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Addressing issues related to human rights, post-conflict transformation, and democratization processes, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, including homeless people, refugees, and asylum seekers.
This program is organized by SIT Study Abroad in collaboration with DukeEngage.
Aleksandar Skundric, DukeEngage Program Leader, School for International Training (SIT) Study Abroad Balkans: Mr. Skundric is the Program Assistant at the SIT Study Abroad Balkans program.
Orli Fridman, Ph.D., School for International Training (SIT) Study Abroad Balkans: Dr. Fridman is the SIT Study Abroad Balkans Academic Director and Lecturer.
Photo Submission: Campus connection, Serbia, 2018. "As a group, we coordinated a trip to "the devil's town", a relatively unknown and off the beaten track location in southern Serbia near Prokuplje. The name refers to the weird formations of pillars of rocks in the background of the picture. As a group, we decided to challenge ourselves to explore Serbia, and as such we were rewarded with the beauties that Serbia has to offer."
During the DukeEngage-Serbia program, students are placed in organizations that are committed to defending human rights and/or providing humanitarian aid in a young democracy where ethnic tensions run high. As a member of their organization's team, each DukeEngage participant may be able to make a significant contribution to one or more aspects of its overall goals. Because of the immense variety of host organizations in this program, SIT is able to match Duke students' skills and interests with the needs of their host organizations. Living with local Serbian families provides students with the opportunity to feel at home in an amazing city.
In Serbia, a post-socialist society that has experienced the breakup of Yugoslavia and wars in the 1990s, civil society continues to evolve. While building a thriving milieu of arts and culture, Serbia remains fraught with profound social, political and economic challenges. As a candidate state to join the European Union (EU), Serbia is expected to change a number of its laws, from laws that protect minorities (for example, ethnic minorities or members of the LGBT community) to changes in institutions that provide aid to the recent influx of refugees and asylum-seekers, mostly from the Middle East and North Africa. SIT has developed a wide range of work sites that vary from cultural centers and policy thinktanks to daytime care facilities for street kids and shelters for refugees. In the past decades, prominent actors, led by women mostly, formed a number of important NGOs who resisted war and nationalism, and created the foundation for civic engagement and for current civil society in Serbia. Today, younger generation of activists, among other things, continue to engage in efforts to reestablish peaceful regional relations in the Balkans. DukeEngage participants from previous summers have expressed deep admiration for the perseverance and idealism of the young Serbians they met.
Develop critical thinking skills – To identify problems, to apply research skills in analyzing possible solutions and formulate potential outcomes.
Understand the importance of global engaged citizenship – Students confront social attitudes and cultural assumptions that may challenge many of their beliefs. Through dialogue they may hone their persuasive strategies and learn to respect others' points of view in a global context.
Expand their awareness of civic responsibility – Working directly with vulnerable groups, students will have a chance to reflect on the ethical obligations that inspire involvement in local community issues at home as well as in Serbia.
For more than 10 years, SIT Study Abroad has created strong ties with host institutions and organizations in Belgrade. SIT semester students conduct research about civil society in Serbia as well as enter organizations for internship experiences. In the last five years, DukeEngage students have achieved a reputation for their ability to collaborate as well as for their dependability and willingness to take initiative. As a result, from their first day "on the job," the 2019 students will be treated as equal members of staff at their host organizations. They will be assigned tasks and will participate in their organizations' routine activities – which might include meetings, public events, or conferences at which English is spoken.
A few examples from earlier years illustrate the variety of opportunities created by SIT: working on the agenda for panel discussions at the annual security conference in Belgrade; aiding former prisoners in adjustment to civilian life; helping Syrian, Pakistani, and Afghan refugees with registration; surveying E.U. regulations for other nations that (like Serbia) aspire to E.U. membership; creating a visual presentation of an organization's business plan and donor base; creative play with traumatized children (some of whom were unaccompanied) in refugee centers; evaluation of measures designed to test the effectiveness of corporate investment in socially responsible projects; and investigative journalism for Serbia's most independent news outlet.
During interviews, students may indicate placement preferences and specific thematic interests. Students' hobbies, fluency in other language(s), and other personal interests/skills will also be taken into consideration during the process of selection and placement in organizations. Site staff will work closely with local community partners to find an adequate placement for each student, based on their specific skills, knowledge, and interest.
Language: Although not required, knowledge of a Slavic language will be advantageous. During the spring orientation, students will use the Serbian language instruction available on the Perkins website to learn the basics of "survival" spoken Serbian, and the program will include some basic language instruction.
Coursework: No specific courses are required. Students are encouraged to enroll in coursework related to the history of the Balkans and of the Middle East, peace and conflict resolution, identity studies, human rights, migration studies, and other disciplines within a broad realm of social studies/humanities. Students earning a Human Rights Certificate may find their experiences with DukeEngage could shape their future course choices.
Other Skills: All host organizations welcome students with excellent English-language writing ability. Students with backgrounds in photography, documentary film-making, web design, and visualization could find opportunities to use those skills. While by no means required, any knowledge of Arabic, Urdu, or Farsi would aid students who work with refugees.
Personal Qualities: Participants will live and work in a politically vibrant/dynamic environment. SIT expects students to meet high ethical standards (such as respecting refugees' privacy and the professional norms of their host organizations) and as well as respectful and ethical engagement with their colleagues, homestay families, and SIT staff with respect. Students are expected to be respectful and sensitive to cultural differences and willing to integrate into their homestay families' daily routines, cuisine, and traditions.
Also, students' ability to manage stress in a foreign environment will be key to their success, as will their self-awareness, confidence, and willingness to adapt to different lifestyle and cultural norms. They should, therefore, be able to demonstrate good judgment, tact, maturity, empathy, and willingness to see things from multiple perspectives.
Suggested coursework includes history of the Balkan region, peace and conflict resolution, ethnic identity, human rights, migration, research methods, and social studies. Please see the DukeEngage-Serbia LibGuide for additional resources.
Description of Community: The program will be based in Belgrade. Students will have many opportunities to visit different neighborhoods to reach their organizations, homestays, and for free-time activities.
Housing and Meals: During the first three nights of the orientation period, all students will stay in the same hotel. Starting with the fourth night and continuing throughout the rest of the program, students will live with Serbian host families – an experience which was a highlight for many past DukeEngage-Serbia participants. Living with families enables students to be absorbed into the life of a Serbian family and learn about Serbian culture, tradition, and language through first-hand experience. Through the homestay, students will have a chance to develop strong connections with the people of their host country and practice some of their new Serbian language skills (though at least one member of each host family speaks English). In total, students will spend a little more than seven weeks living with their homestay families. Most host families are centrally-located, and some students will live in close proximity to one another.
Although based in Belgrade, some students may be invited to visit their hosts' extended families in other parts of Serbia. Some homestay families have always lived in Belgrade while others have relocated to the city from other parts of Serbia. During group excursions, accommodations may include guesthouses or small hotels.
While in homestays, students will eat breakfast and dinner each day with the family, and a stipend will be provided for lunch. During orientation and on excursions, some group meals will be provided, and in other cases, students will be given a meal stipend. The program ends with a farewell party where students' host families, as well as representative(s) of respective organizations, will be invited to recognize students' accomplishments as well as to celebrate the connections and friendships that have been forged throughout the program.
Transportation: DukeEngage provides transportation to and from service placements and all scheduled program activities. Students will be met at the airport upon their arrival to Belgrade and accompanied to the hotel by local SIT staff members. Students will take public transport to get around the city. SIT staff will help students become familiar with the public transport system so that they can use it with confidence during the homestay period. Students will be provided with a monthly student's pass to cover their public transportation needs in Belgrade. For other program events that include travel (educational excursions, enrichment activities), transportation will be provided by the program in any of the following ways: cabs, public bus/train or private bus/mini-van. Transportation to the airport will be arranged for each student through a reputable company at the end of the program.
Communication: Students will be provided with a basic local cell phone for program-related and emergency communication. Communication between staff and students will be in person and via email, text messages, and phone – whichever is the most appropriate for the situation. Furthermore, students will be required to update SIT staff and advisers regularly on their work in organizations, progress achieved, and final results.
All homestay families have internet in their homes, and students will be able to use it for free there, in their organizations, and at SIT premises. In addition, most cafes and restaurants in Belgrade provide free internet.
Opportunities for Reflection: SIT Study Abroad's programs are founded on a model of experiential learning theory and practice, and these foundations will provide the basis of the DukeEngage program. Reflection activities will be scheduled for the students throughout the program, at which participants can share their impressions, experiences, and achievements, as well as their challenges, doubts, and disappointments. During these sessions, students will offer support to one another and seek guidance from SIT's experienced staff.
Students are strongly encouraged to write posts for the DukeEngage-Serbia blog during the program. Ideally, one or two students are in charge of administering the blog, scheduling the posts, and encouraging and reminding their peers to contribute to it.
Reflection is considered an integral part of students' overall experience – particularly in terms of their immersion and adequate absorption of new (and sometimes overwhelming) content. SIT staff are very skilled in designing and facilitating reflection sessions, combining both their experience from regular academic semesters and previous years of the DukeEngage program in Serbia. DukeEngage is primarily an experiential and immersive program. As such, in addition to sharing their experiences during reflection sessions, students are encouraged to lead some of the sessions themselves, thus taking a more active role.
Other Opportunities: Outside of work time, past DukeEngage participants have engaged with their host families as well as with colleagues and local friends. Although most weekends are free, two weekends will be spent on group excursions outside Belgrade. These excursions might be guided tours, visits to other cities or towns of interest around Serbia, hiking trips, or other group activities. Open water swimming is not a sponsored activity in any DukeEngage program.
There are plenty of readings you can access prior to your arrival, here are only few. Please feel free to approach us and we will be happy to share more information.
Beck, P., Mast, E., & Tapper, P. (1997). The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners. New York, NY: Writers and Readers Pub.
Seierstad, A. (2005). With their Backs to the World: Portraits from Serbia. Translated by Sindre Kartvedt. New York: Basic Books.
Glenny, M. (2012) The Balkans: nationalism, war, and the great powers, 1804-2011.
Silber, L., & Little, A. (1997). Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation. New York: Penguin.
Claudia Koonz: "Serbia - No longer a pariah nation" |
Greece, particularly the islands, are some of my favorite escapes. Did you know there are 6000 Greek islands in total with only 227 inhabited? There are so many landscapes and cultures to discover. The Greeks are extremely friendly, their history rich, and their cuisine is the healthiest in the world. For a treat, I booked a 6-night stay to visit Santorini in the Cyclades Islands. There are plenty of things to do in Santorini to keep your busy for awhile. This is the first time I'm visiting this Greek island, so if you are wondering what to see in Santorini, keep on reading. Otherwise read The Best Greek Islands to visit for more suggestions.
You might be interested in this Greek Islands Travel Guide.
Ok. It was a bit of a splurge. My on-again, off-again relationship was off again, and I needed a change. Some women buy chocolate, some hit the department stores, but not me. I buy travel. Nothing gets my mind off of reality like sunrises, sea views and a flirt from a hot Mediterranean man. I just wanted some fun things to do in Santorini to enjoy myself.
5 Enjoy Magical Oia and see the sunset!
Unless you are flying into Santorini on a direct flight from one of Europe's many local airlines, chances are you will have to first fly to Athens. There are numerous flights on Olympic and Aegean Airlines in and out of Athens to Santorini. And what a fantastic city Athens is. I always recommend a few days in Athens to absorb the amazing history, culture and culinary treats this beautiful city has to offer. Then chill out on the islands.
I was going in high season, and I knew Santorini would be crowded in summer. I needed to be methodical about what to visit in Santorini. Since the island is not very large, I could easily visit most of Santorini within the six days I would be there. I decided to I split the island into 3 parts: Pyrgos in the southwest, Oia in the north, and Perivolos/Red Beach in the southeast.
Pyrgos is a quaint village of a bit over 900 people. It's a quick ride from the airport and the least spoiled of the villages on Santorini. It's quite charming and relaxed with only a few restaurants and shops. Stroll the steep steps up to the cathedral to the top of the village to enjoy a magnificent panoramic view. Brusco's Cafe, by the roundabout is buzzing, and for good reason – it's the afternoon and they have coffee, wine and WiFi! You sit under shady trees while watching the world go by. This is a great place to chill on Santorini. It's also where the local bus stops to other parts of the island.
I love staying in boutique hotels and I'm in luck. The Art Hotel Santorini, is a super boutique hotel just at the edge of town. It's a 10-suite, sea-view hotel and the rooms come with a private terrace and plunge pool. I booked the Nest Suite at the Art Hotel and it was a very spacious suite. Wow! The blood-red tiles reflect something sinister may have happened. At night, it glows! It's nice and warm and makes a bold statement. Against the blue sky, the private plunge pool has a massive, 'Wow' factor.
Private plunge pool in Santorini.
As the name implies, the Art Hotel Santorini is a canvas for national and international artists, feeding the tastes and trends of the sophisticated, contemporary Greek art scene. There is a new installation each season, along with concerts and talks to coincide. You can even admire art while you are swimming in the main pool. It's a very creative concept, and what a wonderful way to support the arts community.
It is so 'chill' to simply linger in my own private pool, and I admit, I relish the quietude. The only break in silence is the occasional moan coming from the couple next door. Lucky them. No screaming at the pool, no children crying. It's zen. Since there are only 10 suites, the service is excellent. Staff are extremely attentive.
Breakfast is included and menus are set out the night before. It's made to order at the time you request. Breakfast is then set up on your terrace in the morning. You can choose from omelettes, Greek yogurt with honey, Greek salads, plus more, including champagne! Its a very chic experience first thing in the morning. There is no restaurant so you may order a private dinner as well to be set up on your terrace. Very romantic. Looking forward, room rates for October 2018 are around $132 per night. This is a great price for a boutique hotel on Santorini.
Enjoy Magical Oia and see the sunset!
I now hop on the bus to the opposite end of the island to the town of Oia. When you see photos of Santorini, it's predominantly Oia. The bus company, KTEL, manages the bus network and it's clean and efficient. The main bus routes in Santorini run quiet frequent, usually a couple times an hour, and offer inexpensive transfer from point A to B. Ticket prices range from $2-3, and night buses are slightly more. There is absolutely no need to rent a car on Santorini.
Like many, I was keen to get 'that shot.' You know, the one with the Blue Domed Church. Well, here it is. The bright lime-water whitewash sears your retinas as you squint to take it all in. Everything is so bright against the contrast of blue.
Oia's permanent population is 1,550 and increases substantially in the summer. It's a chic, expensive village, and a visit for cruise ship passengers. It gets really busy and feels like a duty-free stop. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful. Book in the off season so you can enjoy it more to yourself.
In Oia, I'm staying at another boutique hotel at the Aisling Micro Hotel, and micro it is! There are two spacious, well equipped, contemporary suites. I have two floors with a large living area, a spacious writing desk with an Ipad and cell phone, and a sea view Jacuzzi! There is a terrace on the main floor, and upstairs is the bedroom and an even larger terrace! I'm in the center of the action and room rates for October 2018 are about $315 per night. This is a great little boutique hotel on Santorini well worth the splurge if you want to be in the heart of Oia.
