significant place such as beneath your bed or in your office. They can be brewed into a infusion of water and used to wash or bless a space or sacred items. Be creative and claim their power as your own.
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- On Monday, Comal County Crime Stoppers released an image of a woman dubbed the "Wedding Crasher" who they said has crashed multiple weddings in central Texas to steal gifts.
- The Comal County Sheriff's Office said the unidentified woman usually steals envelopes with cash and gift cards.
- Surveillance footage caught her trying to use a stolen gift card at a department store.
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Police in Texas are searching for a woman who they said has been crashing weddings to steal gifts.
On Monday, Comal County Crime Stoppers posted images of the suspect police have dubbed "The Wedding Crasher" to Facebook.
According to the post, the unidentified woman is wanted for committing "a series of wedding venue theft offenses" in Comal County and the surrounding counties.
Law enforcement officials said she "arrives uninvited to weddings, poses as a guest and then steals the gifts" — mainly targeting envelopes with cash and gift cards, KXAN reported.
Her wedding crash spree appears to date back to December 2018, and the most recent theft happened on August 3, according to KXAN.
Read more: A man wearing a skull and crossbones t-shirt crashed a wedding and fractured a guest's skull, police say
Crime Stoppers is offering a $4,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest.
"Let's not let her ruin anyone else's special day and bring this crasher to justice," the post said.
Police got a break in the case when the woman appeared to try to use one of the stolen gift cards at a department store.
"We finally got a picture of who we think it is and we wanted to release it right away," Comal County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Jennifer Smith told KXAN.
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BrumVenture is an activity badge weekend that has been specifically developed for Scouts, who over the course of the weekend, will take part in one of thirteen different activity badge courses.
By the end of the weekend, not only will Scouts have had the opportunity to gain the activity badge, but also will be among the few to earn the much sought after 'BrumVenture Award'. All activities take place on the same weekend in October at Pikes Pool near Bromsgrove.
The 2020 event will be held on Friday 2nd October to Sunday 4th October with the Launch event on Wednesday 9th September 2020 at Trefoil House, Brownsea Drive, Blucher Street, Birmingham B1 1Q
Due to the popularity and demand for Young Leader places for the 2020 event, we will not be opening applications for Young Leaders through the website until Friday 1st May, with a closing date of 22nd May. Young Leaders will be notified of their badge places by Friday 26th June 2020. Places will be allocated in the following order of priority:
1. Those who have achieved their Silver badge but are now too old to attend as a Scout (10.5-14.5 years old) to gain their Gold award
2. Those who have attended BV previously and achieved any other BV badge
3. Those that have never attended BV
If places are over-subscribed at any stage of the above allocation, applications will be allocated on a ballot basis to ensure fairness. The link to the YL application form is with the other event forms in the section below.
Applications for BrumVenture 2020 will be live from the 1st April 2020.
Due to the popularity of the event we will be continuing with the application process we used last year to ensure everyone has the same opportunity to attend BrumVenture and to avoid the initial application rush. As before applications will no longer require a signature of a leader, instead just the leader email address. All applications received with payment by 24th April 2020 will go into a ballot and will be drawn at random, overseen by an independent adjudicator on the 27th April 2020. Participants will then be allocated to badges based on their choices and the availability of places when their application is drawn. Participants will be advised of their badge allocation by the 31st May 2020.
For adults wanting to assist there is a link to the application form. For youngsters please download, complete, print and return the application form. You can also download the 2019 flyer to print off for your Groups.
Staff Application Form | Young Person Application Form | BrumVenture 2019 Badge Info | Young Leaders Application Form
BrumVenture White Award – awarded to all Scouts and Adults who attend the event in their first year
BrumVenture Bronze Award – awarded to all Scouts and Adults who attend the event in their second year
BrumVenture Silver Award – awarded to all Scouts and Adults who attend the event in their third year
BrumVenture Gold Award – awarded to all Scouts and Adults who attend the event in their fourth year
Badge Assessment Criteria
More information about the requirements of each of the Activity Badges can be found here. Information about the badge requirements will also be discussed at the BrumVenture 'Big Launch' briefing in September 2019. All Scouts who apply must attend this briefing.
Activity Weekend Kit List
For more information about what clothing and equipment is required for the Activity Weekend please ensure you attend the BrumVenture 'Big Launch' briefing in September 2019. A full kit list will also be circulated after this evening.
The Badges
All artwork for 'BrumVenture' badges are designed and provided by Tolley Badges (phone: 01384 878550 or e-mail: email@example.com. Badges are only awarded to Scouts and Adults who complete the Activity Weekend. The badges have been approved by the County Commissioner to be worn on the uniform for up to 12 months.
Take a look at the photos from BrumVenture 2017!
If you would like to give constructive feedback about the event then this can be sent to
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text: Telephone conversation # 588, sound recording, LBJ and GLENN SEABORG, 12/20/1963, 5:00PM Download (Right Click/Save As...): 187903-aud-tel-wh-00588.mp3 Title: Telephone conversation # 588, sound recording, LBJ and GLENN SEABORG, 12/20/1963, 5:00PM Duration: (min: sec): 3:48 Reference No.: 588 Description: LBJ ASKS FOR INFORMATION TO PROVIDE CONGRESS ABOUT AEC PROGRAMS AT PURDUE, UNIVERSITIES OF MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, MISSOURI; ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY; ASSOCIATED MIDWEST UNIVERSITIES (MURA?); UPCOMING ROVER PROJECT MEETING; POSSIBLE IMPACT ON NEVADA Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999 Collection: Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings Collection Description: Go to List of Holdings Series: White House Telephone Recordings and Transcripts Speaker 1: LBJ Who Placed the Call?: Speaker 2 Speaker 2: GLENN SEABORG Location of Speaker 1: Oval Office or unknown location Subject: Atomic energy; Congressional relations; Education; Elections; Federal budget; Procurement and disposal; Space program Archivist's General Note: "#3A"; "FULL BELT FIRST"; RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; PREVIOUSLY OPENED 4/1994 Rights: Possibly copyright restricted, see copyright note in Collection Description Specific Item Type: Telephone conversation Type: Audio Format: Dictation belt Identifier: tel-00588 Date: 1963-12-20 Time Period: Presidential (Nov. 22, 1963-Jan. 20, 1969) More Less Citation Telephone conversation # 588, sound recording, LBJ and GLENN SEABORG, 12/20/1963, 5:00PM, Recordings and Transcripts of Telephone Conversations and Meetings, LBJ Presidential Library, accessed August 12, 2020, https://www.discoverlbj.org/item/tel-00588 ← Previous Item Next Item →


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May 20, 2018
the interview | Nicola Lorenzo Finco, CEO, Mulmix
Today, the business is overseen by his son Nicola Lorenzo Finco and has become a major supplier and leading manufacturer of grain handling, storage and cleaning equipment. Mulmix quickly became a national milestone in the area of milling equipment and in 1975 became independent.
