text: Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14 J. Clinton McCann | 0 CommentsFacebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint Chapters 30-33 constitute a distinct section of the book of Jeremiah, traditionally known as Jeremiah's "Book of Comfort" or "Little Book of Consolation."The date and origin of this material are unclear. However, the narrative in chapter 32 suggests that the core of chapters 30-33 could have originated with Jeremiah himself, at a point when Jerusalem was about to fall (587 B.C.E., cf. 32:1). Other scholars theorize that this material is largely the result of an exilic redaction. In any case, it is clear that the hope-filled perspective of chapters 30-33 stands in marked contrast to what precedes in chapters 1-29 and to what follows in chapters 34-52 (especially 34-45). While judgment oracles characterize most of the book, the defining phrase of chapters 30-33 is "restore the fortunes" (cf.30:3 and 33:26, where the phrase forms an envelope-structure for the section; see also 30:18; 31:23; 33:7, 11; Psalm 126:1, 4). God will orchestrate a great reversal, so that destruction gives way to restoration, exile becomes homecoming, and grief is replaced by joy. Our text, 31:7-14, clearly shows this great reversal in action, to the point that it is later revealed as "a new covenant" (31:31). The characteristic accents and aspects of the great reversal are evident here. Verse 7 begins by inviting joy or "gladness." Indeed, the Hebrew root involved occurs twice more in verse 13 ("rejoice" and "gladness"), thus enveloping most of our unit. Thus, joy encompasses the more elaborate articulations of homecoming (verses 8-10), and restoration (verses 11-12). The phrase "chief of the nations" (more literally, "head" or "first of the nations") also occurs in Amos 6:1. Amos uses it sarcastically in an oracle which plays ironically on the term "first" (cf. Amos 6:7, "the first to go into exile"). But in Jeremiah 31:7, the evaluation is genuine, a prelude to the proclamation of the return from exile. Verses 8 and 9 recall Isaiah 40-55, suggesting that the return from exile will be a new exodus, even better than the first. It will include those who would be hard pressed to make the trip (31:8). Furthermore, there will be no shortage of water (31:9; see Exodus 15:22-25; 17:1-7), and there will be "a straight path" rather than detours and wandering for forty years (31:9). The final affirmation of this section, "for I have become a father to Israel," evokes Jeremiah 3:19, where God says, "I thought you would call me, My Father." But the people did not do so (cf. 3:20-22). That God will become their father anyway is remarkable testimony to the character of God. The language and imagery continue to be reminiscent of the latter chapters of the book of Isaiah. For example, consider: the address to the "nations" and "coastlands" (31:10; cf. Isaiah 41:1; 49:1) the metaphor of a shepherd (31:10; cf. Isaiah 40:11) the use of the word "redeemed" (31:11), frequent in Isaiah but rare in Jeremiah (only here and 50:34) the appearance of the phrase "watered garden" (31:12), which occurs elsewhere only in Isaiah 58:11 the theme of "comfort" (31:13; cf. Isaiah 40:1; 49:13; 51:3, 12; 52:9). Lastly, the theme of homecoming (31:10) gives way to restoration in verses 11-12, and celebration in verses 13-14.In his commentary on Jeremiah, R. E. Clements introduces chapters 30-33 by pointing out "that so far as Old Testament prophecy is concerned the message of God was not regarded as a series of abstract theological propositions but rather the positive declarations of God's purposes for his people."1 Given that the bulk of Jeremiah consists of unrelenting announcements of judgment, it is imperative to attend to chapters 30-33 as a series of "positive declarations of God's purposes for his people." In short, what God wills for God's people is life, including what is always necessary for human life. God desires for the people a place to live securely (thus the theme of homecoming in 31:8-10), and resources for daily sustenance (thus the themes of restoration and goodness in 31:11-12, 14). And life as God intends it should be received with joyful praise (31:7, 13). In other words, judgment in a positive sense is never what God wills. Accordingly, prophetic judgment is the announcement of the destructive consequences which will exist when God's will is not done. The prophet Jeremiah bore the painful burden of having to announce judgment upon the nation and people whom he loved, on account of their failure to respond faithfully to God and to pursue God's purposes. (see Jeremiah's "Confessions" or laments in 11:18-20; 12:1-4; 15:15-18; 17:14-18; 20:7-18, which express the pain of Jeremiah's vocation). The "positive declarations" of chapters 30-33 do not cancel the judgment, but they do articulate what God willed (and wills) for God's people all along! The fact that God stayed faithful to a people who had turned away from God means that the "new covenant" (31:31) is grounded in grace (cf. 31:34, also 31:3, 20). As suggested above, God will be the people's father even when they refuse to address God as "My Father" (cf. 31:9 and 3:19). This is grace, manifest as "everlasting love" (31:3), "faithfulness" (31:3), and "mercy" (31:20). For Christians, the ultimate among the Bible's "positive declarations of God's purposes" is the Incarnation. From the beginning, God's "Word" (John 1:1; the English cognate of the Greek word would be "logic"−that is, purpose!), or "Purpose," has been "life" (John 1:4). And the enfleshment of God's eternal Purpose was a revelation of "grace and truth" (John 1:14), from whom "we have all received, grace upon grace" (John 1:16). Therefore, it makes good theological sense during the season of Christmas, the Festival of the Incarnation, to read simultaneously Jeremiah 31:7-14 and John 1:1-18, the Gospel Lesson for the day. . Both put us clearly in touch with the life which God wills, and which results from the amazing, unfailing grace of God. 1R. E. Clements, "Jeremiah" in Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Atlanta: John Knox, 1988), 176.J. 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China's luxury spirit, Moutai, can be polarising for some Western drinkers. We tend to head into white spirits thinking they'll all be like vodka, and assume a good one tastes clean and crisp, and a bad one sets your throat on fire. Moutai is anything but vodka-like - the funky, fruit esters produced by fermenting sorghum are desirable characteristics.