People come to Oia for the sunsets. If you want, you can take a sunset cruise on Santorini. Otherwise, people converge each evening at the far end of the island to experience this. Luckily, I didn't go anywhere. I just sat on my terrace, glass of wine in hand, and listened to Richard Edward's Smooth Jazz program on the internet. How sublime… A perfect complement to a wonderful view.
Oia is definitely a more vivacious town on Santorini with the buzz of restaurants, clubs and nooks to keep your photographic interest.
The best time to explore Oia is at sunrise. It's empty – a far cry from night time. I was able to snap some amazing photos without dodging bodies! It was me, a few dogs and cats, and the occasional baker delivering croissants.
Another fun thing to do on Santorini is book a tour with Santorini Wine Adventures. I visited Domaine Sigales, Estate Argyros and the Koutsoyannopoulos Wine Museum where we learned about wine making and tasted 12 different types of local Assyrtiko and Vinsanto wines which come from Assyrtiko, Athiri and Aidani grapes. This day tour was about $100 and a great course on wine production on Santorini.
The next time I need to try their Wine and Food Lovers Tour which includes a cooking class! I love dabbling in local cuisine.
Due to the heat, the vines grow in a circle on the ground. That way, the humidity from the soil and shade from the leaves help the grapes grow. The vineyards are flat and appears quite unimpressive, but when you get up close you see the winding vines. You have to be careful near the vines because you might find a snake seeking refuge from the heat!
When you are on Santorini, you must visit the covered ruins of the ancient Minoan Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri. Akrotiri was covered by a volcanic eruption in 1627 BC and the excavation has been going on since 1967. There are wall paintings and ceramics to see lying about and it's an amazing place to discover. It's quite an interesting bit of Santorini history, and at €12, it's a small price to pay to visit these amazing ruins.
My time in Oia had come to an end, so I took a local bus down to the Southeast part of the island to Perivolos beach. I planned to stay 2 nights at a beach front resort. Unfortunately, the resort was beach front, but extremely tired and lifeless. I was spoiled by my previous 4 nights in a boutique hotel, and expectations were high. The black, volcanic beach was in desperate need of a raking and cleaning, and it didn't even seem like the same island. I won't mention the name of the hotel as I wouldn't recommend it.
I took one more independent bus trip over to the most famous beach, The Red Beach on Santorini, so called due to the red and black volcanic rock that's been sliding off the face of the cliff. The colors were quite spectacular and surreal, and it's a great place to visit for an afternoon of you want to swim on Santorini.
I woke early again to shoot some sunrise shots from the beach. Quite lovely!
This trip to Santorini was just the ticket. I left feeling energized and glad I booked on a whim. There are so many things to see on Santorini and six days didn't feel too short nor too long. It is easy and reasonably to reach Santorini from the UK with many low-cost carriers and tour package operators. Otherwise you need to connect through Athens, which is also well worth a visit. I love Athens, and here's a great itinerary for 3 things you must see in Athens.
Many European cities offer direct flights as well throughout the high season, and within Europe. I prefer to take the cheapest flight possible since the flight is so short – then splurge on a swanky boutique hotel and interesting cuisine.
For more information on Santorini and the wine tour, click the links above. I highly recommend both hotels for location and service, so visit the Visit Greece website is a good place to start for information about what to see and what to do on Santorini.
Santorini is still on my bucket list. Great post and great photos!
Thanks, Lisa. Santorini is very navigable. Quite easy to get around by bus and you'll see totally different parts of the island. Hope you get there one day.
Santorini will always be my most favourite destination. Your post and pictures made me so nostalgic ????
Thank you, Chandrima – I, too, love Santorini, and the Greek Islands in general. They are so photogenic and each island is so unique. I hope to explore and talk about more of them. Stay tuned!
Santorini is high up on my list and honestly this post drove my urge up high!! I love the pictures, the hotel recommendations and the drone video of the sunrise is just so mesmerizing!
Thanks Shibani. It is such a beautiful place that it's easy to photograph. That drone is amazing, right? That is one thing I want to start doing – droning. Let's see. Keep in touch! |
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import org.jboss.errai.ui.shared.api.annotations.DataField;
import org.jboss.errai.ui.shared.api.annotations.EventHandler;
import org.jboss.errai.ui.shared.api.annotations.Model;
import org.jboss.errai.ui.shared.api.annotations.Templated;
import org.uberfire.client.mvp.PlaceManager;
import org.uberfire.client.workbench.Header;
import org.uberfire.client.workbench.PanelManager;
import org.uberfire.client.workbench.panels.impl.SimpleDnDWorkbenchPanelPresenter;
import org.uberfire.wbtest.client.resize.ResizeTestScreenActivity;
import org.uberfire.workbench.model.CompassPosition;
import com.google.gwt.core.client.Scheduler;
import com.google.gwt.core.client.Scheduler.ScheduledCommand;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.TextBox;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
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* Header that should appear at the top of all tests (except the ones that use {@link HeaderFooterActivator} to disable
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Maharashtra State BoardHSC Arts (English Medium) 12th Board Exam
Question Papers204
MCQ Online Mock Tests70
Important Solutions3292
Question Bank Solutions12794
Concept Notes & Videos439
Time Tables26
Non-Alignment Policy of India and Non-Alignment Movement (NAM)
Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science
European Crusades and Its Farreaching Consequences
Renaissance Period in Europe
Development of Science
Scientific Inventions in Various Fields
Geographic Discoveries and Explorers
Economic Nationalism
European Colonialism
Causes of the Rise of Colonialism
Consequences of Colonialism
Colonialism in America
Colonialism in Australia and New Zealand
Colonialism in Asia
Colonialism in Africa
India and European Colonialism
India and European Colonialism - Portuguese
India and European Colonialism - British
India and European Colonialism - Dutch
India and European Colonialism - French
Colonialism and the Marathas
Colonialism Vs. the Maratha Empire
Portuguese and Maratha Empire
Dutch and Maratha Empire
French and Maratha Empire
British and Maratha Empire
Siddi and Maratha Empire
Afghans and Maratha Empire
India: Social and Religious Reforms
Call for Social and Religious Reforms
Age of Reforms
Religious Reform Movements
Contribution of Social Reformers
Contribution of the Rulers of Princely States in India
Indian Struggle Against Colonialism
Struggle before 1857
The Freedom Struggle of 1857
Background of Founding the Indian National Congress
Foundation of the Indian National Congress
'Moderates' and 'Extremists'
Armed Revolutionaries in India
Mahatma Gandhi: Non-violent Resistance Movement
Indian National Army (Azad Hind Sena)
'Quit India' Movement of 1942
Decolonisation to Political Integration of India
Decolonisation to Political Integration of India - Dadra and Nagar-Haveli
Decolonisation to Political Integration of India - Goa
Decolonisation to Political Integration of India - Puducherry
World Wars and India
First World War (1914-1918 C.E.)
Second World War (1939-1945 C.E.)
Impact of the World Wars on India
World : Decolonisation
Decolonisation: Asia
Decolonisation: Africa
Nato, Anzus, Seato, Cento, Warsaw Pact
India's Anti - Colonial Policy
South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC)
India Transformed - Part 1
Transformation in Various Fields
Rural Development Plans
Urban Development Plans
Means of Communication
Defence Affairs
Youth Related Policies
Right to Information Act 2005
Reorganisation of States
Social Domain
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Non-Alignment Policy of India and Non-Alignment Movement (NAM):
After the Second World War, without joining either Soviet Russia's allied group Non-aligned movement, or America's allied group, India adopted the policy of development by its own efforts and to shape its own strategies leading towards peace. This policy is known as 'NAM – Non-Aligned Movement'. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Sukarno (Indonesia), Nkrumah (Ghana), Gamal Abdel Nasser (Egypt), and Marshal Tito (Yugoslavia) were the architects of the concept of NAM.
Non-Aligned Nations:
The nations, which adopt an independent foreign policy based on the concept of peaceful coexistence, support other nations in their independence struggle, and does not involve themselves in the military agreements or bilateral treaties with the superpowers is known as 'Non- Aligned Nations'. Non-Alignment is a concept concerned more with progress and peace than war and poverty, so it is more positive.
In 1961, a conference of non-aligned nations was called at Belgrade. Belgrade Conference was the first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. Representatives of 25 countries were present for this conference. It was concluded with a declaration containing 27 columns. It consisted of several demands such as: stop aggression in Asia, Africa, and South America, make Algeria and Angola free, Withdraw French army from Tunisia, Stop intervention in Congo, Policy of racism in South Africa stop, give natural rights to Arabs in Palestine.
The next conference of non-aligned countries was held in October 1964, at Cairo (Egypt). Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri attended this conference. The thrust of the conference was on preparing global awareness against forming groups of nations based on military concerns and the establishment of military bases in foreign countries. The third conference of the non-aligned nations was held in September 1970, at Lusaka (Zambia). In this conference, it was decided that non-alignment countries strengthen their unity; continue the policy of opposing military treaties, insist on equal status in international relations, and attempt to enhance disarmament. Besides, it was also resolved to end colonialism and racism; to put more emphasis on mutual co-operation, and to support the 'United Nations'. The fourth Conference of the non-aligned nations was held in 1973, at Algiers (Algeria). This conference, put up some demands, such as, developing a new economic system and establishing a system of reporting international news. The fifth conference of the non-aligned nations was held in 1976, at Colombo (Sri Lanka). It was decided in this conference to try to create a new global economy by lessening the influence of the superpowers in the field. The next conferences were held in 1979, in Havana (Cuba), and in 1983, at New Delhi. The Palestinian cause and the support for the independence struggle of Southwestern Africa (now Namibia) were supported unanimously in the conference at New Delhi.
The conference of non-aligned nations held in New Delhi was the 7th one. India's Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi in her speech in this conference emphasised 'Freedom, Development, Disarmament, and Peace'. The main goal of the non-aligned movement progressed in the development of member nations. In the conference held in 1986, at Harare (Zimbabwe) a fund named 'Africa Fund' was raised for providing necessary aid to neighboring nations of South Africa. The issues of Namibia's (Southwest Africa) freedom and the racialism of South Africa were discussed. In the conference held in 1992, at Jakarta (Indonesia), a demand for more facilities in the field of commerce and trade; as also a demand for the restructuring of the United Nations was put up.
Explain the nature of non-alignment.
Correct the wrong pair in group 'B' in the following set:
Non-Aligned Council.
'A' group 'B' group
1961 Belgrade
1973 Algiers
1986 New Delhi
1986 Harare
Write information about non-alignment conferences.
Write a short note.
Non-Alignment movement
State your opinion.
Explain India's role in non-alignment.
ConceptNon-Alignment Policy of India and Non-Alignment Movement (NAM)
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Advantage Lithium Files Updated Mineral Resource Technical Report For The Cauchari JV Property In Argentina
CNW Group April 24, 2019
TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: AAL
VANCOUVER , April 24, 2019 /CNW/ - Advantage Lithium Corp. (the "Company" or "Advantage Lithium") (TSX Venture: AAL) (AVLIF) announces that it has filed a National Instrument 43-101 independent technical report ("Technical Report") describing the updated mineral resource estimate for the Cauchari JV brine deposit located in Jujuy Province, Argentina . This report supports the Company's earlier news release of March 7 th 2019. There are no material differences between the resource estimate in the Technical Report and the news release disclosure of March 7 th 2019.
Advantage Lithium Corp (CNW Group/Advantage Lithium Corp)
The updated resource estimate was prepared by FloSolutions SpA of Santiago, Chile with Mr. Frits Reidel being the independent Qualified Person ("QP") who has reviewed the technical content of this release.
As previously disclosed, based on an intensive and successful drilling campaign in 2018, the updated estimate has increased the resource to a volume of 1.9km3 of brine at an average concentration of 476 mg/l lithium equivalent to 4.8 Mt of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent ("LCE") in the Measured and Indicated ("M&I") categories. The Inferred resource is now estimated at 0.6km3 of brine at an average grade of 473 mg/l lithium equivalent to 1.5 Mt of LCE. The M&I resource will now form the basis for a Pre-Feasibility Study currently underway.
The Technical Report can be found on the Company's website www.advantagelithium.com and under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.
ADVANTAGE LITHIUM CORP.
Per: "Callum Grant"
Callum Grant , P.Eng, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Email: [email protected]
About Advantage Lithium Corp.
Advantage Lithium Corp is focused on developing its 75% owned Cauchari lithium project, located in Jujuy, Argentina. The Company also owns 100% interest in three additional lithium exploration properties in Argentina : Antofalla, Incahuasi, and Guayatayoc. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (AAL.V) and on the OTCQX Best Market in the U.S. (AVLIF).
Further information about the Company can be found at www.advantagelithium.com.
Cautionary Statement:
Certain information contained in this press release constitutes "forward-looking information", within the meaning of Canadian legislation. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "is expected","intends", or "has the potential to". Forward looking statements contained in this press release may include statements regarding the future operating or financial performance of Advantage that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may not prove to be accurate. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. Such statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities legislation.
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Julia Shaw (nacida en 1987) es una psicóloga germano-canadiense y escritora, divulgadora científica, cuya carrera se ha especializado en criminalidad y falsos recuerdos.
Educación y carrera académica
Shaw nació en Colonia (Alemania) y se crio en Canadá. En 2004 se licenció en psicología en la Universidad Simon Fraser, completando su educación con un Master en Psicología y Derecho en la Universidad de Maastricht, y un doctorado en la Universidad de British Columbia. Su tesis doctoral se tituló "Construcción de los falsos recuerdos y comisión del delito". Shaw ha sido profesora en la Universidad de Waterloo y la Universidad de la Columbia Británica. En 2013 se convirtió en profesora de psicología forense en la Universidad de Bedfordshire. Se unió a London South Bank University como profesora principal de Criminología en 2015, antes de convertirse en una Asociada de investigación honoraria en el University College de Londres en 2017.
La experiencia de Shaw está en los recuerdos falsos y cómo las autoridades pueden usar "tácticas que pueden llevar a las personas a recordar crímenes que nunca ocurrieron". En uno de sus estudios, logró que el 70% de los participantes crearan falsos recuerdos o creencias de eventos de su infancia que nunca tuvieron lugar, y este estudio fue dado a conocer en los principales medios de comunicación. Sin embargo sus colegas critican la validez de este hallazgo. Shaw abordó la crítica en un artículo de 2018 en Psychological Science.
Shaw es colaboradora de Scientific American. Da conferencias públicas sobre psicología y memoria. Como psicóloga lleva años explorando los rincones más oscuros del alma humana.
En 2016 creó un documental para NOVA PBC, "Hackers de la Memoria". Como divulgadora, cuenta con un canal de podcast y radio. Su trabajo ha sido presentado en el Discovery Channel y la BBC, así como en Der Spiegel, Russia Today y The Times. En 2016, Random House publicó su primer libro "La ilusión de la memoria", que desde entonces ha sido traducido a 14 idiomas diferentes. En 2017, dio una charla en TEDx "Cómo los falsos recuerdos corrompen nuestras identidades, políticas y sistemas de justicia" en TEDxBergen y "¿Es tu memoria solo una ilusión?" en TEDxPorto.