This was the breakthrough it was looking for, which allowed it to focus on complete milling projects both within Italy and more importantly abroad - from on-farm storage solutions to deep water ship unloaders and everything in between that related to grains and cereal processing.
Since 2008 the company has been run by charismatic CEO Nicola Lorenzo Finco who brings 'spirit to the steel'.
Mulmix does not have the profile of a large, global supplier in the milling industry, yet it is operating throughout the world successfully. What is the key to that understated success?
56 years ago, we belonged to a group of companies in the FACCO group, one of the biggest producers of cages for poultry in Italy. While other companies increased and developed this business, Mulmix was a branch concerned with constructing silos and small feed milling units. Today, we have developed three distinct areas of operation - storage, which accounts for 80 percent of our company's output, to feed to seeds.
Our numbers might not compare to other silo producers, but we are completing between 20-30 complete turnkey projects each year. From Egypt to Peru we offer complete solutions for mills, storage and handling system right from the drop-forged chain conveyors and bucket elevators through to the complete machines for feed manufacturing and seed cleaning.
Our factory is complete in its own right, and this is where we do all our pre-assembly with support from other partner companies in Italy. Our company is currently making big investments in equipment for its silo production facility, with laser cutting technology and sheet handling systems. It's an investment of €5 million.
You've been the CEO for over 20 years now. How have you seen things change in that time?
Good question. The company in the beginning was mainly working in the national market within Italy and some selected countries. Now what we have done is take a very strong international view. Today, the international market accounts for 70 percent of turnover.
In that time has the technology changed greatly for you?
Technology has changed things a lot. We are looking for quite big projects with big machines and big engineering requirements. And in this time, we have increased our competence in big projects, in our facilities so today we are doing some quite big projects.
The biggest changes that Mulmix has gone through has been moving from the smaller-sized projects to medium and now large-sized projects. All the time the top projects for the turnkey - not just to produce machines but the experience in the projects and global expertise.
How is the company motivated in this direction and engagement? Is Mulmix 'artistic' in its vision?
We try to give a sort of spirit to the steel. It's very easy to say it is cold. We want to give it a heart and have passion for it. That is important to me and I have been able to give this passion and an atmosphere to the group.
With that in mind, what does steel bring to the grain?
We have been specialising in grains in storage conditions. As I've said we need to have some sort of spirit in the project but it is very important to understand that this is not just knowledge of the steel but what you're putting inside it. For two years now, we have had a technical agronomist to study grain stored in silos. This is a new service we provide to customers to give support to customers so that they understand the relationship.
The two things are 100 percent related.
We must have the competence and the knowledge in the right location to address climate and aspects of humidity and drying and to have global knowledge in order to provide the best engineering support we can.
We are also talking about mycotoxins and we participate in lots of conferences on this issue. We connect with universities, governments and the World Food Programme.
Where do you see the future in grain storage?
Refrigeration is something out of our scope at present, but we need to explore its potential.
I believe we are the final link of the production chain and the first link in the manufacturing chain. It is very important to have the knowledge to know all that's happened from the seed right through to the storage. We need to have this knowledge of the chain if we are to provide quality storage.
The future is in cryogenics and we are studying and working in co-operation with others to build our knowledge. We are partners with other producers in this area. We are the ones that have to address the problem and we expect to find the right solutions with the people who have that knowledge.
What do you consider the biggest issue the grain, seed and feed industries face globally?
The issue for the future is food security. Storage is of course the beginning of our processing of agriculture production and their transformation into food and fuel and I believe for any country there has to be a strategic storage policy.
If you remember there have been revolutions over bread and the lack of it - because they couldn't provide grain as they didn't have so much stored. It's a political question for many countries who have food security problems – grain storage, from that point of view, is one they need to consider.
Storage is the first link in the chain of the food industry that follows - if we don't have good grain storage then can there be good food to follow?
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|Photos of my recent trip to Norway
Following my recent trip to Norway, I thought it would be useful to let everyone see the photos. So here they are.
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Ah, you FF7 fanchildren all have something to be happy about today! I have for you all a sword. Not just any sword, but the Hardedge.
Before I get to the model itself, I'd like to take a moment to describe the effects this weapon has. Unlike most swords, this has a nice little earthquake effect when it hits the ground, knocking back anyone close by. It also causes sparks to fly from where it hits people, which I thought was odd, as people are soft beings that don't spark when hit by metal.
But the model itself... A simple one, really, as was the original weapon from FF7. This weapon, though, does not match the original design. If I remember correctly, there was a hole in the middle, where it is filled in with red on this model, and the top part was slanted back. The model pretty much looks to me like a cylinder for the handle, and two boxes for the rest, with the blade being slightly bent inward in the middle. The skinning itself, though, is pretty good. It looks like it could pass well for metal, better than some other metal textures I have seen. But what it needs is a shader to make it more realistic. From what I saw while playing around with it ingame, it just looked like dirty, dull metal.