When you bring Kweichow Moutai to your lips it smells a bit like nail polish remover (acetone), and it tastes like kerosene, giving way to esters that throw pear and banana, and a bit of soy sauce. I have a feeling that if I could get over these initial hard-to-like palate blasts, what I'd find would be as layered and nuanced as fine whiskey. So my attendance at the Moutai CNY Celebration held at the Handpicked Wines Cellar Door in Kensington Street, Chippendale, was all about trying to get a better handle on Moutai.
The event, attended by celebrity guests including Lee Lin Chin, offered up four different cocktails. With such a complex flavour profile to begin with, making a Moutai cocktail wasn't going to be easy. Doubting my ability to drink four Moutai cocktails, because this spirit is like a fast train from sobriety, we shared the first two. The Roosters Neck took Moutai somewhere long and fruity with pomegranate, lime, orange, red wine and chilled soda. While the spirit was gentled, I found the overall flavour hard to enjoy. The Sneaky Beak built upon a Moutai Mimosa, starting with fluffy orange and sparkling wine, then throwing in burnt orange, vanilla and mint to further tame the bold spirit. The end result was robust but quite enjoyable. Next we moved on to the Black Crow. This Champagne flute of Moutai, stout, agave, sparkling wine and sesame just wasn't my thing at all – but I'm also not a stout drinker, so perhaps the beer was the problem.
Cleansing my palate with a dabble in the extensive cheese selection from the store's Fromaggi Ocello connection, I was ready for my final Moutai expression.
Bobby Carey (Earl's Juke Joint), winner of the inaugural Enter the Dragon Moutai cocktail mixing competition was in the VIP bar, mixing up a storm. His cocktail, Banana Dynasty, was far and away the best cocktail we drank all evening.
Playing with (rather than trying to disguise) the banana-like esters in the Moutai, Carey teamed it with Gifford crème de bananes, then added La Quintinye Rouge vermouth and a dash of Angostura bitters. The resulting cocktail, served with an orange peel garnish, would be easily palatable to any Negroni drinker.
To keep us from falling over, we ate canapés from Kensignton Street neighbour, Holy Duck.
Beyond soft pork belly-filled bao, they made a clever Moutai-infused canapé where a little vial of Moutai Bloody Mary mix was injected into a cube of pickled vegetables in jelly. This was easily my bite of the night.
NOTE: You can see a review of this venue back HERE.
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FREE Motorola Defy XT for Republic Wireless customers or $100 OFF on dual-band version
In July, Republic Wireless announced signups for its beta and together with the news came a new phone – the Motorola Defy XT Hybrid. Recently, the carrier has admitted to an error with its deployment of the single-band phone, which is compatible only with Sprint's 1900 MHz network and offers current subscribers the single-band phone for free or a dual-band version with $100 discount.
The Republic Wireless' services are based on the idea of relying on your Wi-Fi network for your data and voice needs and switching to cellular network when necessary, and that is exactly how the Motorola Defy XT Hybrid works. As long as you stay within Wi-Fi coverage, the phone does not cause any problems, but for those who travel often to areas that rely on 800 MHz service, the glitch proves to be a real nuisance.
The carrier made the grade and is trying to solve the problem in a way that would satisfy all their customers. According to the announcement on the Republic's website, they are working together with Motorola to launch a new version of the Motorola Defy XT equipped with additional 800 MHz antenna to increase roaming capability. The dual-band phone is expected to become available by the end of this year.
How to get discounted Motorola Defy XT
All active wave A subscribers will be given the opportunity to upgrade from the LG Optimus to the single-band Motorola Defy XT for free. Those who will be willing to wait for the dual-band version will be offered $100 off the upgrade. You will not be able to combine both offers, that is you will have to choose whether you want to claim the single-band DEFY XT for free or use the $100 off for a dual-band version.
If you are a Republic Wireless subscriber in waves B through E, you will be given 30 days, until 25th October, to evaluate the service. If you decide it is inadequate you will have two options: cancel your account and return your single-band DEFY XT for a full refund of the purchase price, or wait for the dual-band version, which you will be able to claim for free when it becomes available.
The carrier will continue to offer the single-band Defy XT to those in waves F and beyond. Although, those who would rather wait for the dual-band Motorola Defy XT Hybrid are welcome to do so.
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See More Pictures... FBI Rayong have a total of 26 pictures from this House / Property.
The owner of the attractive "First Home" estate is now selling her own dream house, this house is made in "Thai - Bali" style and nothing was spared to make this house exactly, as she wanted it to be.
The house contains a huge living area, 3 large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a bathroom, a European style kitchen and a maids quarter.
The property is approx. 744 sq. meters and is overlooking one of the parks, in the estate.
The owner is looking for a fast sale, the property is therefore being sold 2,5 million THB. below the current market value.
The furniture can be bought, induvidual, at very low prices.


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OMG. Crazy Delicious.
I was shocked to discover recently just how easy it is to make biscuits from scratch. It's ridiculous, really. All you need is flour, butter, milk, baking powder, and salt. And about ten minutes of your time.
- two cups of flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 6 tbsp butter (But really the more the merrier. You can't go wrong with extra butter)
- 1 cup milk
First, mix together two cups of flour, a half teaspoon of salt, and a tablespoon of baking powder.
Now it's time to add your butter. You don't want the butter to get soft while you're working so it's helpful to have it really cold from the get-go. Because I live in south Louisiana I like to throw a stick of butter in the freezer a few minutes before I plan to make my biscuits. Like maybe just while I gather the rest of my supplies and mix the dry ingredients.