En español ha publicado Hacer el Mal (2019) en la editorial Temas de Hoy. El libro Hacer el mal desentraña los mecanismos de la falsa memoria y también analiza las conductas criminales que son consideradas inhumanas. Su argumentación es que todos seríamos capaces de hacer mucho daño, que todos seríamos asesinos potenciales. Este enfoque es el elegido para crear empatía, para acercar al lector al universo mental del malvado. Menciona el caso de Jeffrey Dahmer, El Caníbal de Milwaukee, que mató a 17 jóvenes y los descuartizó. Considera que los asesinos en serie son algo excepcional, y aunque se dan con cierta frecuencia en los Estados Unidos, sus crímenes son cubiertos por un enorme despliegue mediático. Considera que gran parte de estos crímenes se producen por el mercado libre de armas que hay en el país.
Vida personal
Shaw se declaró bisexual en 2019. Firmó una unión civil con el abogado de derecho laboral Paul Livingston en 2020.
Publicaciones
Hacer el Mal. Ediciones Temas de Hoy / 978-84-9998-745-3
Referencias
Enlaces externos
Sitio web oficial
Julia Shaw - la memoria que piratea: La ciencia de aprender en el siglo XXI (vídeo de charla de conferencia, 63 mins)
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The ordinary Indian citizen ponders….
Media SwarajApril 5, 2020
Asad Mirza
The events, which unfolded over the last few days and virtually, left the whole nation aghast-the pictures of a vast multitude of ordinary Indians fleeing the large metropolises and in particular Delhi, has given birth to many unanswered questions about the shape in which our country has transformed into.
The ordinary Indian citizen is forced to ponder whether these migrant and poor labourers and their families decided to flee the cities as the end result of an announcement which put the whole country into an unexpected lockdown, without any background preparation or how to manage the emerging chaos resulting out of it.
The ordinary Indian citizen consoles himself that perhaps the government acted in haste to make the whole country secure from the threat of Corona pandemic, which has engulfed the whole world. But the resulting absence preparation or management of how the families were going to feed their members, take care of patients and milk-fed infants, were the factors, which were perhaps not taken into account, when the lockdown was enforced. The decision was made to make the vast multitude of Indians safe from the clutches of the virus, but perhaps a little bit of homework was called for before taking such a major decision.
The ordinary Indian citizen takes heart by the fact that the response of the rest of India to handle this situation was phenomenal. Everyone without any distinction of class, religion or age worked out plans to supply the affected families, both forced into homes due to the lockdown and those fleeing the big cities in absence of any prospect to earn or get food.
However, coupled with this the ordinary Indian citizen also surmises that right from independence till now, we, the ordinary Indians, have contributed to the growth of the country as a common labourer, common agriculturist, common clerk and a common and honest tax payer and have supported the government of the day to carry out innumerable relief activities, whether it be for a war cause or for handling the natural calamities. The ordinary Indian citizen takes heart in the fact and feels proud that he has have never failed their polity at any such time
This further leads the ordinary Indian citizen to wonder that where exactly all the money, which the ordinary Indians contribute through various direct and indirect taxes, is spent. Correct, it is used by the governments to provide us with roads, railways, bridges, health services, etc. But apart from various taxes we also pay for various tolls, special cess and surcharges also. So, an account should be provided to show where all our money really goes.
The ordinary Indian citizen also wonders that apart from the polity, what our big business groups have done to lessen the woes of the ordinary man, in addition to the ordinary doctor, nurse, para-medical staff and members of other essential services, who are looking after the Corona-affected. The ordinary Indian citizen can notice only a handful of big corporate houses announcing donations for the Corona-affected, but really wonders that how much of it will reach to the really deserving. In countries like the UK, big businesses apart from contributing to the government efforts are also pitching-in to give special rebate to the members of the medical and essential services, at nominated establishments, in an effort to ease their hardships. Hope this could be copied in our country also, when the big business could be seen really standing with the ordinary Indian citizen.
Throughout decades the ordinary Indian citizen has donated the money, at the single call of the polity, which he might have saved for his daughter's marriage or education or his own faith journeys etc., to various funds formed under the office of various politicians, but we have never come across cases of any public figure donating his or her savings or even monthly earnings to such noble causes. Though they continue to enjoy the trappings and luxuries of the post to which they have been elected to, apart from a generous pension and other perks which they continue to enjoy even after moving out of office, which their fellow politicians have voted for over the period of time. Thus, the ordinary Indian citizen is forced to ponder why?
The ordinary Indian citizen ponders another related question also; that why our politicians always act in unison whenever there is any matter related to their welfare, both while in office and when out of office. We need to examine the need for palatial bungalows, swank cars, free telephone, water and electricity connections on top of tax-free salaries for our politicians while they are in office and generous post retirement packages when they are not serving the countrymen any more. More in absence of any welfare policies for the ordinary Indian citizen post his productive years
The ordinary Indian citizen is forced to conclude that perhaps all this has happened due to his own complicity also. Over the years a large number of ordinary citizens have completely given up the choice of being a rational and questioning individual and have instead began to rely on a narrative, which is full of inconsistencies and irrational thought or view. He has become a victim of his own non-questioning approach and attitude and bowing his head to all illogical hyperbole, as this offers us an easy escape route and most important absolves him of his duties also.
The ordinary Indian citizen, perhaps in his ignorance, also believes that the narrative was distorted by the class which assumes that getting the votes of the ordinary Indians allows them to enjoy a lavish lifestyle, which a vast score of Indians can't even dream of, and further question.
The ordinary Indian citizen further surmises that the political class in most of its actions has been helped a lot in India by the judiciary and media. Two other major pillars of a functioning vibrant democracy.
The role of media during the current scenario has also come under the lens of the ordinary Indian citizen. Instead of acting as a medium which supplies correct and factual picture of the events happening around us, it has chosen to do the bidding of its political masters unquestioningly and sometimes even distortedly.
All the events unfolding through the last fortnight forces the ordinary Indian citizen to question, whether this was the real India which our founding fathers wanted us to build or not. If not, then it becomes the responsibility of the ordinary Indian citizen to set the record straight and ask our political masters some unsavoury questions so that he can restore the country back on its right path.
Asad Mirza is a Sr journalist based in New Delhi. In his career spanning more than 20 years, he was associated with BBC Urdu Service and Khaleej Times of Dubai. He writes on Muslims, educational, international affairs and interfaith issues. Email: [email protected]
Note : Views expressed are personal .
Note : These are personal views of the writer. |
OTTAWA – Recruitment efforts to get more women working in manufacturing will fail unless girls get the education and training needed for those jobs, says a new report.
Canada has come a long way when it comes to the number of women at work, as they now make up 48 per cent of the labour force.
That has not been the case for the manufacturing sector, where women hold only 28 per cent of the jobs.
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Community Action At Work
Community Action Works to Raise Labor Income in North Carolina
Investments in community action programs raise the amount of labor income received by North Carolinians. Under the narrow view of community action, investments in local programs in North Carolina directly support $9 million in labor income. About $3 million is generated indirectly in downstream industries, with almost $5 million in labor income induced by the direct and indirect impacts. Altogether, these investments in community action boost statewide labor income by $16 million per year.
When leveraged funds are included, investments in local community action programs in North Carolina directly support $122 million in labor income. Another $20 million is generated indirectly in downstream industries, with another $53 million in labor income induced by the direct and indirect impacts. Altogether then, investments in community action programs boost statewide labor income by $195 million annually. Put differently, in this broad scenario, every $1 in labor income paid by community action agencies in North Carolina supports an additional $1.61 in labor income elsewhere in the state.
Community Action Works to Create Jobs across North Carolina
Investments in community action programs support jobs across the state. The job impacts occur directly in community action agencies, indirectly in linked downstream industries, and broadly due to increased household spending induced by the direct and indirect impacts.
North Carolina's annual Community Services Block Grant directly supports the employment of 251 people. Another 55 jobs are indirectly supported in downstream industries, with another 109 additional jobs induced by increased household spending resulting from the direct and indirect jobs. In sum, 415 jobs are linked to North Carolina's community action programs, resulting in an employment multiplier of 1.65. Put differently, for each job created directly by community action agencies, 65 percent of an additional job is supported elsewhere in the state.
When leveraged funds are included, North Carolina's community action network supports 3,391 jobs. Another 467 jobs are indirectly supported in downstream industries, with 1,264 induced by the increased household spending resulting from the direct and indirect impacts.
Community Action Works to Boost the Size of North Carolina's Economy
Investments in North Carolina's community action programs expand the size of the state's economy. When viewed narrowly, the spending of the state's federal Community Services Block Grant, combined with the outcomes of selected economic self-sufficiency programs, alone generate more than $43 million in additional statewide economic output annually; in other words, North Carolina's economy would be $43 million smaller if not for the existence of the state's community action network
Another way to measure the impact of community action programs on the overall size of the state's economy is through use of a regional multiplier. In both scenarios, every $1 invested in community action programs generates more than $2 in additional economic output. In the broader scenario, for example, every $1 spent generated $2.10 in additional output.
Community Action Expands the Overall Economy
Community Services Block Grant funding, when combined with certain direct program outcomes, generates $43 million in additional statewide economic output annually; when leveraged funds are included, statewide economic output rises by $450 million. In short, every $1 in program spending sparks more than $2 in added economic output.
Community Services Block Grant funding, when combined with certain direct program outcomes, supports a total of 415 jobs across all industry sectors; when leveraged funds are included, a total of 5,123 jobs are supported through funding for community action.
Community Services Block Grant funding, when combined with certain direct program outcomes, produces an estimated $16 million annually in additional labor income; when leveraged funds are included, community action resources boost labor income in North Carolina by $195 million annually.
Community Services Block Grant funding, when combined with certain direct program outcomes, yields an estimated $2 million annually in additional state and local tax revenues; when leveraged funds are included, community action resources expand state and local tax collections in North Carolina by $23 million per year. |
Sunny (Lansing, 11 de junho de 2012) é um cão de estimação da família Obama, a família presidencial dos Estados Unidos. Sunny é uma fêmea da raça cão de água português, que tem sido chamado de a irmã mais nova de Bo, que detém o título de primeiro cão dos Estados Unidos. Sunny foi introduzida através da conta no Twitter da primeira-dama Michelle Obama em 19 de agosto de 2013.
Raça
O cão de água português é originalmente de Algarve, Portugal. Apenas 48 cães de água portugueses participaram da competição britânica Crufts em 2009 e a autora de The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog, Kitty Braund, acredita que existem cerca de 50.000 na América do Norte. Devido ao seu revestimento felpudo de cabelo (em vez de pêlo), o cão de água português é considerado uma raça de cão hipoalergênico.
Reprodução e proprietários originais
Sunny é um cão de água português puro, e foi selecionada a partir de um criador na área do Great Lakes.
Resposta da mídia
Embora Sunnyo foi comprado de um criador, o presidente da The Humane Society dos Estados Unidos, Wayne Pacelle, escreveu em um post de blog, "Como sempre dizemos, em tais circunstâncias, esperamos que o Obamas considerem adoção ou salvamente como a primeira escolha na obtenção de um animal de estimação." Ele chegou ao ponto de agradecer à família Obama para fazer uma contribuição para a sociedade humana em nome de Sunny, e ajudando a reduzir o sofrimento dos cães, embora ele gostaria que as políticas para finalmente se tornar lei.
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India's rupee and bonds extended losses, while local stocks plunged after the nation said it attacked terrorist camps in Pakistan.
The currency weakened 0.6 percent, the most since June, to 66.8575 per dollar as of 2:08 p.m. in Mumbai. The main S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1.4 percent, paring an earlier loss of 2 percent. The yield on sovereign notes due September 2026 surged 7 basis points to 6.85 percent, set for the biggest jump for a benchmark 10-year security since August 2015. The central bank was seen selling dollars through state-run banks to stem the rupee's decline, traders said.
India carried out the surgical strikes on Wednesday night, Director General of Military Operations Ranbir Singh said in New Delhi. There are no plans to continue operations, he added.
Escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors could sour sentiment for foreign investors who have pumped the most money into Indian stocks and bonds this quarter since March 2015. India's attack follows a deadly assault on an Indian army camp that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration blames on Pakistan, whose leaders have denied involvement. The nations have fought three wars since they split from each other in 1947.
Some fund managers see the equity declines as an opportunity.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on militants assembled to infiltrate into India, Singh said at a news conference. Pakistan's KSE100 Index erased a gain of as much as 1.3 percent and was trading 0.2 percent lower. The notion of a surgical strike linked to alleged terrorists bases is an illusion being deliberately generated by India to create false effects, Pakistan's military said in a statement Thursday.
The last major conflict between the two countries occurred when Pakistani troops invaded Kargil, in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in late May 1999, only to withdraw in mid-July. India launched air strikes on May 27 that year to flush out the rebels, causing the Sensex to tumble 2.8 percent on the day.
Even so, the equity gauge rallied for three months through August as the government took steps to boost investments and spurred tax collections to help overcome the additional costs borne due to the conflict. The measure's 64 percent jump in 1999 was its biggest since 1991.
"If there is a full blown war, it may be problematic in the near term, but a small strike should not be a big worry for the markets," Sampath Reddy, chief investment officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co., which has about $6.5 billion in assets, said by phone.
Smoke pours from the World Trade Center after it was hit by two hijacked passenger planes, Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City.
American interests around the world could face serious damage as a result of a new law that empowers U.S. citizens to sue any country with a role in terrorism committed on American soil, legal experts say.
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) gives families and survivors of the September 11 attacks an avenue to pursue justice in American courts against Saudi Arabia, for what they believe is its connection to the terrorist attack.
Legal experts told ABC News that JASTA, which Congress passed today over President Barack Obama's veto, opens the U.S. to lawsuits in foreign courts brought by other countries' citizens, threatens American interests abroad and risks rupturing diplomatic relations.
What Does the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Do?
The law allows U.S. citizens to sue any country they allege acted in a way connected to terror acts committed in the U.S. JASTA does this by removing a legal barrier known as sovereign immunity, an ancient legal doctrine that evolved over time to shield foreign countries from being answerable in another country's courts.
JASTA was born after families of 9/11 victims intensely lobbied for the right to sue the Saudi government. But its effect is much broader and could result in U.S. citizen-led lawsuits against any country, said Curtis Bradley, a law professor at Duke University who co-directs the school's Center for International and Comparative Law.
Could This Lead to Lawsuits Against the U.S. in Foreign Courts?
President Barack Obama opposed the bill in part because he feared foreign countries would retaliate by eroding U.S. sovereign immunity. And according to Philip Bobbitt, a law professor at Columbia University who directs the school's Center for National Security, the president's concern is well-founded.
The U.S. has generally avoided making foreign governments accountable to individual American citizens because of the potential of leading to a disproportionate response, Bobbitt added.