Overall, I thought that despite a very simple and easy to make model, this weapon was pretty nice. I would like to see another version more fitting to the original, though.
You all know the drill, give it a download and figure it out for yourselves.
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Do you love avocados as much as I do? Make stuffed avocado the star of supper!
If there is one thing the Striepes love, it's avocado. Even when Darrol is going through the pickiest eating phase, I can usually get him to eat some avocado. Dave and I like sliced avocado on basically any dish.
And you can't blame us, right? Avocado is the tops. It's creamy and satisfying, and you can feel good about eating it. I've written about why avocado totally deserves superfood status before. It may be fatty, but unlike fatty animal foods, the fat in avocado does your body good.
More avocado goodness: Oil Free Avocado Pesto, Grilled Avocado Sandwich with Sriracha Mayo
What I love most about this stuffed avocado recipe is that there is barely any cooking involved at all. There's a good bit of chopping to do, but your actual stove time is under 10 minutes.
In the thick of summer, that's a blessing in my book. It's also nice for someone who's usually preparing supper with a curious toddler in the kitchen who – despite lots of reminding – has no sense of stove safety.
More Information than You Wanted about Prepping Corn
You make this summery stuffed avocado with raw corn, sliced right off of the cob. If you're never eaten your corn raw before, you are in for a real treat! I am not slamming cooked corn at all. I kind of think of raw corn as a whole other food. Cooked corn is sweet and crunchy, but when you cook your corn kernels, they lose the mellow starchiness that's a nice contrast to the rich avocado and sauteed squash in this recipe.
Of course, if you're in a hurry, you can also use canned or frozen corn to make this. To prep canned or frozen corn for this recipe, toss it in a colander, and rinse under the tap, then let it drain while you do the rest of the prep, so you're not introducing too much extra liquid to the equation. The frozen corn will defrost pretty quickly under tap water in the summer. In winter when tap water comes out frigid, you might need to defrost in boiling water on the stove or in the microwave.
If you go for the raw corn, I thought you might like my method for getting the kernels off without spraying them all over the kitchen counter. My secret is to use a large, shallow bowl, like the 2.5 quart glass bowl from my Pyrex storage set. That bowl is perfect, because the sides keep the kernels contained, but they're not so high that they interfere with your hand as you saw the kernels off.
To remove the kernels, just stand the cob on one end in your bowl, then use a sharp knife to saw straight down, top to bottom. Repeat until you get all of the kernels off. Easy peasy!
But enough about corn, you guys. Let's make some stuffed avocado!
Stuffed Avocado with Corn and Summer Squash
Yield: 4 servings as a main dish, 8 servings as an appetizer
- 1 yellow squash, diced into 1/2″ pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 ears corn
- 1/2 cup sweet onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons minced basil
- 4 Haas avocados, halved and pitted
- juice of 1/2 a fresh lime
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat, and saute the squash until it's soft and a bit browned, about 7-8 minutes.
- Cut the corn kernels off of the cob, then toss in a large, glass bowl with the cooked squash and the rest of the ingredients, except for the avocado and lime juice.
- Stuff the mixture into the avocado halves, and squirt each half with lime juice. Serve.
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Organising the Revit Project Browser
in Autodesk September 6, 2017
We can all work better when there's order, and when it comes to Revit there is nothing more frustrating than opening up a project and finding the project browser is incomprehensible. Some of you will already know about this, but many are unaware of this helpful way to organise your projects.
Being able to organise your browser can be a great help, especially when collaborating. It makes navigating and finding the views you want a lot easier if you can filter out and narrow down the ones you don't need or want to see.
It's something your colleagues will appreciate as it will save them time and effort in trying to trawl through a busy, unorganised browser.
In this Tips & Tricks we will take you through the process of creating your own rules for organising the project browser into "Type" then by "Scale". But any settings can be used, depending on your specific needs.
This can be done at any stage in your projects' life, but it's best practice to have this already set up in your template, ready for each new project.
Step 1
With your project open go to the "View" tab > "Windows" panel > "User Interface" drop-down > "Browser Organisation"
This will open a dialog box called "Browser Organisation"
There are a few default rules already available for laying out your browser; feel free to use one if it suits.
However, we will be creating a new rule. So, select "NEW"
Step 2
Name the new rule as you want, click "OK", this will open another dialogue box called "Browser Organisation Properties".
You may apply a filter to your browser (say, if you didn't want to see any other discipline's views).
From the "Sorting and Grouping" tab, we want to firstly group by "Family and Type" to keep the views grouped by Floor plan, Elevation, Section etc., and then by "View Scale". Click OK
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Here, we have used the default "Sheet Prefix" option, but edited it to group the sheets by the leading 2 characters because of the naming method used in this project (A1-01, A3-01, A3-02 etc.)
This works very well, and will group all the sheets by paper size, which makes navigation much easier.
Click OK and your browser should now be organised and grouped according to the rules you have set up.
It's as easy as that!
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The global transmission of high food prices-World Bank's February evidence
Higher global wheat prices have fed into sharp increases in domestic wheat prices in many countries, the February 2011 Food Price Watch of The World Bank has said. The transmission rate of global wheat price increases to the domestic price of wheat-related products has been high in many countries, according to the report. "For instance, between June 2010 and December 2010, the price of wheat increased by large amounts in Kyrgyzstan (54%), Bangladesh (45%), Tajikistan (37%), Mongolia (33%), Sri Lanka (31%), Azerbaijan (24%), Afghanistan (19%), Sudan (16%), and Pakistan (16%). Several of these countries have a large share of calories consumed from wheat-based products, particularly for the poor. Global food prices continue to rise, though not uniformly for all grains."