Confident that my butter is sufficiently cold, I cut six tablespoons of it up into smallish pieces and toss them in the flour mixture. Then I use a fork and knife to toss the whole mixture a little bit more until the pieces of butter are about pea-sized. If your butter starts to melt into the flour stop in the name of biscuits and stick it in the freezer for a few minutes.
Wash your hands, then add a cup of milk to the flour butter mixture and knead it by hand right there in the bowl. Once it's all sticking together pretty good I grab the big ol' ball of dough in my left hand and use my right hand to pull biscuit-sized balls off of it and plop them onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 450 for 10-15 minutes. Nicholas and I like them a little doughy on the inside so we pull them out at exactly ten minutes, but if you're more of a fully-baked sort of person go for the full 15.


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The world economy desperately needs more productive investment: to create jobs, to increase productivity and to meet critical global goals like combating climate change. But instead of more productive investment, we are getting rising stock markets. Sadly too many policymakers and journalists don't know the difference. Let's start off with the basic confusion. Investment is when savings are used to pay for the creation of new productive assets–improvements in land, new buildings, machinery, computer software, the education of workers to create human capital.
In October 2014 China launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), drawing wide international attention. Nearly 60 countries have joined the new international financial institution, including several OECD member and partner countries, though others have remained cautiously outside. What is the purpose of the new bank and what impact will it have? We asked Yide Qiao for his views. I guess there are several reasons for launching the new bank.
The promotion of responsible business conduct has taken an important step forward with the launch of a new reporting framework. Businesses now have no excuse for not explaining how they're meeting their human rights obligations.
Social entrepreneurs and governments speak different languages. However, understanding each other is essential to achieve quality of life through the businesses we start, grow and scale. While sharing a goal for a healthier society, it remains a challenge for new entrepreneurs and governments to work together: first, to integrate the different ambitions, values and cultures of (social) entrepreneurs, civil servants and politicians; second, to be aligned in the acceptance, timing and implementation of societal solutions through enterprising citizens. What is the role of business in creating spaces for social entrepreneurship and a more collaborative economy?
A city's brand is pivotal for its position in global society, particularly in global competition. Indeed, a city has many aspects of a commercial product. The very strong international brand that I represent is Prague, the million-strong capital of the Czech Republic. Public perceptions of this brand generally focus on its cultural heritage, such as the Prague Castle and Charles Bridge, as well as its leading industries, science and research. This perception is an accurate one, and is how our city wishes to be seen.
Investments are a precondition of future sustainable growth. However, investments are not just about competitiveness, but about maintaining our quality of life. As Germany currently shows, good economic numbers are a necessary, but far from sufficient, precondition of strong investment activity. On the one hand, we expect economic output to rise by an annual average of 1.8% in real terms in both 2015 and 2016. At the same time, despite a recent upward trend, public-sector investment–which often helps to pave the way for private-sector investment–is still growing relatively slowly. There is also scope for more dynamism in many key areas of private-sector investment.
In 2014, the US economy added more jobs than in any year since the 1990s. In fact, this longest streak of job growth on record has persisted into 2015. Inflation-adjusted wages are up by 1.4% annually over the last two years, more than twice the pace of the last recovery. But this is still not enough to make up for decades of subpar gains for middle-class families–a challenge shared by many other OECD economies. President Obama's approach to what he has termed "middle-class economics" is about remedying this decades-long challenge for the future.
The Netherlands last chaired the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in 1991, a year when advanced economies accounted for nearly two thirds of global GDP and almost two billion people were living in extreme poverty. The world looks very different today. Emerging markets now account for more than half of global GDP and the number of people living in extreme poverty is down to one billion. This Millennium Development Goal has been reached, and that is good news. There is still a formidable challenge ahead, however, in the areas of poverty reduction, sustainability and inclusivity.
For the past decade or so, there has been a lot of debate in policy circles on how to get governments and the private sector to work together more collaboratively in order to catalyse the transition to green growth. The good news is that in that time many factors have come together to make this more of a reality. Governments, including in developing countries, are increasingly committed to a low-carbon future; there is, in theory, adequate capital available to finance the transition; and there has been a recent boom in the technology needed to make green growth more affordable and feasible.
For many years one of the predominant conventional wisdoms in both business and policymaking circles was that cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions necessitates a sacrifice in economic growth. We now know, through the experiences of both developed and developing countries, that economic growth can complement environmental conservation and transitioning to a low-carbon economy can go hand-in-hand with increased access to economic opportunity and higher levels of well-being.
The year 2015 is the International Year of Soils. It is also the year the UN Millennium Development Goals launched in 2000 expire, and are to be replaced by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 goals and their 169 targets cover a vast range of issues, but care for the soil is the foundation of sustainability and is central to practically every SDG.
In January of this year I visited the Mexican state of Tabasco–a state crossed by rivers and facing the Gulf of Mexico. The state's population has doubled over the past 30 years and its economy relies heavily on oil and natural gas resources. It has its challenges as well: unemployment, poverty and a lack of resources.
According to shocking new research by Oxfam, the world's richest 1% will, on current trends, own more than half the world's wealth by 2016.
As the world continues to undergo a process of profound transformation, the time has come for us to rethink our traditional growth models. The challenge for both society and the business community is one and the same: can we identify new resources to foster growth that is more harmonious and more focused on the needs of human beings? As chief executive officer of Sodexo, I have every reason to believe we can. For the past 50 years our group has grown by placing people at the very core of our business model, of our organisation, and of the relationships we have with the community.
Years of global recession, stagnation and slow uncertain recovery prove we do not yet have the right economic model to secure the sustained, strong growth that will be vital to social and economic progress in the years ahead.
Gender inequality is one of the most primitive and oldest forms of inequality. Sadly, it is still very much a reality in most parts of the world. In many countries women do not have equal access to education, healthcare, safety, work or political decision-making.