Immunity is particularly vital in the context of U.S. military activities like drone strikes that are known to have claimed innocent lives, as well as military aid to U.S. allies, Bradley said.
Laura Donohue, a Georgetown law professor who heads the school's Center on National Security and the Law, said the U.S. has more to lose than other countries by having sovereign immunity eroded.
Could This Hurt U.S. Diplomatic Relations?
Donohue said the law has potential to seriously undermine American diplomatic relations abroad, as well as weaken U.S. negotiating leverage.
An unintended consequence of the new law could be to undermine U.S. counter-terrorism partnerships, Bradley noted.
Since NATO's 1999 war on Serbia, U.S. officials have followed a script demonizing targeted foreign leaders, calling ultimatums "diplomacy," lying about "war as a last resort" and selling aggression as humanitarianism.
Across the political spectrum, U.S. leaders insist that they will only go to war "as a last resort." They want us to believe that they will try every peaceful means to resolve differences with other countries before resorting to war. But if those "peaceful means" mean only ultimatums that are unacceptable to the target country, then U.S. leaders are simply going through a diplomatic charade before going to war.
In such a case, "war as a last resort" refers only to the means of achieving a goal, not to the rights or wrongs of the goal itself. If the underlying purpose is to impose the will of the U.S. government on another country or society, then "war as a last resort" amounts to an illegal threat of war to compel a country to submit to U.S. demands, not a commitment to peace or to the rule of law.
In negotiations at Rambouillet, France, in 1999, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gave Yugoslavia only a devil's choice between agreeing to a NATO military occupation (of all its remaining territory, not just Kosovo) and a NATO assault. When President Slobodan Milosevic refused these impossible terms, the West blamed him for triggering a U.S.-led war that was neither a war of self-defense nor a U.N.-backed collective security operation. In other words, it was a war of aggression by the U.S. and NATO against a largely defenseless nation.
The political stage was set for NATO's assault on Yugoslavia by a battle in a village called Racak two months earlier. Yugoslav forces attacked CIA-backed Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) fighters who had terrorized the area and ambushed police patrols. The head of the KVM, former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador William Walker, arrived in Racak the next day and misreported the battle to uncritical Western media as a massacre of civilians by Serb forces.
Racak was the "atrocity" needed by President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Albright to rally the media, the public and otherwise progressive Members of Congress like Bernie Sanders to support a war of aggression. The U.S. and its allies then dropped 23,000 bombs and missiles on civilian as well as military targets across Yugoslavia, killing thousands of civilians and striking hospitals, schools, power stations, private homes, a TV station and the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.
But the Kosovo Model has served Western warmongers well. The exaggeration or fabrication of atrocities by U.S. enemies and the blind eye turned to atrocities by U.S. allies are now standard fare whenever our leaders promote some new military intervention, and the subservient Western mainstream media remains reliable allies in these deceptions. If a foreign leader has been sufficiently demonized by Western propaganda, even baseless predictions of unlikely atrocities can serve as a cases belli, as was the case in Libya in 2011.
If only the world had been presented with an honest account of our country's international crimes against Yugoslavia in 1999, the worldwide civil society resistance to Western aggression against Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya would have been strengthened by broader awareness of the dangers of U.S. militarism and the deceptive role of Western propaganda in setting the stage for war.
Politicians and candidates keep telling us that the key to our safety and security lies in the strength of the U.S. military, which must therefore always be two or three times larger and more expensive than those of all its potential enemies combined. The U.S. today spends more on its military than the sum of our nine closest military competitors (most of whom are U.S. allies in any case) and more than the total military spending of 182 less militarized countries combined.
Despite the chaos unleashed by decades of military adventurism, U.S. leaders seem blissfully unaware that this lop-sided military imbalance is undermining global security and stability instead of improving it. After President George W. Bush oversaw the most expensive unilateral arms build-up in history, President Obama has achieved what would have seemed impossible to most Americans in 2008 – he has actually outspent Bush.
U.S. leaders saw the collapse of the Soviet Union as an ideological victory that opened doors to expand the U.S.-based capitalist economic system to the four corners of the world. They have bullied and bribed compliant governments to join U.S.-led trade and investment schemes that prioritize concentration of wealth and power over people and the environment.
This strategy and the role of the U.S. military in enforcing it have now been explicitly detailed in U.S. policy documents for 25 years, beginning with the original version of the Pentagon's "Defense Planning Guidance" that was leaked to the New York Times in 1992. This U.S. policy of illegal, unilateral use of force to "protect vital U.S. interests," explicitly defined to include "uninhibited access to key markets, energy supplies and strategic resources," was formally unveiled to the world in the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review and the 2002 National Security Strategy.
The late Sen. Edward Kennedy condemned the latter as "a call for 21st century American imperialism that no other country can or should accept." But there is no hint that the spiral of violence and chaos our leaders have unleashed across the world has led them to rethink their commitment to the illegal threat and use of military force as an instrument of U.S. policy.
Earlier in mid-July, an AQIS statement had urged Kashmiris to follow in the footsteps of Burhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen commander killed by the security forces.
With regard to statements from within Pakistan attributed to jihadi groups, we know the following: one, the Pakistan military's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) continued to release statements in the name of Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar for several years after his death in 2013, which was ultimately revealed by the Afghan government on 29 July last year. Two, a 32-page Urdu document attributed to the Islamic State was handed from within Pakistan to a US journalist last year in which the Islamic State warned India of an Armageddon-like terror attack. But, there is credible reason that the document was authored by ISI. It was definitely not issued by the Islamic State.
Not many analysts grasp that Al-Qaeda, though led by Arab terrorists, is fundamentally a Pakistani organisation, a branch of ISI. It was established in Peshawar in 1988. This is a critical year when the Soviet troops stood defeated in Afghanistan. And the ISI – which had commanded the jihadi groups during Afghan jihad with the aid of US arms and Saudi money – had emerged victorious. The ISI thought that it had defeated the Soviets, the mighty power of the time, and birthed a plan to achieve a similar feat in Kashmir. There is no way Al-Qaeda could have been established in Peshawar without the ISI's knowledge and support.
It is from Pakistan that Al-Qaeda spread to the Middle East. It is in Pakistan that Al-Qaeda's top leadership, Osama bin Laden to Ayman Al-Zawahiri, has been protected, like the ISI protected Mullah Omar and continues to protect current Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhunzadah, Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and Syed Salahuddin, who calls himself supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahideen but behaves like a sheepish peon before Pakistani officials in Muzaffarabad. Also, both the ISI and Al-Qaeda share the jihadi ideology to establish an Islamic Caliphate, with the only difference being that the ISI longs for Pakistan to be the head of such an international caliphate.
Both the ISI and Al-Qaeda are known to function in close cooperation. So, in all probability the 22 September statement was issued by AQIS to draw attention to the current unrest in Kashmir. It urges the Muslims of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh to support the Kashmiris, and adds: "ending the oppressive pagan system in the Subcontinent is also an obligation on us." Kashmir is an ideological war for both Al-Qaeda and the ISI. In recent years, Al-Qaeda underwent ideological turmoil and frustration in recruiting Muslims from India, but its message did reach some two-dozen Indian Muslims who joined it and some of them have now moved to Syria to be with the Islamic State.
Ever since 9/11, Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf adopted a policy of pleasing Americans by offering 'sacrifices' of jihadis – by killing them and by arresting and handing them over to the US. Each time General Musharraf would land in Washington to meet with George Bush, some jihadi fighter would be arrested in staged operations and extradited to the US. Over the years, three types of disaffection emerged in Pakistan-based jihadi groups. First, Al-Qaeda began reviewing the Pakistani military's relationship with Muslims sometime around 2010. This was the result of Arab fighters being killed in the border region in Pakistani army operations.
In its review of the Pakistani military's relationship with Muslims, Al-Qaeda came out with a jihadi interpretation of South Asia's history. Al-Qaeda statements and videos questioned the Pakistan army's historical relationship with Muslims through past three centuries – back at least to the Battle of Plassey in 1757, or 190 years before Pakistan was created in 1947. Al-Qaeda videos pointed out that the Pakistan army – i.e. including the Muslim soldiers of British Indian army – killed Muslims both before 1947 and after it. Al-Qaeda argued that Muslim/Pakistani soldiers were involved in killing Muslims in Plassey in 1757, in Delhi in 1857, during missions in Iraq and Palestine during the World War I and II, in Dhaka in 1971, in Jordan in Black September 1970 commanded by General Zia-ul-Haq, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas during post-9/11 years, and so on.
Two, an ideologically committed core of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan split from some of its leaders who played in the hands of the Pakistani intelligence agencies, notably Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Asmatullah Muawiya. Third, Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and other arms of ISI underwent ideological turmoil, especially after Pakistan launched the 2007 military operation in Lal Masjid of Islamabad. JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar, though worried, remained loyal to Pakistan. But his deputy Shamsh Kashmiri split from the organisation over this issue. The ideological split also occurred because the Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters were tortured in Pakistani jails.
Both the ISI and its jihadi organisations continue to work in tandem to advance Pakistan's objectives. The ISI is very much a jihadi organisation with a global ideological outlook. While being part of the Pakistani military which guards Pakistan's territorial border, the ISI has nursed an ideological commitment for the Islamic Ummah and it stands to guard the ideological border of Pakistan as Madina-e-Sani (the second Medina), the first one being the Islamic state established by Prophet Muhammad in the Saudi city. The AQIS statement of September 22 observes: "The Kashmir dispute is not just a problem of the Muslims of Kashmir. It is problem of Pakistan and India's Muslims, rather a problem of the entire Ummah's 1.5 billion Muslims. The basis of this dispute is creed. Its basis is the very dispute between a Hindu and a Muslim." This eternal Hindu-Muslim dispute, noted in this AQIS statement, is also the Two-Nation Theory that led to the creation of Pakistan and has been the bedrock of Pakistani thinking.So, why is it that the AQIS statement of September 22 accuses the Pakistani intelligence agencies of betraying Kashmiris while simultaneously advancing the cause of the ISI in Kashmir – and at a time it is known that the entire Intifada in Kashmir is planned, funded and executed by the ISI? For now, it appears that the September 22 statement seeks to defend its parent organisation the ISI by giving it believable deniability of any role in Kashmir. While Al-Qaeda affiliates in the Middle East have adopted operational autonomy, Indian security analysts must not fall into the trap that the AQIS and the ISI are different organisations.
[This (most recent) mug shot of Matthew Craig Barrett indicates that Barrett was locked-up in Huntsville within two weeks of his his latest expulsion from Pakistan (his second). He was first arrested in Pakistan in 2011 outside the National Development Complex in Fatehjang, suburb, Rawalpindi, Pakistan's primary plant for making M-11 missiles. After being brought back home to Huntsville, he was arrested for drug-dealing in 2013.
On or about Aug. 23, 2016, Barrett was once again freed from a Pakistani jail and deported back home. His mug shot above is dated Sept. 6, 2016.
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Saturday deported a "blacklisted" American national two weeks after he was arrested in Islamabad, officials said.
Matthew Barrett was blacklisted and expelled in 2011 for his suspicious activities in Pakistan, according to the Interior Minister.
Barrett was questioned by the police about his arrival in Pakistan. The Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said last week that the U.S. national will be expelled as he is not welcomed in Pakistan.
"Matthew Barrett was deported from the city of Lahore Saturday morning," officials said.
The interior ministry had suspended two immigration officials at Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport for allowing the blacklisted man to enter Pakistan on Aug. 6.
The Interior Ministry has also sought clarification from the Pakistani consulate in Houston of the United States for issuing him the visa.
A year ago, from the same rostrum at the anniversary session of the UN General Assembly, plenty of accurate assessments were made of the situation at this crucial stage of international development. The main theme was the recognition that humankind, in transitioning from a bipolar and unipolar international order to an objectively evolving polycentric, democratic system of international relations, is faced with challenges and threats that are common to all and that can only be overcome by joint efforts. It was rightly noted that there is a pressing need to change the philosophy governing relations between states and do away with attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of states and impose development models on countries and nations.
Unfortunately, the ideas of mentorship, superiority and exceptionalism, as well as the pursuit of one's own interests at the expense of just and equitable cooperation, have become deeply ingrained among the political elites of a number of Western countries.
We can see the results of unilateral reckless solutions, born of a sense of infallibility, in the bleeding region of the Middle East and North Africa. This erodes the foundations of global stability.
It is high time to draw lessons and avert catastrophe in Syria. It was largely thanks to Russian military aid to the legitimate Syrian government in response to its request that the collapse of statehood and the country's disintegration under terrorist pressure was prevented. Our involvement led to the creation of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) as a means to establish an effective political process to enable the Syrian people themselves to determine their country's future through an inclusive dialogue between all ethnic and religious groups. This course, which has no alternative, was enshrined in UN Security Council resolutions and found its practical embodiment in the recent agreements between Russia and the United States as ISSG co-chairs.
The main thing now is to prevent the collapse of these agreements and to investigate objectively and without bias the incidents in Deir ez-Zor and Aleppo that undermine them, all the more so since there are plenty of those who wish to subvert the agreed-upon approaches to achieving a settlement in Syria. It is very important to implement the requirement of the UN Security Council to disassociate the so-called moderate opposition from the terrorists, and the members of the US-led coalition bear special responsibility in this respect. The refusal or inability to do this in the current conditions is bound to enhance suspicions that this is an attempt to take the heat off Jabhat al-Nusra and that the plans for regime change are still in place, which is a flagrant violation of the relevant resolution of the UN Security Council. It will be impossible to resolve the Syrian crisis and improve the frustrating humanitarian situation without suppressing ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and the extremist groups that have merged with it. This is the key to consolidating the ceasefire regime and achieving a nationwide truce. It is also unacceptable to delay the start of intra-Syrian talks without any preconditions, as UN Security Council Resolution 2254 requires. Overt subversion of the political process by some representatives of the foreign opposition with the connivance of their patrons is negatively affecting the prestige of the United Nations and suggests that the reason for this may be rooted in an attempt to create a pretext for regime change.
Ukraine, which is a country close to us, has fallen victim of those who like to play zero sum games. Its development was subverted by the unconstitutional coup and is now being blocked by Kiev's refusal to abide by the Minsk agreements of February 12, 2015. It is obvious to everyone that efforts to use the Ukraine crisis for self-serving geopolitical goals will not go anywhere. We hope that the natural course of events will lead to the implementation of all measures that the Ukrainian leadership signed onto in Minsk. The recent meeting of the Contact Group gives us some grounds for a degree of optimism.
More broadly, the only way to make the Euro-Atlantic region a space of equitable and indivisible security and mutually beneficial cooperation, as the OSCE declared almost 20 years ago, is by honestly implementing all agreements. Neither NATO nor the EU can replace genuinely collective efforts in pursuit of common interests, without winners and losers.
And it is certainly intolerable to hold hostage to political ambitions such spheres as sport, which has always helped bring nations closer together and build friendship and trust. A desire to usurp the right to predetermine the outcome of the battle on the playing field does not improve the image of those who boast about their commitment to honest competition but in reality trample on the principles, approved by the UN General Assembly, of the independence and autonomy of sport and the inadmissibility of any discrimination in sport.