The World Bank's Food Price Watch is produced by the Bank's Poverty Reduction And Equity Group, Poverty Reduction And Economic Management Network. The World Bank's food price index rose by 15% between October 2010 and January 2011, is 29% above its level a year earlier, and only 3% below its June 2008 peak. A breakdown of the index shows that the grain price index remains 16% below its peak mainly due to relatively stable rice prices, which are significantly lower than in 2008. The increase over the last quarter is driven largely by increases in the price of sugar (20%), fats and oils (22%), wheat (20%), and maize (12%).
Maize prices have increased sharply and are affected by complex linkages with other markets. In January 2011, maize prices were about 73% higher than June 2010. These increases are due to a series of downward revisions of crop forecasts, low stocks (U.S. stocks-to-use ratio for 2010-11 is projected to be 5%, the lowest since 1995), the positive relationship between maize and wheat prices, and the use of corn for biofuels.
Ethanol production demand for corn increases as oil prices go up, with sugar-based ethanol less competitive at current sugar prices. Recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates show the share of ethanol for fuel rising from 31% of U.S. corn output in 2008-9 to a projected 40% in 2010-11. Increased demand for high fructose corn syrup from countries such as Mexico, as they substitute away from higher priced sugar, also contributes to higher demand for corn. Prospects of easing in this market depend partly on the size of the crops in Latin America, particularly Argentina, which has been affected by unusually dry weather due to the La Nina effect, and the extent of import demand from China in 2011 as well as oil and sugar price trajectories.
Domestic rice prices have risen sharply in some countries and remained steady in others. The domestic price of rice was significantly higher in Vietnam (46%) and Burundi (41%) between June–December 2010. Indonesia (19%), Bangladesh (19%), and Pakistan (19%) have increased in line with global prices. These Asian countries are large rice consumers, especially among the poor. Rice prices have increased in Vietnam despite good domestic harvests. This is primarily due to the depreciation of the currency, which has fuelled overall inflation and expectations of higher demand from large importers and led to the minimum rice export price being raised by the Vietnamese government. Rice price increases in Sri Lanka (12%) and China (9%) have been relatively moderate in the second half of 2010, while in Cambodia and the Philippines the retail price of rice remained largely unchanged during this period.
Largest Movers in Domestic Prices, June to December 2010
Kyrgyzstan (retail, Bishkek) 54%
Bangladesh (retail, national average) 45%
Tajikistan (retail, national average) 37%
Mongolia (retail, Ulaanbaatar) 33%
Sri Lanka (retail, Colombo) 31%
Azerbaijan (retail, national average) 24%
Afghanistan (retail, Kabul) 19%
Sudan (wholesale, Khartoum) 16%
Pakistan (retail, Lahore) 16%
Vietnam (retail, Dong Thap) 46%
Burundi (retail, Bujumbura) 41%
Bangladesh (retail, Dhaka) 19%
Pakistan (retail, Lahore) 19%
Indonesia (retail, national average) 19%
Mozambique (retail, Maputo) 14%
Burundi (retail, Bujumbura) 48%
Cameroon (retail, Yaounde) 43%
Uganda (wholesale, Kampala) 38%
Kenya (wholesale, Nairobi) 22%
Brazil (wholesale São Paulo) 56%
Argentina (wholesale, Rosario) 40%
Rwanda (wholesale, Kigali) 19%
State of Food Insecurity 2010 – FAO says too little, too timidly
The 2010 edition of the State of Food Insecurity says much too little and what it does say is unconvincing. There is a theme for this years edition of one of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) 'flagship' reports. The theme is "countries in protracted crisis" by which FAO means conflict and war, internal and external.
FAO doesn't say so explicitly in the introduction to SOFI 2010 on its website. There's no excuses for FAO not to when the World Food Programme, Oxfam, ActionAid and a number of international agencies and aid groups have done so, not just this year but for at least a decade.
As the world's pre-eminent compiler of food and agriculture-related research, data and analysis, FAO ought to see itself as duty-bound to be clear and fair in its reportage but it is not.
SOFI 2010 says that the majority of the world's undernourished people live in developing countries. Two-thirds live in just seven countries (Bangladesh, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan) and over 40% live in China and India alone.
The report says that "FAO's projections for 2010 indicate that the number of undernourished people will decline in all developing regions, although with a different pace. The region with most undernourished people continues to be Asia and the Pacific, but with a 12% decline from 658 million in 2009 to 578 million, this region also accounts for most of the global improvement expected in 2010″. Where does FAO think this improvement is going to come from, given the fact that its own food price index shows how cereals have risen at a clip this year to match the rise in 2007?
Just as it did a month ago, the FAO is sounding like it is in two minds about what to report. SOFI 2010 says that "developing countries as a group have seen an overall setback in terms of the World Food Summit goal (from 827 million in 1990–92 to 906 million in 2010), while some progress has been made towards MDG 1 (with the prevalence of hunger declining from 20% undernourished in 1990–92 to 16% in 2010)".
Which are the 22 countries covered by the 'protracted crisis' theme? Here they are, the numbers in total population in millions followed by number of undernourished in millions, both for 2005-07. (Why couldn't these have been for 2009 in a report dated 2010?): Afghanistan (na / na), Angola (17.1 / 7.1), Burundi (7.6 / 4.7), Central African Republic (4.2 / 1.7), Chad (10.3 / 3.8), Congo (3.5 / 0.5), Côte d'Ivoire (19.7 / 2.8), Democratic People's Republic of Korea (23.6 / 7.8), Democratic Republic of the Congo (60.8 / 41.9), Eritrea (4.6 / 3.0), Ethiopia (76.6 / 31.6), Guinea (9.4 / 1.6), Haiti (9.6 / 5.5), Iraq (na / na), Kenya (36.8 / 11.2), Liberia (3.5 / 1.2), Sierra Leone (5.3 / 1.8), Somalia (na / na), Sudan (39.6 / 8.8), Tajikistan (6.6 / 2.0), Uganda (29.7 / 6.1), Zimbabwe (12.5 / 3.7).