The 30% Club is a group of company chairmen, chairwomen and CEOs committed to achieving better gender balance at all levels of their organisations through voluntary actions.
Of the abundant resources given to mankind, what is the most underused resource of our time? Without a doubt, women!
Challenging free trade orthodoxy is a heavy lift in our political culture; anything that has been in place for that long takes on an air of inevitability. But, critical as these shifts are, they are not enough to lower emissions in time. To do that, we will need to confront a logic even more entrenched than free trade—the logic of indiscriminate economic growth. This idea has understandably inspired a good deal of resistance among more liberal climate watchers, who insist that the task is merely to paint our current growth-based economic model green, so it's worth examining the numbers behind the claim.
The international discussions under way in the course of this vital year–including July's Finance for Development Meeting in Addis Ababa, the agreement of a new set of universal Sustainable Development Goals at the UN in September and the climate change summit in Paris at the end of 2015–represent a remarkable and unprecedented opportunity to establish what might be called a "Magna Carta for the earth" for our times.
Financial crises do more than impose huge costs: they have bigger and more insidious effects. We face big challenges in maintaining the supply of global public goods as the world integrates. But these challenges will not be managed successfully if we do not first overcome the legacy of the crisis. Moreover, all this must be done at a time of transition in global power and responsibility from a world dominated by Western powers to one in which new powers have arisen.
Is it possible for 9 billion people to live on this planet and enjoy a good standard of living? And on such a planet, is it possible for economies to grow, businesses to profit, and communities to prosper without undermining the natural systems that support all life? And without destroying some of the planet's last great wildernesses? At WWF, we believe the answer to these questions is simple: yes. We believe this even though our own Living Planet Report shows so clearly just how humanity's use of resources is affecting our planet. It does not make for cheerful reading. Since 1970, populations of species have declined by around half. Each year, we consume 50% more resources than the planet can replenish.
|"Israel's successes arise from the continuous need for and support of innovative methods, technologies, holistic water resource management and strategies for sustainably providing for the nation's water needs."
It's easy to dream about holidays in far-off exotic islands, especially with current global petrol prices. A sustained low oil price has allowed many of us to put away a little more of that paycheck and think seriously about buying an iWatch or taking that much-deserved break.
|"Turkish banks have had no difficulty accessing foreign wholesale funding."
Let's face it: the bulk of small and medium-sized entreprises (SMEs) are still financed mainly by bank credit. However, as bank finance is harder to come by in the current post-crisis environment, fostering non-bank financing alternatives may help closing an SME financing gap. The OECD has been looking into such issues, using input from the private sector via its financial roundtables.
Access to financing can contribute to inclusive social and economic development. How might digital transactions help? Here's how.
Thanks to smart online and phone technologies, dynamic new business platforms that are altering the parametres in property, transport and other service-driven markets are fast emerging.
Compared to their parents, German baby-boomers are substantially more unequal in terms of long-term earnings, are subject to a much stronger pay uncertainty, and are considerably more likely to experience long spells of unemployment.


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South Sulawesi Dive Sites
South Sulawesi has an abundance and variety of accommodation and facilities available to meet the needs of travelers from backpackers and budget class to four-star resorts. The natural wonders of South Sulawesi make it well suited to both organized and adventure travel.
The full spectrum of scuba diving activities is available in South Sulawesi. The diving ranges from the magnificent coral gardens of Bunaken Marine Park and Bangka Strait to the walls of fishes and underwater volcanoes of the Sangihe Islands to the unusual and rarely seen critters of Lembeh Strait.
Land-based activities focus on rain forest hiking in Tangkoko Nature
(home to the largest concentration of black crested macaques and the
world's smallest primate, the tarsier) and Dumoga Bone National Park
(home to the fabled babirusa pig deer), along with viewing scenic
volcano climbing and river rafting and even golf. Exploring the
Tomohon/Tondano highlands area, rice paddies, coconut plantations and
flower gardens rounds out the activities.
Perhaps South Sulawesi's most valuable asset is its genuinely friendly and open people.
The range of dive holidays available is as varied as the sites, from 5 star luxury liveaboards and private beaches to astonishingly economical dive safaris. Locations range from tiny fishing villages to the sophistication of world-famous heritage sites.
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My aunt ask me to go to Ponape Federal State of Micronesia. I don't more about the place, the people the culture and traditions. Is someone here from Ponape or have informations about this beautiful place?
I love to know more about PONAPE can anyone tell me...
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well you posted it 2007 so i am 4 years late. pohnpei is clean and safe. i have been ther 10 times at least for business. its pretty laid back, not alot of nightlife. people are friendly and laid back. i usually just buy some booze and hang at my hotel. as for ww2 relics id suggest guam or saipan. if u dive truk is good too.
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I should be beck in ponape, guam and saipan in sept 2011. i have seen alot of the ww2 sites but now i would like to see off the beaten trail stuff. any stuff in ponape to see?
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There are a few things. Go to the Ace hardware store in Kolonia, and look up Stan Gajda. They will know him. Stan's got a collection of stuff (including a restored Jap tankette). He also knows all the sites of historical importance on the island. Until last year you could still see the wreckage of a Marine PBJ--until the Chinese came and removed it for scrap metal. I do think that the engine emails. There is also a Jap 127mm dual purpose gun on the heights overlooking Kolonia.
In addition, although not related to WW-II, you can also visit the ruins of Nan Modal.
In addition, although not related to WW-II, you can also visit the ruins of Nan Modal.
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Here's a link to Stan's biography on Pacific Wrecks: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/people/vis ... index.html
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Here at BGC Photography, I love to photograph families, children, and events. So posing people is what it is all about. When helping people pose for a photo shoot or even for a causal snap shot, there are a few little tricks that really make a difference in how much better you can look. I came across this article that has great pictures that demonstrate what I said in a blog back on January 19, 2016. Click on the picture below to see the entire article.