In today's world, it is unacceptable to be guided by the philosophy of antiheroes from George Orwell's dystopia Animal Farm where all animals are equal but some are more equal than others. In the enlightened 21st century, it is simply indecent to lecture anyone on what to do, while reserving the right to engage in doping, reckless unilateral actions without UN approval, geopolitical experiments that cost millions of humans lives, or extraterritorial blackmail against everyone, including one's closest allies, whenever there is the chance of financial gain for one's own kind. Or even the right to set the criteria of greatness for one country or another. It is my belief that this is unworthy of the principles of liberty and equality that once formed the foundation of the great nations in whose name their elites are now threatening the whole world.
This year, we are marking the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg Tribunal verdicts. This anniversary will prevent us from forgetting the lessons of the Second World War, and remind us of the catastrophic consequences of attempts to control the fate of the world by trampling on the legitimate interests of other states or people. Freedom of expression or peaceful assembly should not be used as cover for condoning radical movements that profess the Nazi ideology, or seek to glorify fascists and their accomplices. The persistence of these vicious instincts calls for consistent efforts to block the way for neo-Nazism and revanchism, strengthen interethnic and intercultural harmony, and fortify in younger generations the ideas of justice and equality. Russia invites all of you to take part in the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students to be held in Sochi in October 2017.
There is no place for hegemonism in the future, if we want it to be fair and for people to be able to choose their own path of development. This requires learning to respect partners, as well as the cultural and civilizational diversity of today's world. It's about returning to the path, norms and principles enshrined in the UN Charter and other documents of this world organization. Russia reaffirmed its commitment to this approach by signing on June 25, 2016 a Russia-China Joint Declaration on the Promotion and Principles of International Law. The decency and legitimacy of any member of the international community should be measured by their respect for the principles of sovereign equality of states and non-interference in the internal affairs of others.
It is naïve to think that global issues like fighting international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other threats that transcend borders can be resolved without renouncing the philosophy of exclusivity and permissiveness.
There is no place for double standards when it comes to combating terrorism. No less than universal joint efforts are needed to form a broad counter-terrorism front, as President Vladimir Putin proposed at this podium one year ago. The tragedies of Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Syria are indicative of the need to stop opportunistic attempts to use extremists in order to further one's geopolitical aims. Before it is too late, we need to focus on countering the spread of terrorist and extremist ideologies that are literally taking today's youth hostage in various regions of the world. We are drafting a UN Security Council resolution aimed at mobilizing efforts to fight this scourge, and hope that you will support our initiative. The settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would also make a significant contribution to eliminating a breeding ground of radical sentiment. It is important to break this deadlock, which is precisely the objective of the July 1, 2016 report by the Quartet of Middle East mediators. Russia calls on all the parties to abide by its recommendations.
Trends in the areas of non-proliferation and weapons control are deeply troubling. There are attempts to replace the crucial task of sustaining strategic stability with populist slogans about "nuclear zero." The fact that a number of nuclear weapons nations are not parties to existing treaties is also neglected.
The foundational Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is being subjected to pressure, with its parties finding it ever more difficult to find a common language, particularly as some nuclear powers torpedo any compromises that would allow for the start of negotiations on establishing a zone free of WMDs and their means of delivery in the Middle East.
Russia has consistently advocated liberating humankind from the threat of nuclear weapons and other kinds of weapons of mass destruction. But progress along the path to nuclear disarmament should proceed with a full accounting of the totality of factors affecting strategic stability, including the impact of unilateral global missile defense systems, the designing of non-nuclear strategic offensive weapons, the threat of placing weapons in space, the inability to ensure that the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty takes effect, and the growing imbalance in conventional weapons in Europe.
We note the growing support for our initiative to draft an international convention on combating chemical and biological terrorist attacks. The start of substantial negotiations on this problem, as well as on the Russian-Chinese draft Treaty on the Non-Deployment of Weapons in Space, could end the impasse over the key component of the multilateral disarmament mechanism – the Disarmament Conference. We are also calling for careful consideration of our proposals on upgrading the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons.
NATO countries have led conventional weapons control in Europe to an impasse. Our attempts to rescue it encountered tough, ideological resistance. Any and all ideas on returning to this issue would only be worthwhile now if the North Atlantic Alliance realizes the absolute futility of ultimatums aimed at gaining unilateral advantages. We are still open to a dialogue with NATO based on equality and mutual respect, including dialogue through the OSCE.
It is also vital to enhance stability and ensure equal and indivisible security in other parts of the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific Region. Recent actions by the DPRK in violation of UN Security Council resolutions must stop. Russia calls on Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and missile programmes and return to the NPT. However, this situation should not be used as a pretext for massive militarization of Northeast Asia and the deployment in the region of yet another positioning area for the US anti-missile defense shield. All parties must refrain from further escalating tensions and work towards a political and diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula by resuming negotiations.
Russia will continue to promote dialogue at East Asia Summits with a view to shaping a regional security and cooperation framework in the Asia-Pacific Region based on non-block principles. A number of participating countries, including Russia, India, China and Indonesia have put forward their proposals to this effect. We also invite all countries of the region to coordinate efforts aimed at implementing President Vladimir Putin's initiative to create a broad Eurasian partnership that would bring together members of the Eurasian Economic Union, other CIS members, as well as members of the SCO, ASEAN and other interested countries. I would like to emphasize that this is an open initiative in full accord with earlier plans to create a single economic and humanitarian space between Russia and the EU. It will be based on WTO norms and principles, unlike projects to set up closed trade and investment blocks that threaten the unity of the global trading system.
Russia will continue promoting a unifying agenda in various international formats, primarily the UN, BRICS, SCO and the Group of Twenty. The recent Hangzhou Summit reaffirmed the G20's status as a leading global economic and financial forum. Russia thanks the Chinese G20 Presidency for its efforts to make efficient use of this representative forum that provided us with an opportunity to exchange views on the key global economic and political issues for further promoting agreements in the universal framework of the UN.
The signing of the Paris Agreement to fight climate change has become a milestone for the United Nations. The fulfillment of nationally determined contributions is expected to ensure that the Agreement delivers on its stated purpose by keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. In order to achieve this goal, there is now a need to devise clear implementation rules and procedures regarding the Paris Agreement taking into account the interests of all participating countries. Launching the market and non-market mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as envisaged in Article 6 of the Agreement is now becoming a priority. Ultimately, this will be crucial for preventing the competitive environment from deteriorating and the transfer of polluting production facilities from one country to another to the detriment of efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals.
The United Nations was established with a view to "saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war" and promoting equal cooperation between states. Today, this aim covers all areas of international life and human interaction: from military and political aspects of security to climate change, from conflict settlement and peacekeeping to ensuring human rights and liberties, from sustainable development to fair IT regulations, from fighting terrorism and drug trafficking to combating corruption, from eradicating infectious diseases to affirming corporate social responsibility and encouraging scientific and technological advances. Of course, the purpose of the UN is also to promote dialogue between civilizations, support pluralism and equality among cultures and traditions, and fostering advances in research and the arts. In fact, this is a matter of preserving the humankind in all its rich diversity. It is this objective that should form the foundation for our collective efforts and become a global development imperative, an incentive for improving global governance and fostering true democracy in international relations.
I would like to express appreciation to His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, who made considerable efforts as UN Secretary-General to revitalize the world organization in keeping with the demands of the time.
We expect the next UN Secretary-General to contribute to reaching these objectives.
According to the source field of the province of Aleppo, that the three rockets from Caliber kind launched by the Russian ships that recently targeted operations room for terrorists in Dera Izzat west of Aleppo in the Mount Simon, which is famous for the harsh nature of the mountainous and contains ancient caves area.
The source for "Sputnik", the operations room with 30 leading officers of the Turkish and the US and Saudi Arabia and Qatar and the British army and the Mossad, running terrorist operations in Aleppo and Idlib. people were able to escape from the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo , despite terrorist threats As for the situation on the ground now between the source that the Syrian army killed about 20 militants during the clashes, the last two days, in the 1070 area, where snipers are firing at present civilians in Hamdaniya area, note that there is a part of the 1070 area with parents, and part Last with the militants, and the third part military zone with the Syrian army. |
About 7,000 light years away from Earth lies the aftermath of a massive star that went supernova. In its wake we see gorgeous wispy interstellar gases spreading out in a non-uniform manner. The way this happened is a massive star (at least 8 times larger than our Sun) went through stellar death process (where it exhausts all its hydrogen and works its way through heavier elements like helium>carbon>oxygen etc.) and eventually the star's core collapsed when it lost stability. This resulted in one of the most spectacular explosions in the universe – a supernova. (Want more details on how supernovae happen? Read my article here).
As the supernova remnant expands into its surroundings it shocks filaments of oxygen atoms (glowing green-blue). What's even more fascinating is that the span of this supernova is 60 light years across (About 600 trillion km across!). If you were here on Earth 3,700 year ago you would see the light produced by this supernova in our night sky.
Taking a look closer at the finer details in the image above, you may notice prominent colors like red or green-blue hues. These colors are signatures of what type of elements are present. For example the red gasses are actually hydrogen and nitrogen. Oxygen atoms glow in the green-blue hue.
Looking at the outlying emissions you may notice something else... another supernova remnant! This one is actually an ancient supernova remnant called the Vela supernova remnant. As the Puppis A supernova remnant glows bright in the electromagnetic spectrum – it remains as one of the brightest objects in the X-ray sky.
This image provides the most complete and detailed X-ray view of Puppis A ever obtained, made by combining a mosaic of different Chandra and XMM-Newton observations.
Finally, the image above shows us a more complete look at the supernova remnant. This view is about 160 light years across. Why do scientists or astronomers spend money and study these supernovae? Well studying supernova remnants help us understand our origin and how we came about. It'll help us with our models of how planets and stars form in the universe. The interstellar gas we see here will interact with nearby stars and produce new stars and planets. Our solar system may have been born out of something so destructive as Puppis A supernova – yet it leaves such a stunning awe-dropping sight.
For further reading and sources used: APOD, Hubblesite, and MIT.
Gorgeous Puppis A supernova remnant shows us the aftermath of a massive star that went supernova. Let's take a look at why this is so beautiful. |
We get a lot of questions about resizing, cropping and general questions about images. There are some really great online photo editing and hosting sites to help you work with images.
Go to: http://www.picmonkey.com/ This free site makes it really easy to crop and resize your image.
To display a PDF in your email it needs to be converted to an image first. If you were sent a PDF, you will need to convert to a jpg or png and then use the "Insert Image" feature to embed in your email. This is not something unique to MSA but standard protocol on the web.
Here is a handy site to do this. Small PDF: www.smallpdf.com Its also a great site for working with all your PDF files when you go to your print shop!
Many school sites host a logo for your school in the website banner. You can use that link if it's securely hosted (link starts with https).
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Muppala Lakshmana Rao, connu aussi sous son nom de guerre Ganapathy ou Ganapathi est l'actuel Secrétaire général du Parti communiste d'Inde (maoïste), un Parti communiste illégal actif dans la Rébellion naxalite en Inde.
Jeunesse
Ganapathy est né au village de Beerpur dans le district de Karimnagar dans l'état de Télangana. Il est diplômé en science et détient aussi un baccalauréat en éducation. Il a travaillé comme enseignant dans le district de Karimnagar mais a déserté son emploi pour poursuivre des études supérieures a Warangal.
Vie politique précoce
À Warangal, Ganapathy entre en contact avec les responsables maoïstes Nalla Adi Reddy et Kondapalli Seetharamaiah et décide de rejoindre le mouvement naxalite. Il est un des premiers membres du Parti communiste d'Inde (marxiste-léniniste) Guerre populaire devenue le Parti communiste d'Inde (maoïste) après une fusion avec le Centre communiste maoïste en 2004.
Il est connu par plusieurs autres pseudonymes : viz MupallaLakshmanRao, Shrinivas, Rajanna, Raji Reddy, Radhakrishna, GP, Chandrasekhar, Azith et CS.
Rôle dans les activités maoïstes
Ganapathy est l'une des personnes les plus recherchées par les forces de sécurité indiennes pour son rôle dans la rébellion naxalite. La National Investigation Agency a annoncé l'octroi d'une récompense de 1,500,000 pour toute information menant à son arrestation. La prime totale sur sa tête est la plus élevée d'Inde avec un total de 36,000,000.
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Théorie de la guerre populaire
Nouvelle démocratie (concept)
Rébellion naxalite
Charu Majumdar
Liens externes
Interview avec le camarade Ganapathy donné à l'auteur suédois Jan Myrdal et Gautam Navlakha.
Notes et références
Personnalité utilisant un pseudonyme
Membre du Parti communiste d'Inde (maoïste)
Naissance en juin 1949
Naissance au Telangana
Membre d'une faction armée
Communiste indien
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Nicole and DJ Swartwout are happy to announce their new venture, CallSafe. Previously, the husband and wife duo were with CallTeks, a security solutions firm that focused on homes and businesses. If you recall the iconic commercial that says, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!" CallSafe builds on the idea of a response system that embraces today's burgeoning technology and takes it to levels that were never before thought possible.
Partner with CallSafe Nicole Swartwout explains the transition. "With CallTeks, we offered a lot of great security solutions, from security systems to CCTV, access control, even phone systems and data networking," she says. "I was heavily involved with several industry associations including ESA-the Electronic Security Association, AzAA-Arizona Alarm Association, and SIA- Security Industry Association. I chaired several committees for ESA and served on the Arizona Alarm Association Board of Directors." Being involved with these organizations allowed Swartwout to keep her finger on the real pulse of the trends of the industry and she had been following an innovative new technology called "mPERS" (mobile Personal Emergency Response Systems) for several years.
CallSafe mPERS devices work off of cellular networks. They work anywhere - at home, on a hike, or at the grocery store. "CallSafe devices are ready to use out of the box and don't require installation or a landline. Most importantly, 2-way voice is connected right in our pendants and they are water proof," adds Swartwout.
Making a change in your working career is not always an easy decision, but Nicole and DJ Swartwout have always been on the same page when it comes to business vision. "DJ and I have always worked together," says Swartwout. "We met as paramedic partners working for LifeLine Ambulance (almost 10 years ago now). We launched CallTeks together with our partners and have now moved onto this new adventure that connects us back to our medical roots. I think the thing that is most exciting for us is really connecting back to our roots, doing something that helps people and the communities around us to live a more secure lifestyle and have simple peace of mind. |
Q: Asymptotic Notations: doubling size of input and changes in running time I am trying to learn and understand Asymptotic Notation. I used MIT ocw course 6.042 as my resource.
in this course the teacher said:
the elementary algorithm takes order O of n cubed steps. And that's
the important fact. And it tells you that if you double the size of
the matrix the running time will increase by at most a factor of eight
in the limit as n gets large.
How does this fact that the algorithm takes order O of n cubed steps tell us that if we double the size of the matrix, the running time will increase by at most a factor of 8 in the limit? which limit is he talking about?
actually I know this: $T(n) = O (n^3)$ and if I double the size of input, I have: $T(2n) = O (8n^3)$ but he is talking about a limit. I want to understand that what's happened in that limit.
could you please explain about this paragraph? Thanks.