SOFI 2010 says: "On average, the proportion of people who are undernourished is almost three times as high in countries in protracted crisis as in other developing countries (if countries in protracted crisis and China and India are excluded). Nonetheless, not all countries in protracted crisis present very high levels of undernourishment as in some of these countries crises are localized to certain areas or regions. There are approximately 166 million undernourished people in countries in protracted crisis – roughly 20% of the world's undernourished people, or more than a third of the global total if China and India are excluded from the calculation."
The question, what happens when China and India are excluded from calculations? With the exclusions 130.4 million (China) and 237.7 million (India) fall out of the equations? Moreover, SOFI isn't following it's own data. The para above says 166 million (approx) undernourished in countries in 'protracted crisis' but the table annex shows that the 22 countries together have 146.8 million undernourished. If the larger number for the 22 countries is the 2009 estimate, then FAO could have used the same method to provide estimates for all countries for 2009.
When FAO recalculates its food price index monthly (the current index is up-to-date for September 2010) why are these estimates three years old? Why should China and India be excluded when they account for over a third of the global undernourished population? Last month FAO said that 925 million people in the world live in chronic hunger and explained that "the decline (from 1,020 million in 2009) was primarily attributable to better economic prospects in 2010 and the fall in food prices since mid-2008". What fall in food prices? What better economic prospects?
The State of Food Insecurity 2010 is a disappointing and pedestrian effort. FAO ought to retract this version and revise it thoroughly without dwelling on themes like 'protracted crisis' and instead get to grips with the market- and economics-related reasons for food price spikes and the hunger they bring.
Why drought and hunger in Africa spells opportunity for global agri-tech
Climate change is leading to more intense drought conditions in Africa. Small and marginal farmers, pastoralists and nomadic communities are the most vulnerable and the hardest hit. Already. aid agencies have warned that 10 million people are already facing severe food shortages, particularly in the landlocked countries of Chad and Niger, after a drought led to the failure of last year's crops. As many as 400,000 children are at risk of dying from starvation in Niger alone, according to Save the Children.
The Independent of Britain has reported that unusually heavy rains have washed away this year's crops and killed cattle in a region dependent on subsistence agriculture. Organisations including Oxfam and Save the Children say that the slow international response to the emergency means that only 40 per cent of those affected are receiving food aid. As many as four out of five children require treatment for malnutrition in clinics.
Against this grim new news, the global agri-technology networks are readying plans to use possible food shortages to push new structures of seed, funding and conditions onto countries looking for quick fix solutions. One such programme ia the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) which has announced that it received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a US$22 billion pledge made by the G8.
Under CAADP, African governments are committed to increase their national budget expenditure on agriculture to at least 10 percent. The Programme, agreed by heads of state at the 2003 summit of the African Union, expects a six percent growth rate in agriculture every year. What part of this growth will meet the needs of the drought-hit people in Chad and Niger is not discussed.
Close behind is the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (known by its Spanish acronym CIMMYT, one of the CGIAR centres) which has used the alarming food situation news as a prop on which to announce a study which it says "finds widespread adoption of recently developed drought-tolerant varieties of maize could boost harvests in 13 African countries by 10 to 34 percent and generate up to US$1.5 billion in benefits for producers and consumers". Who will these producers and consumers be?
The study was conducted as part of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Initiative (DTMA) implemented by CIMMYT and IITA with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. CIMMYT and IITA have said they "worked with national agriculture research centers in Africa to develop over 50 new maize varieties that in drought conditions can produce yields that are 20 to 50 percent higher than existing varieties". There is no mention of Africa's immense wealth of traditional cereals or the communities that have guarded and used old growing knowledge in difficult times.
Finally, from August 30 to September 4, Namibia hosted the annual Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue, where over 200 policymakers, farmers, agricultural product dealers, scientists and non-governmental organisations from across Africa and the world gathered "to address African priorities on climate change and its impacts on food security, agricultural development and natural resource management".
The tone and tenor is astonishingly upbeat, especially considering the dreadful food situation and climate change news that's now coming out daily from central, eastern and north Africa: "Increasing the collaboration between public and private sector organisations can also help build infrastructure, secure better access to natural resources, improve the distribution of agricultural inputs and services, and share best practices. The Farming First coalition is a successful example of farmers, scientists, engineers, industry and agricultural development organisations coming together to push for improved agricultural policies which benefit farmers while safeguarding natural resources over the long term."
FANRPAN has cited two reports by consulting firm McKinsey and Company which have (1) estimated that Africa produced only 10 percent of the world's crops despite representing a quarter of land under cultivation and (2) noted that 60 percent of the world's uncultivated arable land lies in Africa with the potential for African yields to grow in value more than three-fold by the year 2030, from US$280 billion today to US$880 billion.
Those extraordinarily large sums may explain why FANRPAN is currently working in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation "to improve food security throughout sub-Saharan Africa by promoting the understanding of climate change science and its integration into policy development and research agendas". FANRPAN said it is also working with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – a study cell based in Washington, USA, whose research objectives have tended towards international agricultural trade in recent years. A recent collaboration is called 'Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable' which says it recognises the interrelated impact of climate change on household poverty, hunger and food security.
No doubt, but these high-minded statements of objectives come bundled with some decidedly commercial conditions. As IPS news reports, there are conditions attached to how countries will be accessing CAADP funds. Countries will need to have gone through the CAADP process, which includes designing a "national investment plan" which contains detailed and fully-costed programmes and signing a "CAADP compact". This is nothing but an agreement between the government, regional representatives and "development partners" for "a focused implementation of the programme". Moreover, the investment plans will have to undergo "an independent technical review" and the plan should also "have been tabled before a high-level CAADP business meeting" before funds are allocated. Which simply means that there are only so many ways the money can move.