If you also want to read that article, which contain more tips for looking good in a photograph, click on the link in the middle of my home page.
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Wendy - Great tips! It's easy to not think too much about what to do with hair but it really does matter!
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Dacia - Great tips! Thanks for sharing!


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Hallwood Modular Buildings, LLC ("HMB") is part of the Hallwood family of companies. Hallwood (www.hallwood.com) is a Monaco and Dallas based family office that specializes in investing in and providing financing to diversified U.S. and U.K. companies.
In the mid-1990's American Petroleum Institute (API) published API RP 752, "Management of Hazards Associated With Location of Process Plant Buildings." At that time, the traditional method to design a blast resistant building was with steel reinforced concrete, which was permanent and constructed onsite. In 1999, HMB's predecessor company pioneered, designed, engineered, tested and introduced the modular steel blast resistant building design that is commonly used today not only in the U.S. but also throughout the world.
HMB entered the protective building space in 2011. Since then HMB has experienced tremendous growth, expanded its capabilities and has become a one-stop shop solutions provider to its customers who are looking to protect people and sensitive equipment.


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While an increasing influx of Syrian refugees presents a number of challenges for Turkey, the country could benefit from efforts to persuade the highly skilled among them to stay.
As the war in Syria worsens, the number of displaced is rapidly growing. So far, 5 million people have been displaced, with 2 million of those fleeing to other countries. More than half of them are children.
The countries that are carrying the load of these refugees, in order of the burden they have assumed, are Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. Western countries and the oil-rich countries of the region are staying away from the refugee issue. Germany has agreed to receive only 5,000 refugees for a maximum of two years. But the ones they accept are "hand picked." They are all educated, and are the kind of Syrians the German economy wants.
The number of Syrians who have fled to Turkey has surpassed 500,000. Nobody knows where it will stop. In one more year we may well have more than 1 million Syrians living in Turkey.
In short, it is time to start worrying. Turkey will face serious problems handling such big numbers. The Syrian refugee problem could harm Turkey's economic, social and even political balances. That is why the issue has to be handled quickly and seriously, to come up with needed policies.
The first dimension of the issue is economic. The financial burden of the refugees for Turkey has passed the $2 billion mark. The situation is actually worse when you look also at indirect costs. The country that already has employment problems will have a new set of complications with half a million people willing to work for low wages coming from Syria. In some regions, the refugees are actually worsening the employment situation as well as bringing down wages.
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Turkey has to seek the support of the United Nations and other international organizations to cope with the economic costs of the refugees. Regional countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the rich economies of the West have to share the burden of the refugees. But we have learned long ago that the world is not an equitable place when it comes sharing humanitarian costs.
The real problem Turkey will have in regards to the refugees matter will be its social aspects. Refugees coming from a relatively different culture will have problems adjusting to the Turkish way of life and that may well manifest itself in violent reactions to each other. The refugees struggling with employment and other problems may well be drawn to criminal activities.
But there are also opportunities. Our land has been receiving refugees for centuries. After the 1917 revolution, Russians came to Turkey, and after 1979, Iranians. Then Afghans and Iraqi Kurds escaping from Saddam Hussein. These are only a few of the many refugees groups who have taken shelter in Turkey. Turkey has always done its best to take care of all of them.
Unfortunately Turkey, while carrying the burden of helping these people, is lagging badly when it comes to benefiting from the opportunities offered by such a flow of refugees. Hundreds of thousands of people leave Turkey without contributing anything worthwhile once the danger has passed or when they find a richer country.
Russians and Iranians are typical examples. Syrians must not be the same. With good and quick planning, the most qualified Syrian refugees must be steered toward remaining in Turkey for a long time and contributing to it.
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If you like Reuben sandwiches, you'll love this no-fry version that uses puff pastry shells instead of bread...it puts an elegant spin on this tasty pub favorite.
cost per recipe: $6.73
The price is determined by the national average.
package (10 ounces) Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Shells
slices (thin) deli corned beef or pastrami (about 8 ounces)
tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
cup prepared sauerkraut, drained
thin slices Swiss cheese, cut in half and folded in half
cup Thousand Island dressing (optional)
Prepare the pastry shells according to the package directions.
Place 2 slices corned beef into each pastry shell. Top each with 1 teaspoon mustard, 1 tablespoon sauerkraut and 1 piece cheese.
Bake at 400°F. for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve with the dressing, if desired.


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Mobile Social Network GyPSii Gets Nokia Love and a Symbian Star Developer Award
Just a few days ago, mobile social network GyPSii received considerable appraisal from the house of Nokia. The service's PlaceMe application, which enables users to geotag photo, video, and audio recordings to be shared with friends, was given a Symbian Star Developer Award for its efforts.
The award was chosen for GyPSii by Navteq, a map maker and a Nokia subsidiary since October 2007, and of course it was Nokia which acquired Symbian this summer.
It hasn't been very long since GyPSii first arrived on the scene. The company went live with its networking service at Barcelona's GSMA Mobile World Congress in February of this year. So it has more or less grown in tandem with the mobile social networking market at large. Nothing all that outstanding, quite frankly. Standard-issue, you might say.
Yet it has clearly drawn especial interest within the world of Nokia, and by extension, Navteq and Symbian. Does this help GyPSii's case amid the competition? Perhaps. Perhaps not. To be semi-directly honored for development by the most financially and quantitatively productive mobile conglomerate on the planet seems no small mark on one's record. And more to the point, it was reported that Nokia acquired remaining Symbian shares to the tune of $410 million this past June, and nine months prior wrote Navteq a check for $8.1 billion. All said, it most definitely sees promise in the mobile location market, and its suave little endorsement of GyPSii only adds fuel to the fire that it has been building for the past year or so.