A: The limit is as $n$ gets very large. It is true that $n^3+1000000n^2 \in O(n^3)$ but for $n \lt 1000000$ the second term will be greater than the first. If we double from $n=10$ to $n=20$ the value of the expression is multiplied by about $4$, not $8$, because the second term is dominating. When $n$ is large enough the $n^3$ term will dominate and the cubic behavior will be the important one. Here that is when $n$ is rather larger than $1000000$.
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Huautepec (previously San Miguel Huautepec) is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 35.72km². It is part of the Teotitlán District in the north of the Cañada Region.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5,672.
Geography and ecology
Huautepec belongs to the Teotitlán de Flores Magón district and is located 257 kilometers north of the state capital. It is 1660 meters above sea level; The total area of the municipality is 35.72 square kilometers. The Quiotepec river forms the boundary to the municipality of Chiquihuitlan and serves agricultural needs, like irrigation of fields. As of 2010 Huatepec does not boast many natural resources; past forest areas have been deforested. The weather is temperate all year round with summer rains and winds crossing from north to south.
Socio-demographic profile
In the mazatec language Huautepec means "on the hill of eagles".
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 5,672. At present young citizens migrate to other latitudes like Tehuacan in Puebla and Tuxtepec in Oaxaca. The percentage of religion in the municipality is high. According to the INEGI in 2000 5,474 people identified themselves as Catholics and only 129 people were not part of any religion. There were a total of 1,243 households. Most people have built their houses with basic construction materials such as concrete, concrete block and sheet metal, but one can still find some adobe houses and palm thatched roofs. The town is located on a dirt road, 3 miles off the road from Huautla to Tuxtepec, which is the only direct route to the municipality. There are other dirt roads connecting the town with its various agencies and communities.
As in all of the region, the dance of the huehuentones is traditionally danced on Día de Muertos.
Economic activity
There is a significant production of oranges and bananas sold locally. Fields mostly grow maize and beans, which are the basic grains; there are also small coffee producers which are economically important. Livestock primarily consists of sheep, goats and poultry; very little cattle exists.
References
Municipalities of Oaxaca |
Q: OEM software / Windows Server advice I need to set up a laptop as a server and I understand that I need a Windows Server OS to enable more than one simultaneous VPN connection. Correct? If so, would Windows Small Business Server do the trick? This seems to be the cheapest option.
When I've searched online for this software, the cheapest results have been for OEM editions.
Is this okay for my purposes?
Is this actually the full software and will it do what I need?
It seems cheap compared to the full edition. What's the catch?
A: The catch is that according to the licence, you're only supposed to install the OS on a fresh system, and that the licence is not transferable between systems you own.Technically, while it will work, you'll likely violate the EULA by installing it on a laptop.
I also believe that SBS has a certain number of users supported - the "essentials" version supports up to 25, and the regular up to 75. If you exceed the number of users you are allowed, you may need to get additional CALs
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Water is a must for a beautiful lawn and proper irrigation can provide it. Irrigation will require a design/layout of your property to ensure correct installation and water flow. All factors are taken into consideration before we ever break ground for an irrigation system. Water is the key ingredient to life. 70% of our planet is water for a reason; our lawn and plants depend on it. Installed correctly, you will rarely see the irrigation system. |
Fantastic walking stick from circa 1860.
Presenting a VERY RARE walking Cane from the 19th Century…….British.
This walking stick ... moreFantastic walking stick from circa 1860.
This walking stick was definitely 'custom made' for a Gambler !!!!
It sports a set of gaming dice in bone handle under a glass dome.
Brass mounts and bone tip.
THIS IS A RARE AND QUALITY ITEM !!! |
flirc, that's all I have time for.
Once paired with a remote you don't need to have the GUI running nor should it. It may even cause issues.
Depends on your harmony. You have to see what happens in the 'activity' you created. If you said it to turn on your TV, make sure it was on the same input, and then 'wake' up your android, it might arbitrarily be sending the home key to get it to wake. You can change that to 'back'.
I can do this now. Let me know how you'd like this to work. Here are some of my thoughts: We can have an enable/disable or a toggle button? My initial hesitation with implementing this was that there is no visual feedback if the device is enabled or disabled. I see many pissed off spouses. This is going to make functionality frustrating. See below: From a practicality point of view, it would be easier to separate these. Meaning if we had an enable/disable button, then we would be able to know for certain which state flirc is in. If a user is insistent on keeping this in a single button, they could long press into an enable or disable. If they are separated, you need more buttons on your remote, unless you long press, but this has drawbacks. I see many people not being certain if it's enabled or disabled, so they press down harder and longer on their remote. If we do have a toggle, I need to block all buttons from being received for 3 seconds. Otherwise, the state can toggle back and forth. I'm really inclined to have an enable and disable button. And I'll probably hide these in the cli, I 'm going to have a customer support nightmare if this doesn't remain an advanced feature.
Under Controllers->Media Keys, there are keys to sleep the machine as well as keys to do system wide media player keys (app doesn't have to be in focus). Let me know if there is something else missing from the windows media center key shortcut list.
I read your PM, and what it sounds like is the following: You have flirc programmed, and installed in the pi. You go to your other PC, and ssh into it. When you press on your remote control buttons, they don't show up in your SSH remote session, is that right? If so, that's actually expected. The SSH session is a virtual console into the machine. Your mouse and keyboard are plugged into the machine, and on another 'virtual console'. Actually the display manager. Whatever is showing up on the HDMI interface, is assigned to this same virtual console (display manager 0). You wont see keystrokes unless you are looking at the monitor. |
TEMA Theatre Company creates original ensemble-based works and presents them in both traditional and non-traditional settings.
This desire for experimentation reflected in the de-hierarchization of theatrical means, the new use of theatrical space, the simultaneous presence of several languages and the intimate, character based nature of our original work is what makes TEMA Theatre Company such a fertile ground for the creation of bold, new visceral theatre.
Спектакль, создан в жанре документального театра. Это даже не спектакль, а, скорее, разговор со зрителями. Этот жанр существует на стыке искусства и реальной жизни, злободневных тем, творческого анализа окружающей нас действительности. Тут всегда речь о реальных людях и событиях, всегда разговор о том, что нас глубоко волнует. Вынести свою личную историю на суд зрителя, обнажить себя до самой сути – особая смелость актера и человека.
Наш первый проект, первый разговор с вами - о возрождении, о становлении, о выборе. Как человек переживает падения и потери. Через какие испытания ему надо пройти, чтобы возродиться вновь, обрести смелость и силу.
Смелость встретиться с самим собой и принять самого себя. Такой шанс появляется у каждого человека. Главное, не пройти мимо него, вовремя открыть двери своей души. Выбрать жизнь, солнечный свет и сoзидание. Или так и оставаться за закрытой дверью в темноте, одиночестве, пустоте?
Стоя за закрытой дверью, на пороге своего внутреннего мира, в разговоре с самим собой, вам предстоит сделать выбор.
The first project of TEMA Experimental Theatre took place Saturday, January 22 at David Darst Center in Chicago as part of Why Marriage Festival which included a large number of artists of different mediums. The slogan of the Darst Center, "See it differently" could be easily applied to the festival event itself--the three floors of the building were filled with artists, students, older people and little children; and the only thing that united these people of such diverse social and economic backgrounds and ages was art itself which on that specific occasion posed many questions about the current state of the marriage institution.
Each artist was free to choose her own space in the building and Inna Peschanskaya and Dmitri Peskov picked a small boiler room in the basement of the building that contained dorm rooms, kitchens and living rooms. As Dmitri Peskov later explained, the boiler room seemed to be the only place where the audience could have a direct experience of the open theatrical composition by becoming the event's co-creator through the strategic placement of the spectators in the very middle of the theatrical action.
The open event titled "UNDERground" provoked many diverse reactions: people were moved, puzzled, disturbed and transfixed. Every theatrical improvisation has its own subtle technique that consists in the performers' ability to use self-awareness, silence and spatial orientation as the very elements of instantaneous composition. It is that very ability of Inna Peschanskaya and Dmitri Peskov to be open in the here and now that had the most profound effect on the audience that witnessed the piece.
By definition, an open theatre event is created in the very moment of its performance. Such is its mystical undertone. It is that state of risk that was communicated most clearly to the audience who witnessed the performance of "UNDERground." Bravo to the wonderful actors and improvisers Inna Peschanskaya and Dmitri Peskov! Their first performance as co-founders and members of TEMA Experimental Theatre was a huge success. |
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Mexico to stop Invasion
Huge Emergency Action – President Trump Announces Escalating Tariff Program for "All Mexican Goods" Until Illegal Central American Migration is Stopped…
Posted on May 30, 2019by sundance at ConservativeTreeHouse.com
Jumpin' ju-ju bones, President Trump has just announced an emergency tariff program on all Mexican goods that begins on June 10th at 5% and continues to increase monthly until Mexico takes action to halt illegal Central American migration.
Tariff Schedule: ♦5% effective June 10th ♦10% effective July 1st ♦15% effective August 1st ♦20% effective September 1st ♦25% effective October 1st, and continuing therein until Mexico takes action to stop the flow of Central American migrants.
Details from the White House: As everyone knows, the United States of America has been invaded by hundreds of thousands of people coming through Mexico and entering our country illegally.
This sustained influx of illegal aliens has profound consequences on every aspect of our national life—overwhelming our schools, overcrowding our hospitals, draining our welfare system, and causing untold amounts of crime. Gang members, smugglers, human traffickers, and illegal drugs and narcotics of all kinds are pouring across the Southern Border and directly into our communities. Thousands of innocent lives are taken every year as a result of this lawless chaos. It must end NOW!
Mexico's passive cooperation in allowing this mass incursion constitutes an emergency and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States. Mexico has very strong immigration laws and could easily halt the illegal flow of migrants, including by returning them to their home countries. Additionally, Mexico could quickly and easily stop illegal aliens from coming through its southern border with Guatemala.
For decades, the United States has suffered the severe and dangerous consequences of illegal immigration. Sadly, Mexico has allowed this situation to go on for many years, growing only worse with the passage of time. From a safety, national security, military, economic, and humanitarian standpoint, we cannot allow this grave disaster to continue.
The current state of affairs is profoundly unfair to the American taxpayer, who bears the extraordinary financial cost imposed by large-scale illegal migration. Even worse is the terrible and preventable loss of human life. Some of the most deadly and vicious gangs on the planet operate just across our border and terrorize innocent communities.
Mexico must step up and help solve this problem. We welcome people who come to the United States legally, but we cannot allow our laws to be broken and our borders to be violated. For years, Mexico has not treated us fairly—but we are now asserting our rights as a sovereign Nation.
To address the emergency at the Southern Border, I am invoking the authorities granted to me by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Accordingly, starting on June 10, 2019, the United States will impose a 5 percent Tariff on all goods imported from Mexico.
If the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions taken by Mexico, to be determined in our sole discretion and judgment, the Tariffs will be removed. If the crisis persists, however, the Tariffs will be raised to 10 percent on July 1, 2019.
Similarly, if Mexico still has not taken action to dramatically reduce or eliminate the number of illegal aliens crossing its territory into the United States, Tariffs will be increased to 15 percent on August 1, 2019, to 20 percent on September 1, 2019, and to 25 percent on October 1, 2019. Tariffs will permanently remain at the 25 percent level unless and until Mexico substantially stops the illegal inflow of aliens coming through its territory.
Workers who come to our country through the legal admissions process, including those working on farms, ranches, and in other businesses, will be allowed easy passage.
If Mexico fails to act, Tariffs will remain at the high level, and companies located in Mexico may start moving back to the United States to make their products and goods. Companies that relocate to the United States will not pay the Tariffs or be affected in any way.
Over the years, Mexico has made massive amounts of money in its dealings with the United States, and this includes the tremendous number of jobs leaving our country.
Should Mexico choose not to cooperate on reducing unlawful migration, the sustained imposition of Tariffs will produce a massive return of jobs back to American cities and towns. Remember, our great country has been the "piggy bank" from which everybody wants only to TAKE. The difference is that now we are firmly and forcefully standing up for America's interests.
We have confidence that Mexico can and will act swiftly to help the United States stop this long-term, dangerous, and deeply unfair problem. The United States has been very good to Mexico for many years. We are now asking that Mexico immediately do its fair share to stop the use of its territory as a conduit for illegal immigration into our country.
The cartels and coyotes are having a greater and greater impact on the Mexican side of our Southern Border. This is a dire threat that must be decisively eliminated. Billions of dollars are made, and countless lives are ruined, by these ruthless and merciless criminal organizations. Mexico must bring law and order to its side of the border.
Democrats in Congress are fully aware of this horrible situation and yet refuse to help in any way, shape, or form. This is a total dereliction of duty. The migrant crisis is a calamity that must now be solved—and can easily be solved—in Congress. Our broken asylum laws, court system, catch-and-release, visa lottery, chain migration, and many other loopholes can all be promptly corrected. When that happens, the measures being announced today can be more readily reduced or removed.
The United States is a great country that can no longer be exploited due to its foolish and irresponsible immigration laws. For the sake of our people, and for the sake of our future, these horrendous laws must be changed now.
At the same time, Mexico cannot allow hundreds of thousands of people to pour over its land and into our country—violating the sovereign territory of the United States. If Mexico does not take decisive measures, it will come at a significant price.
We therefore look forward to, and appreciate, the swift and effective actions that we hope Mexico will immediately install.
As President of the United States, my highest duty is the defense of the country and its citizens. A nation without borders is not a nation at all. I will not stand by and allow our sovereignty to be eroded, our laws to be trampled, or our borders to be disrespected anymore.
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I can't stop laughing when I think about BMW and the German 'splodey heads.
German automaker BMW invested $2 billion in Mexico (plant recently finished) as part of a prior plan/strategy to utilize the NAFTA loophole and gain access to the U.S. market. They are building cars there. Can you imagine how much a BMW will cost with another 25% added to the price of the finished product. LOL…
Hell, the Germans might end up being the South Mexico border patrol. |
Using the sunshine right here, the summer months are in a lot of customers' minds. For parents, the particular bust at school implies the opportunity to join little ones inside unique plans. KTVB is taken a peek at a few special ideologies offered through the entire Value. The first is the actual cycling camp, placed on every summer time with the Boise Parks as well as Recreation Office. The particular camp is well-liked and takes place in a number of times for the entire summer. It's open to youngsters between 6 as well as Twelve. Our own ideologies vary from bicycle ideologies which might be certain using tracks within the foothills, and we get camp additionally resides in Ann Morrison Car park that more and more metropolis operating, Greenbelt driving which can be a lot more etiquette using traveling in the town, claims Clay surfaces Shelter along with Boise Parks and also Sport. If you have youngsters you'll want to sharpen his or her music abilities although college is otherwise engaged, look at the Boise Express College Summer season Chamber Audio Get away.