For all these noble programmes, the countries in their sights are: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The aid agencies on the ground are warning again what they have said last year, the year before, five years ago, a decade ago. "After six months without proper nutrition, these children have little resistance to disease," said Severine Courtiol, Save the Children's Niger manager. "There is little children can do to avoid coming into contact with this contaminated, disease-ridden floodwater. That's why it's critical we make sure they get enough food so they are strong enough to fight off and recover from sickness."
Robert Bailey, Oxfam's west Africa campaigns manager, said that some food was available in marketplaces in Niger, but was too expensive for ordinary households to afford. As a result, many were reduced to eating leaves and berries. Chad and parts of Mali were also affected, he added. "The international donor response has been too little too late. We estimate that 7.9 million people are affected by food shortages in Niger, with only 40 per cent receiving international aid. The other 60 per cent are dependent on the government and NGOs [non-governmental organisations]. But the government has no food."


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Hollywood is mourning the death of Luke Perry.
In case you missed the news, E! News confirmed Monday morning that the Riverdale and former Beverly Hills, 90210 star passed away at 52 after suffering a stroke.
The actor was first hospitalized in Los Angeles last Wednesday. And while his condition was kept private, a rep for Luke previously shot down rumors that the actor was in a coma.
Pop culture fans will easily remember Luke from when he rose to fame playing heartthrob Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210 in the '90s. Most recently, he played Archie's dad on the hit CW series Riverdale.
From longtime co-stars to close friends, many took to social media and paid their respects to the actor. Take a look at some of the moving tributes below.
My heart is broken. I will miss you so much Luke Perry. Sending all my love to your family. ❤ #LukePerry— Molly Ringwald (@MollyRingwald) March 4, 2019
Dearest Luke, I will forever bask in the loving memories we've shared over the last thirty years. May your journey forward be enriched by the magnificent souls who have passed before you, just like you have done here for those you leave behind. God please give him a seat close to to you, he deserves it.
L.P.— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) March 4, 2019
made every
situation better,
my man.
your wit
your charm
your giant heart,
inspired and
enchanted so many
of us,
on countless
with brilliant aplomb.
R.I.P good sir.
i am
truly honored
to have known you
all of these years.
RIP Luke Perry. 💔 pic.twitter.com/g6rR5lqLUG— Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) March 4, 2019
Oh God. I'm heart sick. I love you Luke. You were an angel and a friend to me. Loss for words. #LukePerry— emma caulfield ford (@emmacaulfield) March 4, 2019
When I was lucky enough to work with Luke Perry I told him about the pillow of his face I used to sleep with and he yelled "You are such a weirdo!" at me and it was the best. Sending love to his friends and family.— Leslie Grossman (@MissLeslieG) March 4, 2019
Luke Perry... you were a joyful and vibrant soul. You will be missed but most certainly your legacy will be remembered forever. Rest in love and peace, friend. #Riverdale— Riverdale Writers Room (@RiverdaleWriter) March 4, 2019
With the heaviest of hearts, I am stunned and devastated to tell you that Luke passed away. I am still in shock and I have no words beyond saying he was a truly kind gentleman. He will be mourned and missed by everyone who knew him and the millions who love him. RIP, dearie Luke. Your time here was far too short. 💔💔💔
Condolences to the family of Luke Perry. 😞— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 4, 2019
Luke Perry was a great actor and truly one of a kind. Watching him on 90210 was one of the reasons why I wanted to move to LA. Thinking of his family and friends on and off the set. Rest in peace.— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) March 4, 2019
The first time I met Luke Perry we talked about what kind of movie we wanted "Buffy" to be. I asked if he'd ever seen "Near Dark" and he gave me a look of HOW DARE YOU SIR and I knew we'd get along. Funny, committed, and always gracious. He shouldn't be gone.— Joss Whedon (@joss) March 4, 2019
Luke Perry - Irreplaceable beautiful and kind human being, incredible friend, generous actor and adoring father to Jack and Sophie and loving partner to Madison we are all heartbroken. You are the love and you are the light. pic.twitter.com/X3ycTvmXsb— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) March 4, 2019
The first person I remember watching on TV and thinking "that guy is cool" was Luke Perry. He made a kid from BK wanna go to Baja to surf for the weekend. My heart goes out to his loved ones. He will be missed.— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) March 4, 2019
Super sad to hear the news about actor Luke Perry. Interviewed him several times, always such a lovely gentleman. Great guy. God bless him and his family. pic.twitter.com/YZq59joDK3— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) March 4, 2019
Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Luke Perry 💔#RIP Luke Perry.— Maureen McCormick (@MoMcCormick7) March 4, 2019
My condolences to Luke's family and friends. pic.twitter.com/fylYeHeTX3
Luke Perry was my 1st crush. Eh, more like obsession (I wore pins w his face on them to school 🙊) I used to dream of making it to LA just to meet him. I never got to, but I've always heard he was a really great person. 😔 Praying for his family & kids.... Rest in love ❤❤❤❤🌥— Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) March 4, 2019
#LukePerry was my first & only tv crush. If anyone in his family happens to see this: thank you for sharing your loved one with us. We mourn with you & cherish his memory always ❤— Rachael Leigh Cook (@RachaelLCook) March 4, 2019
I just heard about Luke. I am beyond shock and disbelief. So tragic to lose him so young. My heart is with his family. Goodbye, Old Friend. #RIPLukePerry— Lou Diamond Phillips (@LouDPhillips) March 4, 2019
Please. I beg of you to show Luke's beautiful family the respect and privacy that they deserve during this devastating time. Sending love to them.— Mädchen Amick (@madchenamick) March 4, 2019
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Luke's family and friends during this difficult time.


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CreativePro Tip of the Week: Matching Zoom and Location in Photoshop
This CreativePro Tip of the Week on matching zoom and location in Photoshop was sent to CreativeProse email subscribers on March 22, 2017.