Of course, there's no reason to come to an assumption as to Nokia's or Navteq's thinking for the award given the GyPSii team. Whether an acquisition in line is really for anyone to assume might be true or disregard entirely. But I imagine there is a logical way to see this bit of news, and that is to say that GyPSii is presumably headed to higher ground.
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Design for a silver cup
- Place of origin:
- Date:
- Artist/Maker:
Baily, Edward Hodges, born 1788 - died 1867 (Maker)
Stothard, Thomas RA, born 1755 - died 1834 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil, pen and ink and brown wash on wove paper.
The sheet is watermarked 1806.
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case 94, shelf G, box 43
Physical description
A drawing of a silver cup, probably a wine cooler, by Edward Hodges Baily, circa 1820.
Barrel shaped body on a tall stem in the form of a rising acanthus.
Profile, Full size, 305 x 223 mm.
Place of Origin
Baily, Edward Hodges, born 1788 - died 1867 (Maker)
Stothard, Thomas RA, born 1755 - died 1834 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and brown wash on wove paper.
The sheet is watermarked 1806.
Height: 510 mm, Width: 314 mm
Object history note
The design is closely based on the central element in a design by Thomas Stothard for a wine cooler in the British Museum, n1900,0824,499.
The object shown probably dates from around 1815.
This design is on folio 14 recto included in an album containing 55 designs drawn directly on 27 sheets (sometimes several to a page), for gold and silver plate, including wine-coolers, tureens, inkstands, a teapot, a kettle, candelabra etc., related to the production of the Royal goldsmiths Rundell, Bridge and Rundell between c.1809 and c.1820. (E.70- 124-1964)
The album pages are of white wove paper watermarked 1806, full-bound in blue leather, gold tooled, lettered on the spine 'Designs for Plate etc. by John Flaxman'. With the bookplate of John Roland Abbey (1894 –1969). Bound by William Wood. The back fly- leaf is inscribed "JA, 1070/ 13:9:1935".
All the drawings are by one hand, most probably that of the sculptor Edward Hodges Baily. He became a pupil of John Flaxman in 1807, at a time when Flaxman was designing silver for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell. He joined Rundell Bridge and Rundell in 1815 as "a modeller and designer" and in 1826 became its chief modeller and designer. In 1833 he began working for the firm of Storr and Mortimer.
Some of the drawings are most probably copies by Baily of his own designs, while others are copied or adapted from designs by John Flaxman and Thomas Stothard, as well as other, anonymous, designers. The clean condition of the album, and the range of dates of the pieces shown, in addition to their unchronological arrangement, suggest that the album was made as a fair-copy record of pre-existing design drawings, all made about 1820, although some of the drawings seem also have been used as part of a design process. The drawings copied from John Flaxman and Thomas Stothard imitate the graphic styles of the originals.
The album was bought from Marlborough Rare Books on 24th March 1964 for 550 pounds.
Descriptive line
Design for a silver cup, probably a wine cooler, by Edward Hodges Baily (1788- 1867) c. 1820
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
C. Oman, "A Problem of Artistic Responsibility: The Firm of Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, Apollo Magazine, March 1966, p.174- 183.
Bury, S. (1966) "The lengthening shadow of Rundell's", Connoisseur Magazine CLXI, no.648, p.79; no.649, p.152; no.650, p.218.
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Subjects depicted
Drawings; English; Designs; Silver; Silver Designs
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection


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Screenwriter and Executive Producer, Cindy Chupack, talks about her new book 'The Longest Date.'
Cindy Chupack has won three Golden Globes and an Emmy for her work as a writer/executive producer of HBO's Sex and the City. Her writing credits also include Modern Family, Everybody Loves Raymond, Coach, and a bunch of series only her parents would watch. She has written about dating and relationships for many magazines and had her own column in Glamour and O, The Oprah Magazine.
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PTS400EX OE Style Reverse Parking Sensors from Steelmate
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Jeremy Neale - Let me go out in style 12 Inch
Falling somewhere between homage and pastiche, its unashamedly 1980s touchstones would see it pale quickly if he didn't have a real grasp of how to write and deliver quality timeless pop songs. Tunes like the Scritti Politti-recalling synthetic soul of Danger come good-humouredly, but never without a real affection. And in the somewhat tongue-in-cheek Phoebe Imhoff duet of Hold On Together, there is genuine craft — even down to the obligatory plastic sax solo of the era. This is pop, yeah yeah.


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User talk:Krasnoj
Welcome to OpenStreetMap
Hello Krasnoj, and welcome to OpenStreetMap!
Here are some tips to help you make the most from OSM:
- Please don't use copyrighted maps as a data source for OpenStreetMap edits
- To meet other mappers from your country, add these lines to your wiki userpage:
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Have fun mapping! --EdoM (lets talk about it) 16:42, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Just so you know in future. If you move a page to a different name, then the old name becomes a redirect page that should automatically bring you to the correct page name. If you move a page *again*, then the original page name will now be a double-redirect - i.e. it tries to redirect you to one page, which tries to redirect you to the next page - which doesn't work. You need to go into the original page name and manually fix the redirect yourself - or request to an admin to delete the original page. This wiki is getting bigger and bigger every day. We just need to make sure that everything stays in control. Richard B 11:56, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
- I want the original site deleted. How can I request it (Reason: Was spelling problem). --Krasnoj 16:23, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


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Contemporary Paved Outdoor Space Design
This design for a contemporary paved outdoor space was commissioned in order to create a garden room for relaxation and entertaining.
A stunning minimalist outdoor space, this garden fulfilled the client brief that required low maintenance without compromising on style. Ideal for relaxation and modern entertaining, this outdoor room looks spectacular both during the day and when illuminated at night
This design was realised through contractors Bravo Landscapes.