It is a weeklong camp provided within summer that always fills up quickly. Marcellus Brownish says it's an opportunity for individuals to train his or her musical instrument with one-on-one teaching. The essential structure for your camp out is actually group lessons each morning, slot provided in daytime, with some music principle, stated Brown. If you are seeking ways to get your children enthusiastic about design, there exists a camp that utilizes play blocks to make it work. Bricknowlogy in Bald eagle gives summer camps for kids, emphasizing Legos. The different choices provide diverse focuses for children to grow their particular information without noticing they are mastering. The youngsters reach construct this specific automatic robot as well as program the idea on their own a notebook, they will discover education and also executive, they do not perhaps understand these are mastering getting much enjoyable, explained Dean Simon using Bricknowlogy. If you want an exciting and fun camp for your baby, the actual Superhero program might be perfect.
It takes place from Body moving, which last every week. The camp ground is offered for children between 3 and 7. The camp let us children discover the wonderful expertise associated with tremendous characters, and also permits them to produce their unique character. Therefore, things are developed with this in mind rogue and all the youngsters need to learn how to be a lot more courageous along with centered as well as do it yourself self-displined embodying every one of the characteristics of extremely characters so that you can overthrow the particular villain, mentioned Duncan Richardson together with Physiques in Motion. The camp ground also shows threat assessment, and offers little ones the opportunity understand fitness expertise in the operation. There's even a choice for youngsters enthusiastic about illusions Magic camp is available august. It really is one of the programs made available from the YMCA. Children age range six to eight through a dozen can participate in the weeklong camp out.
Summer camps for youngsters are usually huge enterprise within the towns. However a group this is investing a unique funds to support the getaway for slum young children. The thought is to end all of them coming from stepping into rag-picking along with garbage assortment, the actual coordinators told Show. The particular motivation has had together about Two hundred seventy five youngsters, among 15 and 07, from the Twenty-four slums involving Mysuru. At the camping, they're subjected to individuals art work, artwork, theatre as well as other social pursuits. The children are found along with fallen, along with supported lunch too. Mom and dad of numerous participants act as pourakarmikas. Self conscious for the first couple of days and nights, the kids get exposed and therefore are now participating in the camping ground readily. Movie theater character Srinivas Kappanna can be promoting the actual motivation. The youngsters are in possession of an audio lesson hailing Sridevi and Patalamma, their own deties. Their prayer seeks a sound body to wash the city along with detox society. They say their own god's enjoy cleanliness, sharing and caring. |
Czech-based soft drinks producer Kofola has reported a 2.3% growth in sales to CZK 5.5 billion (€211.3 million) for the first nine months of its financial year, with increased revenue in all segments except Poland.
If the group's Polish operations are excluded, revenue growth was 7.0%.
The Czech Republic accounted for 43.9% of total sales, followed by Slovakia (23.6%), Poland (14.5%), Slovenia (10.9%) and 'other markets', i.e. Croatia and Russia (7.0%). |
The SM8707 series are dual-PLL Clock Generator ICs, using a 27MHz master Clock that generate independent Audio Clock Video Clock and signal processor Clock outputs needed in DVD player/recorder applications. Each PLL loop lter and crystal Oscillator circuit are built-in and require no external components, resulting in high- precision Clocks The lineup includes devices that support both 44.1/48kHz Audio sampling frequencies (fs), switchable using a control pin. The sampling frequency CAN be switched during operation without generating any output spike noise. By Seiko NPC Corp.
This is one package pinout of SM8707,If you need more pinouts please download SM8707's pdf datasheet.
SM8707 circuits will be updated soon..., now you can download the pdf datasheet to check the circuits! |
Springtime! The season of renewed life and growth and, it has to be said, one of our favourite times of the year. On that note, let's seize the day and renew our minds with a good book! Here for The Bookshelf: March 2019 Edition are some recommended by those in our community.
In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's connected into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade has devoted his life to studying the hidden puzzles that exist within the digital world but when he finds the first clue, he also discovers players willing to kill to take the ultimate prize.
Writers and Artists under English Skies – The story of English culture over a thousand years can be told as the story of changing ideas about the weather. Writers and artists across the centuries, looking up at the same skies and walking in the same brisk air, have felt very different things. In a sweeping panorama, Weatherland allows us to witness cultural climates on the move.
Ruthless and supremely powerful, The Great Library is a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family. He has been sent to be his family's spy, but soon his loyalties are tested.
A story of love that won't let go, no matter what. Set in California's gold country in the 1850s, the book leads us through the love story between Angel and Michael. A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea.
We hope you enjoyed The Bookshelf: March 2019 Edition. Watch this space for next month's recommended reads from the Exeter and East Devon business community. |
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Fusion;
using Fusion.Development;
namespace TriPlanarMappingDemo
{
class Program
{
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Trace.Listeners.Add( new ColoredTraceListener() );
using (var game = new TriPlanarMappingDemo()) {
if (DevCon.Prepare(game, @"..\..\..\Content\Content.xml", "Content")) {
game.Run(args);
}
}
}
}
}
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Q: Code Coverage wont Push Tru After IF I was trying to create a unit test for my APEX Class.
But i was wondering the Test wont push thru after IF statement but i was using an existing leads (046933) for testing.
A: There is an Isolation of Test Data from Organization Data in Unit Tests. This means that you can't query the record in your unit test. You must explicitly create records that are to be queried within your unit test, except for some exceptions, like Users, Profiles, and Record Types (see the above link for more details).
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Deer Stags Inc shoes: a miracle of modern engineering. In the extended widths and sizes you need.
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These shoes from Deer Stags® look stylish enough to wear to work or formal events yet are comfortable enough to be the choice shoe of pilots, flight crews, police, or anyone working in hospitality.
Pair these boat shoes with a pair of cargo shorts by KS Island™ for the perfect warm weather look. We're proud to carry the shoes with the comfort features you want in the extended sizes and widths you need.
Pair these with jean or cargo shorts for a casual, comfortable day out. Big and tall approved extended widths and sizes ensure you find your perfect fit.
Never sacrifice comfort for style thanks to this boat shoe. Pair it with chinos for dinner out or with shorts by the docks.
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Gli amori di Susanna (The Affair of Susan) è un film del 1935 diretto Kurt Neumann.
Trama
Produzione
Il film, prodotto dall'Universal Pictures, venne girato in interni negli Universal Studios, al 100 di Universal City Plaza.
Distribuzione
Distribuito dall'Universal Pictures, il film uscì nelle sale cinematografiche statunitensi il 1º settembre 1935.
Collegamenti esterni
Film commedia |
Russia's Investigative Committee charged three people Sunday and Monday with inciting unrest and attacking riot police officers during clashes between the police and antigovernment protesters earlier this month. According to investigators, 18-year-old Aleksandra Dukhanina was arrested in Moscow on suspicion of instigating violent confrontations. Two men were arrested late Monday; the authorities said they broke through a police line, struck officers with their legs and arms and threw objects at them. Ms. Dukhanina is the first protester to face stiff penalties, including up to 10 years in prison, in connection with the violence during the demonstration. |
Q: How to make a Latex table span multiple pages and how to write notes under the caption of this long table? How do you make a Latex table span multiple pages? In particular, is it possible to divide up a table such that the second part of the table is in a new page and not numbered (i.e., labeled as Table Continued). I have the following table and want to transfer Panel c to the next page, in such a way that it is not numbered and that it is titled Table, Continued. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!
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A: You can add tablenotes with longtable if you load the threeparttablex package, which is done for that. Its use is slightly different from threparttable. The main difference is that you begin with defining what' in your notes, then ask to insert them at the place you want. So the general structure would be this:
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Further, the ltablex package brings the functionalities of longtable to tabularx. You also can use it with threeparttablex. The only difference with the previous scheme is you'll have to replace longtable with tabularx, and add the specification \keepXColumns, otherwise the calculated width of X columns will only be their maximum width,their real width depending on their contents.
Last detail: there's no point loading tabularx nor longtable if you use ltablex, since they're required by this package.
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Having been the owner of vacant farm land for approximately a whopping two months now, I'm certainly no expert when it comes to owning property. But, David and I did go through the purchasing process and (we think) completely vetted all of our options and exhausted all of our resources during that time in terms of performing due diligence and making sure we were buying the right thing. Plus, I'm a real estate attorney, so my professional background gave me a lot of insight into the process, as well. A few of you have recently emailed me asking for tips for buying vacant land or property, so I thought I'd compile my notes and thoughts for you guys!
FYI, we found our land for sale on Zillow- it was for sale by owner. A local farmer was retiring and splitting up his 150 acre tract into 10-20 acre tracts for single-family homeowners. We got lucky with this piece, we think it's the best in the area! Once we negotiated the price and contract, we started the due diligence period, which is basically a "free period" you have to research the property. If you find something you don't like within the due diligence period, you can walk away, have your earnest money refunded and the contract is off. We gave ourselves three weeks, which is a minimum. Try to negotiate something more like 30-60 days into your contract period to conduct this due diligence if your seller is willing. But definitely make sure you have a due diligence period- you need some time to research what I describe below!
Keep in mind that while I'm a real estate attorney, I'm not giving this advice as a professional real estate expert. Another caveat is that a lot of the information I have may be limited to how things work in Georgia, since that's where we bought property. The third thing I want to throw out is that this list doesn't encompass the actual build process at all- this just covers shopping and purchasing vacant land. But with that being said, in no particular order, here are ten things you should research in your due diligence before you buy vacant land or property.
1. Pick a trustworthy team, including a builder, an architect and/or a contractor. Step one for us was to get a few people to help us navigate this process. A huge blessing we have is that my uncle is a talented, renowned architect in Atlanta and he is helping us design our home. We're also working with a builder that he works with and that I know through my real estate profession. Now that we've got this team together, we have folks we can email questions to or run things by as we go through the building process. It makes a huge difference to have smart, trustworthy people to turn to!
2. Ensure the land you're looking at has a proper building site. One of the most important things we did after we first found our property was to ensure that there was a good site to build a house. Would we have to do a lot of site work to put the house where we wanted? Was there enough slope to build in a daylight basement? Would we have to spend a lot of money grading the land and taking out trees? Was there a good place to put a driveway? We asked our builder and architect to take a look at the site to generally answer these questions for us. Luckily, they affirmed for us this was a good piece which would need minimal site disturbance to build the house. We also clarified with the county that we could put a driveway onto the main road from the spot we wanted on the property. All signs pointed to yes for us!
3. Conduct a soil test. It's very important to hire a professional to conduct an examination of the soil to determine if it's able to house a septic system. Most counties will require evidence of this test and proof the soil passes all the right tests before they issue a building or development permit.
5. Plan ahead and research your financing options. In full disclosure, we'll have three loans throughout the course of this process: a land loan (to buy the land) which will roll into a construction loan (to build the house) which will then roll into our permanent loan (which is like a regular mortgage on a house). So we reached out to multiple local lenders to find out their terms for each of the three loans to make sure that, as we process each stage of the financing, we know what to expect.
6. Make sure all utilities are available at the property. Our property is located off of a main road, but otherwise is relatively off the grid. It was a farm animal pasture and vacant woods for the past few hundred years! Of course, we don't plan to stay off the grid, so it was important to us to ensure that we could get power, well water, gas and internet at the house. We called around to all of the local companies who helped us confirm that information.
7. Obtain a recent metes and bounds survey of the property. A survey basically lays out the exact property lines bordering the land. This helps you to determine exactly what you are buying and whether or not there are any encroachments. If your seller doesn't have a recent survey to share with you, it's worth the few hundred dollars to obtain one yourself from a surveyor.
8. Have an attorney conduct a title examination. If you've got a closing attorney, they'll handle the title exam for you. An examiner will go to the county record room and review the chain of title and any "hits" against the property that are current, such as liens, other mortgages, encumbrances, easements, etc. The title exam will show you if any liens need to be released or if you'll be purchasing the property subject to any permissible encumbrances such as a right-of-way easement for a road or a power easement.
9. Confirm with the local school system which school district the property is in. With two little ones ready for school in the near future (H will start kindergarten in the fall of 2017, ahh!), schools are very important to us. We called our local school system and had them confirm with us the current districts. Once we confirmed we were in a great school district, that pretty much sealed the deal for us!
10. Request an appraiser to conduct an appraisal of the property. Unless you've got a realtor working for you who can verify the value of the property with certainty, put an appraisal contingency in your purchase contract and pay a couple hundred dollars to have an appraisal done. Then, if the appraiser finds that the property is worth less than you have contracted for, you can renegotiate with the seller or walk away. Make sure your money is going towards a great investment!
I've said a lot about the due diligence process and how we handled it... what insight do you have about buying vacant land or property? Spill your tips!
These are really awesome tips, Michelle. We didn't do everything when we bought our property. While we wouldn't have NOT bought the land had we known things we have learned (like issues discovered digging a well and even installing a septic system), it would have been nice to go into it expecting it.
Great Tips, really useful information about buying a property. Every property buyers need to know these things before buying a property. I like the way of your writing. Easy to understand for person like me who doesn't have much idea in property dealings. Nice blog. Keep posting. |
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Athletic Banquet May 23, 2017 -- 6 p.m.
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Movie Night - Night at the Museum Cafeteria - Refreshments will be provided. PTA will also be selling drinks and snacks.
Counselor's Week Celebrate our wonderful Counselors!!
Movie Night - Zootopia Cafeteria - Refreshments will be provided. PTA will also be selling drinks and snacks.
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Texas Public Schools Week "Texas Colors Day" – Show your Texas pride and wear your Red, White, and Blue!
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Texas Public Schools Week PICNIC WITH PARENTS: All parents/guardians are invited to have lunch with their child during their child's lunch shift. Reminder: Per campus policy, you may bring lunch only for your child.
SPRING BREAK Enjoy your break!
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What am I missing in 'add search engine to Chrome'?
@bradley_sauln has an excellent blog article on adding Onshape help search engine to chrome. It looks like it is working - 'h' and tab brings up "Search Onshape Help" then I enter 'extrude' but find nothing. It appears the whole link is appended within the search. It returns "Your search for "extrudehttps://cad.onshape.com/help/index.htm" returned 0 result(s)."
the "-%s" is a very important addition that tells chrome where to insert your query. If you have done this and are still having an issue please share a screenshot of the 'manage search engines' settings page.
Do you have a link to the original blog article?
Perfect. I did have the URL wrong (doubled it!) Thanks for the response and great tip for shortcut for search.
Hmm - this only seems to search Onshape help (works fine, too).
That's close! (but doesn't work for me). What a good idea (I assume you performed a search inside OS, then used the URL to make this...very clever)! |
Book a Golf Holiday in Hungary at great prices . View all holidays in Hungary.
Relish Central Europe by staying at its two elegant cities Budapest & Vienna. Vienna is a unique hot-spot that showcases some of the best art, music, architecture and imperial traditions in Europe. Budapest – the union of 2 city names – Buda & Pest separated by the river Danube is known to be among the most beautiful and livable cities in Europe.
Both the cities will offer you a great art scene, pulsating nightlife, great golf & you are bound to have a memorable holiday in Central Europe.