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When you're trying to choose between a few similar images in Photoshop, it can be helpful to view them side-by-side at the same location and zoom level. To do this, choose Window > Arrange > Tile.
Then to zoom the images in unison, hold the Shift key as you click or drag any of the images with the Zoom tool.
To pan the images in unison, hold the Shift key as you drag any of the images with the Hand tool.
You can also select one of the tiled images, arrange it to your liking, and then to make the others match it choose Window > Arrange > Match All (or Match Zoom, Match Location, or Match Rotation if any of those is all you want to match).
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Thank you, Graphic Packaging, for the partnership w/ Main Street School & investment in our students & community. Eric Wiley, Plant Manager, & Joe Waymire & other Graphic Packaging Representatives presented to Main Street 3rd Grade TEAM on Friday, April 26 (Arbor Day) regarding sustainability & renewability & the TICCIT (Trees into Cups; Cups into Trees) program/philosophy. So. Cool!
3rd grade Student-Leader, Ezra McConnell, sparked a conversation & partnership w/ Eric Wiley @ Graphic Packaging recycling paper waste. This is student-owned. Main Street School recycled more than (3) TONS of paper this school year! Our students are Leaders!
Main Street 3rd Grade TEAM planted Oak Trees in biodegradable cups from Graphic Packaging & took them home to plant!


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[ ] [place] you [ ] [ ] [laugh] a cluster of bubbles like bubbles [ ] in a small [mossy] [ ] 70 A world of expression in eye as if the woods condensed in eye, so bold, so [unflinching] perhaps he tries to drive you away with a suden [sudden] onset [simultaneous] screaming at the same time or [leaves] without a word. & returns to nutting. His whole flesh [exhales] the odor of balsam, & tastes like pine needles. Or rosin every [fiber] leavened No man incapable of calm in waiting will [therefore] see [no] [birds] [no] animals—woods dwellers winged or footed [ ] [ ] In seeds what plans for future centuries? In the meadow pools with beetles & skaters what a world of faerie. As we walk, nature in the noon glow lies fair & [beautified] so passive yet so active.
71 So immortal. Cool coverts for deer in chap [chaparral] [pressed] & outspread by [winter] snow the rising elastic, a [few] [feet] [leaving] [many] a bower & cool coverts. Evening in sight of the massive dawn rounded & how it seems so ethereal as compared with the still trerrestial [terrestrial] woods our thoughts at once [undergo] change [New] landscapes [ ] far horizons. Wa-mello [Wah-Mello] A mile away there is a ridge of pre-glacial lava, a [residual] mass of floods of unknown extent [derivation] & on the meadow an avalanche of water, rocks, & logs swept a few years ago, terrible a manifestation of natures power, but the law of the thing how few can see. The cold lava is forested now, & the sun
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Sandgren Soars Into Top 60, Mover Of The Week
ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the FedEx ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 3 February 2020
No. 56 Tennys Sandgren, +44
The American, who dropped out of the Top 100 on 13 January, bounced back with a 44-place rise to No. 56 in the FedEx ATP Rankings after reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals for the second time (also 2018). Sandgren reached a career-high No. 41 on 14 January 2019.
No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +1
The Serbian star captured his eighth Australian Open crown — which marked his 17th Grand Slam championship title — for a return to No. 1. Djokovic, who has now been World No. 1 for 276 weeks during nine of the past 10 seasons (2011-16, 2018-20), will break Roger Federer's record for most weeks at No. 1 (310 weeks) if he stays at the top until 5 October. Read More
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No. 20 Nick Kyrgios, +6
The Australian returned to the Top 20 for the first time since 13 August 2018 (at No. 18) after advancing to the Australian Open fourth round (l. to Nadal). Kyrgios attained a career-high No. 13 on 24 October 2016.
No. 53 Marton Fucsovics, +14
The Hungarian beat Denis Shapovalov, Jannik Sinner and Tommy Paul en route to the Australian Open fourth round for a second time (also 2018) to rise up 14 places in the FedEx ATP Rankings. He remains 22 spots below his career-high of No. 31 on 4 March 2019. Read Feature
Other Notable Movers
No. 15 Andrey Rublev (Career High), +1
No. 31 Cristian Garin (Career High), +5
No. 41 John Millman, +6
No. 66 Yoshihito Nishioka, +5
No. 70 Tommy Paul (Career High), +10
No. 78 Jannik Sinner, +4
No. 90 Egor Gerasimov, +8


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The U.S. Army is very, very good at launching large numbers of parachutists from airplanes. Dozens, scores, hundreds of soldiers at a time, every jumper equipped with reliable gear, every jumper prepared with comprehensive, rigorous training, supervised by jumpmasters who have spent more time airborne — in and out of airplanes — than many people have spent walking, and backed by a system that has been supplying, organizing, practicing, and executing jumps for so long, and in so many places and circumstances (including, yes, many where the gravity-associated hazards are relatively trivial), that every conceivable variable, every possible hazard, failure mode, catastrophe, and malfunction, every likely and unlikely combination of recalcitrant equipment and human folly has long ago been recognized, taken into account, and given a place in the manual. Well, there are always exceptions. This is the story of one.
In order to stay qualified, every Airborne member must make a "proficiency jump" at least once every 90 days. Some units and specialties might require more frequent jumps to maintain qualification. For this exercise there were 100 soldiers aboard a C-17 Globemaster 3. Half were seated on either side of the fuselage, with a Humvee in the middle, right aft. The idea was to put the ramp door down on the first pass over the target, launch the vehicle, and then circle around and launch the personnel. The vehicle was to go out first for reasons that might be obvious once you think about it. Not obvious? Just imagine yourself on the ground after a bad landing. You've broken your leg, and aren't moving real well. The last thing you need is a 5-ton truck floating down onto you. This is the kind of thing the manual helps with. The difficulties with this particular exercise started with a glitch in the ramp mechanism, preventing the Humvee drop.