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Advanced Materials and Structural Engineering
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Slag from Biomass Combustion (BCS)—chemical properties in accordance with BCS utilization in cement concrete
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Nanopaper with Ag composite and its application
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Synthesis and modification of polyurethane type track
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Recognition of traffic signs using local feature multi-layer classification
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Detection of traffic signs based on multi-feature high credibility regions
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Establishing a Decision Support Module for bridge maintenance in Taiwan
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Strut-and-Tie Model for shear capacity of squat shear walls
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Abnormal vibration analysis of a metro vehicle
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Structure health monitoring using the matched chaotic excitation
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Evaluation of consulting firms for Mass Rapid Transit projects
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Diffusion model and damage development of concrete exposed to freeze-thaw cycles
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Fundamental properties of lightweight foam soil concrete using high volume Supplementary Cementitious Materials
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Performance parameters of concrete and asphalt-concrete surfaces
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Reliability of detection of Glass Break in Intrusion and Hold-Up Alarm Systems
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A system utility analysis of Multiple Launcher Rocket System
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The key controlling factors of tight sandstone reservoir of the lower Shihezi formation in Linxing area in eastern Ordos Basin
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Q&P process in manufacture of hollow products
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Thin-layer element modeling method of aero-engine bolted joints
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A finger-interaction-based LED control system
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Development of a SMPS system using LLC resonant converter for high efficiency LED driver
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Thermal diffusivity and electrical resistivity measurements of a 30CrMnSiA rolled steel sheet under different thermal conditions
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Specification of aeroelastic model design for further aerodynamic experiments
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An approach to view factor calculation for pool fires in the presence of wind
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How construction industry safety climate affect migrant workers' safety performance: A structural equation model-based analysis
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A study on a turbine blade riveting device design by using finite element analysis and experiments
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Design and development of an expert system for rural biogas engineering
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Research on the magnetic vibration control method of the electric hammer
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Flutter analysis of the rotating missile's variable cross-section empennage by the Differential Quadrature Method
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Impact and screw-holding strength of four bamboo-based panels
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The effect of carbonized treatment on the wettability of poplar veneer and the shear strength of plywood
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Nonlinear undamped vibration frequency of rectangular pretension orthotropic membrane under impact force
Y.H. Zhang, C.J. Liu & Z.L. Zheng
Response to acoustic pressure of microstructured optical fibers: A comparison study
A. Abdallah, C.Z. Zhang & Z. Zhong
Study on heat transfer and recuperator effectiveness for microturbine application: Channel of rectangular with semicircular ends
S. Rilrada, M. Thanate & N. Udomkiat
Role of the hydration force in the swelling pressure of montmorillonite
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A study on the experimental teaching reform of digital electronic technology offered by schools run in the model of Chinese-foreign cooperation
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Methodology of the analysis of kinetic energy dispersion
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Portable system for measuring torsional vibration in turbo-generators
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Design of a yaw damper for the aircraft model
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Design of mechanical pre-stressing system for strengthening reinforced concrete members with pre-stressed NSM FRP bars
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A new shearer monitoring system based on ZigBee and wireless sensor network technology
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Fast spiral scanning based on Switched Capacitor Charge Pump
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Experimental investigation on the ultimate strength of partly welded tubular K-joints
R. Cheng, W. Chen, Y. Chen & B. Zhou
The influence of cooling intensity on structure of blow molded products
P. Brdlik & M. Borůkva
Research on the monitoring measurement of using a shallow tunnel to expand to a large section multi-arch tunnel in situ
Y.D. Zhou, Y.L. Jia, Y.X. Xia & F. Ye
Research on product development gene oriented to process reuse
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Computer aided for engineering application
Operation of functional parameters of video-verification integrated into I&HAS
J. Hart & V. Nidlova
Model for selecting project members to minimize project uncertainties
C.C. Wei, H.J. Tsai, Y.F. Lin & C.S. Wei
Real-time simulation research on an electric drive system
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A research on the optimization of an anti-whiplash injury seat system
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Calculation of a thick-walled inhomogeneous cylinder of a nonlinear-elastic material
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Nonlinear modeling of the kinetics of thermal stresses in polymer rods
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Effect of the grid discrete error on the symmetry of topological optimization results
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Design of 16-QAM system based on MATLAB
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Wavelet analysis of the inter-annual change of typhoons striking Guangdong Province
Q.Y. Zhang, S.B. Zhong & Q.Y. Huang
Detection of radome defects with a new Holographic Subsurface Imaging Radar system
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Study on life cycle cost for the wheel re-profiling strategy
C.Y. Ren, C. Liang & M. Zheng
A condition warning method of primary equipment considering daily load regularity
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C.C. Cui, J.K. Liu & Y.M. Chen
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Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) and finite element analysis of steel column subjected to blast load
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Y.D. Zhang, S.H. Wang, G.L. Ji, S.W. Chen, Q. Wang & C.M. Feng
Structure design and knotting tests of a type of anthropopathic dual-finger knotter
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Die forming of hollow pipe for wall thickness increasing and FEM analysis
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Logistics service quality evaluation model of B2C mode network shopping based on the AHP-BP neural network
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Optimization of viscosity model for water-in-oil emulsions
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Watch Cheer Danshi!!
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English: Cheer Boys!!Japanese: チア男子!!
Type: TVEpisodes: 12Status: Finished AiringAired: Jul 5, 2016 to Sep 27, 2016Premiered: Summer 2016Genres: Sports, SchoolDuration: 24 min. per ep.Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Haruki Bandou was born into a family of Judo marital artists and expected to continue the family legacy. But he's about to trade Judo for…cheerleading?! When his childhood friend Kazuma Hashimoto invites him to join the BREAKERS, a male cheerleading club, Haru finds himself amongst a quirky group of boys. Can this squad of slightly odd and cute members make a breakthrough in college athletics?