To appreciate what happened next, it would be useful to know a bit about the logistics of mass jumps. Every soldier's primary chute has a static line that runs from the pack, then up and over the inboard shoulder. That way it won't be under an arm or around your neck when you turn outboard at the door to jump. The tether terminates in a robust clip. For walking around before the jump, the clip is secured to a gear loop on the soldier's chest. The chute is held in place by cotton webbing with an 80 lb. break strength. When the paratrooper leaves the plane and fetches up at the end of the static line, the force tears out the cotton webbing, and the chute deploys. It's a brutally simple, wonderfully reliable arrangement, but it can be compromised. For instance, it is possible for the rigger to use a stronger webbing than the 80 lb. cotton (the penalties for this are understandably severe).
It is also possible for a jumper somehow to misreeve or tangle the static line before a jump, getting it stuck behind a D-ring, strap, or the like. If this happens the static line might not tear the webbing out, and the jumper can end up hanging on the outside of the plane, slamming repeatedly and violently against the fuselage in the slipstream. But there's a procedure for this, too: if the jumper is still conscious and uninjured (and you can tell because, as per training for this unlikely eventuality, they'll be curled up in a ball, with no limp limbs), then the jumpmaster will just cut the static line. That's what reserve chutes are for. If the jumper is unconscious or significantly injured, the jumpmaster will arrange to haul the person back inboard, then proceed with getting the rest of the people out. This is yet another of the many screwups that the system is prepared to deal with.
There are four jumpmasters, two at each exit door. One on each side is there to assist with the static lines, and to act as a safety. When it is time to jump, the jumpmasters check with the aircrew, and then begin giving a very specific series of commands. First is the order to stand up, then to hook up. On the latter command, everyone in the "stick" (line of jumpers) transfers their hook to a taut overhead cable that runs fore-and-aft, just inboard of the seats, on both sides of the plane (on really packed flights, as in the picture above, there are two inboard rows of seats). Then comes the command to check static lines. Next is the command to check all equipment. The jumpmasters already gave everyone a thorough inspection before the plane boarded, but in the next couple of minutes everyone is going to jump out of an airplane. So everyone checks again. They check the helmets' chin straps, the parachutes' leg and chest straps, any and all gear straps and lanyards. They check the up to 70 lbs(!) of gear they will be jumping with. And everyone pays particular attention to those static lines: You check your own static line in front of you, where you can see it, and you check the static line on the back of jumper ahead of you. It absolutely must run fair. When all is checked, the jumpmasters call out "Sound off for equipment check." The forwardmost jumpers (they'll be the last ones off), call out "OK," and tap the back of the person in front of them. On receiving that signal, that person calls "OK," then taps the next person, and so on. The idea is that every jumper in both sticks confirms readiness. When the person at the front of the line feels that tap, they call out "OK jumpmaster," and holds a "knife hand" (fingers straight, thumb laid down flush, palm vertical) pointed right up in front of the jumpmaster's face. Even this specific hand ritual speaks of deep institutional experience; these airplanes are noisy things, and lighting is not always ideal. There is no room for ambiguity or uncertainty, thus the string of verbal as well as physical signals along the length of the stick. But the lead jumper, instead of tapping the jumpmaster, emphatically extends a hand, formed to maximize visibility and minimize getting a sprained finger from what comes next: the jumpmaster makes an emphatic verbal acknowledgement, and then slaps the hand to make an equally emphatic physical acknowledgement.
Now the loadmasters — specialized Air Force crewmembers — raise the doors, latch them open, and let the cockpit crew know that all is ready, at which point the pilot will radio, "Army, your door."
The jumpmasters conduct a careful ritual, checking the edges around the door for sharp spots. It wouldn't do to have a static line get severed when it fetches up. With the door done, the jumpmaster on each side leans right out of the door and looks around, making sure that no other aircraft are in dangerous proximity, and not incidentally looking to see that they are not over the wrong target. It happens.
Up until now there has been a red "jump light" glowing in the cabin. At 30 seconds from go, an amber light replaces the red, the jumpmaster calls out "stand by," and the first jumper turns to face out the door.
Finally a green light comes on and the jumpmaster says "green light go," smacks the first jumper on the leg or butt, and the jump commences. A soldier goes out on one side of the plane, followed by a soldier from the other side. The two lines shuffle aft, jumpers leaving alternate sides of the plane at half-second intervals. That's right, half-second intervals; the idea is to get an effective group on the ground as quickly as possible. To help keep the intervals from being too tight, no one moves towards the door until the person ahead of them is a full arm's length away. Every mass jump that the army conducts sees each of these details — and more that we don't have space for here — done consistently and scrupulously. Every step puts the jumpers that much further from potential catastrophe.
With all this in mind, let's return to our plane with the jammed tail ramp. This is an extremely uncommon mechanical failure, because aircraft mechanics tend to be at least as thorough and skillful as parachutists, but sometimes things do break. The jumpmasters confer briefly and decide to scrub that part of the mission and move on to the next. As covered in the manual. People start going out the doors.
The soldier who related this story to me (we'll call him George) was 3rd in line on his side of the plane, so he was to be the 5th or 6th one out. A lieutenant he worked with (we'll call her Maria), was on his side. Second in line on the other side was another lieutenant (we'll call him Bill). Unfortunately, what should have been a routine jump was unbalanced by the unanticipated presence of the Humvee, which partially blocked the view between the two doors. The lines started out not-quite-synchronized, and Maria and Bill went out their respective doors almost simultaneously.
The slipstream of the plane swept both soldiers aft and inboard, canopies already deploying. In some cases when this happens, bodies will collide hard enough to knock one or both parties out. Bad. In this case the collision wasn't too serious, but the two partially-deployed chutes immediately tangled and collapsed. The two soldiers were now locked together, heading for the ground at speed, and accelerating.
Next week: The Landing
Note: the names of the people in this story have been changed to protect privacy, and to respect an insistent humility.
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