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The Big Chill: Sunday's Seahawks/Vikings Game
It's safe to say that none of the Seattle Seahawks or Minnesota Vikings will be going "commando" in tomorrow's playoff game in Minneapolis.
Jack Frost is going to be nipping at everyone in attendance in what is forecasted to be one of the coldest games in NFL history. With temperatures slated for a high of 4 and a low of -5, according to AccuWeather, it could feel like 20-below zero for Sunday's game at TCF Bank Stadium.
The good news for these football weather warriors? Both teams will be outfitted with cold-weather gear supplied by Minnesota-based WSI Sports that is specifically designed for football players forced to perform in frigid conditions, and WSI Sports owner and founder is thrilled about it.
"This has been a big break for us," Joel Wiens told USA TODAY Sports. "I've spent most of my life pounding away, and we've been successful. But over the last few years, we've gotten noticed by designing better and better cold-weather gear."
Wiens said the players have access to long-sleeve compression shirts designed to wick away sweat, provide warmth, guard against the wind, and allow for full movement as well socks and glove liners.
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Moncton is New Brunswick's largest city. It is a cosmopolitan, bilingual community. It is known as the "Hub City" because of its central location. It is also the hub of railroading in New Brunswick!
Moncton has one major yard, CN's large Gordon Yard. It used to have a smaller CN yard in downtown Moncton (where the VIA station is) but that has been removed.
CN used to have a large car repair complex in Moncton, but that was removed in the late 1980s.
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An unusually strong wind storm is affecting a huge swath of Southcentral Alaska. The storm stretches from Adak in the south and west to Big Delta in the eastern Interior.
In Anchorage, the National Weather Service is predicting the high winds to peak around midnight with gusts of up to 100 miles per hour on the hillside and 60 miles per hour in east Anchorage. National Weather Service forecaster Dave Snider calls it a potent system and says it's comparable to a tropical storm.
Snider says the strongest winds are predicted to move through the region relatively quickly. But he says the Anchorage area could still see wind gusts between 30 and 40 miles per hour into Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The storm warning is in effect until 5:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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Judge Deals Blow to NSA Phone Spying
A federal judge on Monday ruled against the National Security Agency's collection of phone records, saying the program "almost certainly does violate" the Constitution. Devlin Barrett reports on the News Hub.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Chris Christie wasn't even in the state yet, but he cast the largest shadow in the room where Democratic governors gathered Friday afternoon to rail against their Republican counterparts.
The Democratic governors who had arrived in town for a conference of the National National Governors Association all but targeted Christie as the poster child for what they described as the Republicans' failed policies in statehouses across the country.
"We affirmed our AAA bond rating," Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland said about the successes of his state's economy before taking aim at New Jersey's governor.
O'Malley shrugged off Christie's use of the term the "New Jersey miracle," a line he has used to paint his economic stewardship as a model for other Republican governors during speeches as chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
"It's no miracle," O'Malley said sharply, "If you ignore the math you'll have your bond rating downgraded again and again."
His comments were echoed by the two other Democratic governors who took part in the event, including Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont, the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association who was quick to note that New Jersey's bond rating has dropped six times since Christie took office in 2010.
They also criticized his decision to cut the pension payments to public employees despite working with the Democrat-controlled state Legislature to pass a law requiring that full payments be made.
The governor recently signed a budget that all but abandoned a first-term plan to repair New Jersey's derelict pension system by slicing $1.57 billion from a payment required by law for public workers' retirement funds.
"He then presented a proposal that wouldn't pay for it even though he promised to pay for it," Gov. Dan Malloy of Connecticut.
"They are not lowering their overall debt," Malloy charged. "You can look no further than New Jersey, which has refused to properly fund their pensions every year that that governor has served as governor of the state of New Jersey. The obligation today is larger than it was the day that he was sworn in."
But Jon Thompson, a spokesman for the Republican Governors Association, shrugged off the criticism.
Republican governors across the country are leading on jobs, education reform, cutting taxes, and making their states engines of economic growth, and their strong records are why nearly every Republican governor up for re-election in 2014 is leading in the polls.
He said that added "Martin O'Malley, meanwhile, is leaving Maryland in worse shape with a failed ObamaCare state exchange, reckless spending and 40 straight tax hikes. Peter Shumlin is even being told by his own Democrat candidates for governor that he is an out-of-touch 'Washington D.C. Desk Jockey.'"
The comments from tghe Democratic governors were unprompted by questions from reporters, and came as the three also made sporadic mention of other Republican governors.
It seemed as if the Democrats had set their sights on Christie, who has been eying a run for president for several years now, even before Christie landed in Nashville for the conference.
For a governor who once led the pack of potential Republican presidential hopefuls — but who has since been dogged by investigations into his administration prompted by lane closings at the George Washington Bridge — the attention from Democrats seemed to indicate that Christie had turned some invisible corner.
"I think time has passed, information has come out and he's move on past that and he's focusing on his job as RGA chairman and governor of New Jersey," Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, a Republican who is currently serving as chairwoman of the National Governors Association.
"Gov. Christie has been very active with the RGA and has traveled across the nation to help fellow Republican candidates in various races for governor. He's worked very hard and helped raise a substantial amount of money," she said. "This is a very big election year."
The RGA recently boasted of record fundraising since Christie took over as chairman last November, with $70.3 million cash on hand.
"He's done a great job," said Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who name has also been mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate, though he, too, is entangled in scandal.
"He's very active (with the RGA), very engaged in that regard," Walker said.
While trouble still looms for Christie or some associates, polls show that after months of slipping, he has leveled off. In New Hampsire, home of the nation's first primary and a crucial marker, one poll found that Christie was ahead all other Republicans.