Arrival at Vienna Airport, meet & greet and transfer to hotel for check-in.
After breakfast at hotel, pick up from hotel and transfer to Fontana Golf Club, play one round of 18 holes of golf. After golf, transfer back to hotel.
After breakfast at hotel, pick up from hotel and transfer to Pannonia Golf & Country Club, play one round of 18 holes of golf. After golf, transfer back to hotel.
After breakfast at hotel, pick up from hotel and transfer to Old Lake Golf Course, play one round of 18 holes of golf. After golf, transfer back to hotel. |
La Marzocco Machines
La Marzocco brand is known to be a brand specialized in producing high end professional coffee machines and coffee grinders. Since 1970, the introduction of dual-boiler GS series, La Marzocco has become part of the top rank coffee machines.
La Marzocco machines are classified into two – the Commercial Espresso Machines which supply the needs of cafes and coffee shops, and the Home Espresso Machines are applicable for offices or homes that could serve a dozen of drinks per day.
The FB80 machine was named to commemorate the founding brothers since "FB" stands for Fratelli (brothers) Bambi, and the company's 80th anniversary as well. The machine was manufactured for the 2006 World Barista Championship where it became ideal for locations where quality in the cup and design are equally important. It is equipped with GB5 technology and fitted with panels that can be produced in any RAL color or decorated with logos or artwork.
The FB80 reflects La Marzocco's pursuit of perfection, and expression of excellence.
GB5 machine model was introduced in 2005 by La Marzocco. It was named after Giovanna Bambi, the wife of Piero Bambi, where it became an ideal espresso machine for the most elegant and classic cafes, and an understated companion to any coffee bar. GB5 machine is designed for superior temperature control that has CPU board. It combines gracious lines and harmonious curves with powerful technological advancements that is in line with the design and spirit of classic La Marzocco. The unmatched temperature stability provides steady brew water and steam even at the peak of the morning rush.
Elegant engineering with superior temperature control.
La Marzocco's GS3 which means "gruppo saturo" is perfect for those who wants to extend excellence to include a supreme cup of coffee – may it be in boutique hotels, small restaurants or at home in the kitchen. GS3 is ideal for the espresso coffee enthusiast and perfectionist!
Professional-grade espresso equipment, built for the home.
The Leva machine comes with two types of machine named Leva X and Leva S. Leva X is designed to reimagine what a lever-actuated espresso machine can be while the Leva S machine is dedicated to those with an eye to the past and a vision for the future.
Linea Classic
La Marzocco Linea Classic is a specialty coffee icon that never goes out of style and is considered to be an ideal workhorse for high-volume cafes. Since the early 1990s, it has defined the specialty coffee industry and buoyed its development through its clean lines and simple charm that furnished many cafes, chains and roasters. A tested and true machine, the Linea Classic performs reliably in high-volume settings making it perfect for your new cafe, restaurant or bar. The machine comes with a dual boiler system, saturated groups and PID controller designed and dressed in polished stainless steel and includes stainless steel portafilters and advanced precision baskets.
A union of simplicity and elegance that never goes out of style.
Linea Mini
The Linea Mini machine comes with dual boilers and an integrated brew group allowing it to achieve the temperature stability and energy efficiency of the saturated brew group in a reduced footprint. Linea Mini is a handmade machine with the same components used in their commercial machines to ensure the same durability that Linea Classic has become famous for.
The iconic design and performance of a La Marzocco comes home with the Linea Mini.
Linea PB was designed by and named in recognition of Piero Bambi, introducing a new level of performance, reliability, and craftsmanship. Piero refined and sharpened the design elements and fine-tuned performance features making Linea Classic a specialty coffee icon. The Linea PB machine features the iconic La Marzocco polished stainless steel body, updated with simplified lines and a lower profile, equipped with exclusive, user friendly interface software giving the baristas direct functional control over boiler temperature, brewing volume, hot water tap does, auto back-flush as well as other options.
The new conical mechanical paddle is the first dual-boiler espresso machine with saturated groups that is inspired by the original mechanical group used on La Marzocco GS. This conical valve system assures progressive control of pressure and water flow through an internal orifice, prior to applying full pressure. The new conical paddle valve is controlling the pre-infusion while the volumetric pump works at full pressure – therefore baristas may perform pre-infusion on one group while the other extracts the coffee. This dynamic system allows baristas to reduce channeling for a more balanced extraction.
A heavy duty workhorse – capturing the past and envisioning the future! Now made available with Auto Brew Ration technology and new conical paddle!
La Marzocco Strada is among the recognizable, well respected and top performing machines in the world of espresso. It suits best any cafe or barista who wants to get the most out of their coffee. La Marzocco has already introduced a lot of best technologies in the market, but Strada coffee machine is clearly the flagship among them. |
The Culross School District was established in September 1882 in what is now the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead. The first schoolhouse, a wood frame structure, was constructed on the northeast corner of NE16-18-24W. In 1908, it was replaced at the same site by a new, one-room school constructed of concrete blocks, and the original building was moved to Vista where it was used as a horse stable.
The school closed in 1959 and the remaining students went to one of several nearby schools: Shoal Lake Consolidated School No. 2352, Rossburn Consolidated School No. 2358, Oakburn Consolidated School No. 255, and Islay School No. 733. Its area became part of the Pelly Trail School Division. The school building was demolished but a plaque commemorates it.
Among the teachers who worked at Culross School through the years were Miss Clara Hamilton (1892) and Ruth Ardell Bradley.
GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 65.
Ripples On The Lake: A History of Shoal Lake Municipality, 1884-1984 by Shoal Lake History Book Committee, 1984.
We thank Malcolm Bell and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here. |
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Smart technology allows us to use energy more efficiently, reducing the need to build more power stations however there are limited ways to store electricity when power generators are producing a surplus. Understand what pumped hydro energy storage is with using Snowy Hydro 2.0 as an example.
Smart meters have two main components: an electronic meter that measures energy information accurately and a communication module that transmits and receives data. The long-term goal of energy management systems is to employ knowledge of consumption patterns to reduce energy costs, by moving consumption to low demand periods. In practice, energy management systems achieve this by, insofar as possible, having connected electrical devices run during periods where power is cheaper due to low demand.
Smart meters allow water utilities to better understand outages and power status information automatically and on request. Discover how the IoT can be used to automatically generate information to predict and prevent outages in real time and send messages to dispatch a crew to fix issues before they arise.
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In the digital era, big data analytics helps industries to harness the power of data and rapidly revolutionise traditional solutions providing that it can be followed up with real world applications and impact.
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Australia needs to act quickly on implementing a strategy on AI in order to take advantage of the significant opportunities to improve Australian communities.
Future Cities face challenges such as urbanisation and demographic change which increases our reliance on critical infrastructure to enable Cities to grow and change to meet these challenges. As we begin to connect Critical infrastructure together via the internet creating Smart infrastructure the challenge of security increases exponentially as we expose Industrial Control Systems (ICS) to third parties and make available systems that have always been air-gapped.
How do we secure these critical systems adequately to protect our Cities of the future? How do we implement "Secure by Design" principles? |
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Divided Supreme Court appears to favor Trump plan to end DACA
Nicholas Sakelaris & Danielle Haynes
Pro-immigration demonstrators protest Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Pro-immigration demonstrators gather Tuesday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Pro-immigration demonstrators gather Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided along party lines on President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, indicating a potential end to the immigration system.
Justices heard the first arguments in the case Tuesday. Two key questions dominated the arguments -- about whether the court can second-guess the president's effort to end DACA and whether he has the authority to do so.
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh appeared to side firmly with Trump -- indicating he has sound legal ground for eliminating the Obama-era program, which allows migrants taken to the United States as children to stay.
Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts and more liberal Associate Justice Stephen Breyer seemed unsure of the court's authority on the question.
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"I'm saying honestly, I'm struggling," Breyer said.
Roberts said a mass deportation resulting from the end of the program is unlikely because the government doesn't have the resources to do it.
Pro-DACA attorney Theodore Olson argued Trump's original justification to phase out the program was that it was illegal. He added that the threat of repealing the system will disrupt the lives of hundreds of thousands of migrants who rely on it to remain in the United States.
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Solicitor General Noel Francisco argued the program should end regardless of its legality, and the Homeland Security Department disagreed with providing immunity against deportation laws.
"We own this," Francisco said.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, appointed by President Barack Obama, said Trump has wavered on the issue, noting that he once said "Dreamers" were "safe under him" -- only later to change position and give them six months to leave.
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Trump has tried to wind down DACA, but lower federal courts have kept him from doing so. Trump campaigned on a promise to end Obama's "illegal executive amnesties."
More than 90 percent of DACA recipients are employed and 45 percent are in school, a government study found, and proponents argue many become contributing members of American society -- physicians, attorneys, engineers and military officers.
"We represent employers of all sizes in making the case to uphold DACA," Microsoft President Brad Smith wrote Friday in a blog post supporting the program, also saying "serious harm" will be done if the program ends. Microsoft is among more than 140 companies that support DACA.
Trump said last year he was willing to keep the DACA program if Congress took the steps needed to fix it. Federal courts ultimately issued an injunction that nullified the administration's deadline.
Republicans must stand up to @realDonaldTrump's shameful attacks on America's immigrant community. The Senate must finally #ProtectTheDream and pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. https://t.co/p1dmZLjG28— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) November 12, 2019
As the high court weighed the merits of the case Tuesday, congressional Democrats held a news conference calling on Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to pass the DREAM Act, which would make DACA law.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said he met with Trump at the White House on the issue, and said the president said he wanted to "treat these young people with love."
"When you started on a pathway that put all these young people at risk, that's not love," Menendez said. "It's just fundamentally wrong what the administration is doing. Let's see who stands for the dream and who wants to snuff it out."
Most recently, Trump said he wants a "bipartisan deal" that benefits everyone.
In a brief filed with the court, the Trump administration said the repeal of DACA was an administrative procedure that is not subject to judicial review -- and argued that President Barack Obama's actions to start the program in 2012 were unlawful. In 2017, then-U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Department of Homeland Security was "legally required" to end DACA.
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This week in Washington |
You can lead a director to the safe harbour, but you can't make him drink.
The Government's new approach to insolvency is long on rhetoric about risk taking and the need to remove the stigma of business failure.
However, it is short on detailed consideration of exactly why we have legal rules for corporate and personal insolvency.
Those rules aim to balance the interests of creditors against the need to encourage business start-ups.
There is no objective evidence that the current system is slanted too heavily against entrepreneurs.
For every trade creditor of a failed business who receives more than 50 in the dollar, there are hundreds, if not thousands, who see only a tiny fraction of that The government's proposal to allow companies to trade while insolvent is unlikely to improve those figures.
And what will be the countervailing benefit?
The idea that directors of falling companies will somehow embrace the new safe harbour proposal by commissioning a professional restructuring plan runs counter to everything that we know.
The current voluntary administration regime provides incentives for directors to call in professional restructuring help. Talk to any liquidator-administrator and you'll be told that they're mostly called in when the company is already beyond saving.
Where is the evidence that that behaviour will change under the safe harbour proposal?
In short, you can lead a director to the safe harbour, but you can't make him drink. |
CVS Health opens COVID-19 drive-thru test sites in Staunton, Harrisonburg
Monique Calello
STAUNTON – CVS Health announced plans to add more than 2,000 new COVID-19 drive-thru test sites at select CVS Pharmacy locations across the country to support the company's ongoing efforts to increase access to testing and help slow the spread of the virus, according to a press release.
With these new locations, the company expects to have more than 4,000 testing sites operating by mid-October. The new locations will open in waves over the next several weeks, the release said.
Twenty-one sites will open in Virginia on Friday, Sept. 18, bringing the total number of CVS Health COVID-19 drive-thru test sites in the state to 109.
New sites in Staunton and Harrisonburg:
CVS Pharmacy, 1310 Churchville Ave., Staunton
CVS Pharmacy, 1151 Port Republic Road, Harrisonburg
Test site presently open in Waynesboro:
CVS Pharmacy, 1235 W. Broad St., Waynesboro
Self-swab tests are no cost to patients and available to individuals meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria:
Patients must register in advance at CVS.com to schedule an appointment.
A parent or legal guardian must complete the online registration for all minor patients, and patients 12 to 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian when they come to be tested.
When arriving for testing, patients are asked to follow signage or the instructions of the staff onsite.
Procedures vary by location and patients may be directed to stay in their cars and proceed to either the pharmacy drive-thru window or a parking space or tent located in the parking lot or, in very limited locations, to enter a CVS store.
Patients will be provided with a test kit and given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self-swab process.
Currently, most test results from specimens collected at CVS test sites are available within two to three days, the release said.
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COVID-19 tests are no cost to patients with insurance or through a program for the uninsured funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"We recognize the critical role testing plays in helping to manage the spread of the virus and are incredibly proud of how our teams have responded to this need while continuing to take care of our customers, clients and patients," said Jon Roberts, chief operating officer, CVS Health and acting president, CVS Pharmacy.
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What dates are the camps open?
Star Hotshots camps are open every school holiday from Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays and Christmas).
What hours are the camps open?
Star Hotshots camps are open from 8am to 6pm every day. Registration is between 8am – 9.30am in the morning and collection is between 4.30pm – 6pm.
What hours is the half day?
A half day is 8am – 1pm or 1pm – 6pm. Lunch is at 12.30pm every day and children are welcome to join us for lunch if this is easier for parents.
Star Hotshots employ qualified teachers, trainee teachers, qualified sports coaches and students. You can view our staff profiles here.
Safety and child welfare are paramount to Star Hotshots and so we do ask that you please abide by our strict registration policy.
When make a booking you will be asked to nominate designated people to collect your child and to select a password.
The nominated person dropping off your child must sign the child in at the registration desk each morning and confirm the person who will be collecting their child in the afternoon/evening.
The nominated person collecting your child must sign out the child at the registration desk and enter the password on our online booking system.
Every day, Star Hotshots offer a variety of activities with choice and flexibility being the key ingredients to an enjoyable day.
Swimming is available every day. Activities are age related and provide children with an opportunity to be active, develop their skills and try new activities.
Are hot meals available at every camp?
Hot Meals are only available at The Piggott School and St Piran's camps.
Children should bring a packed lunch (hot meals are available at the St Pirans & Piggott camp), some snacks and a water bottle. In warm weather, please include an ice pack in the lunch box as refrigeration facilities are not available.
Children should wear suitable clothing to participate in physical activities. Trainers are essential and we would encourage parents to put their child's name in each piece of clothing in case it gets misplaced.
Please bring a swimming costume, towel and goggles every day at our St Pirans and Moulsford Camps.
We are not allowed to administer sun cream to your child without the parent's permission so please bring sun cream and a hat for protection. The staff will regularly remind the children to put sun cream on.
Star Hotshots provide all the equipment for every activity and there is no need for children to bring their own. Some children do bring their own tennis racket etc but Star Hotshots cannot be held responsible if it goes missing or is broken, sorry.
If children need to bring mobile phones or any other valuables with them to camp they should hand them in at the beginning of the day to their coach where it will be locked away.
What will happen if my child is unable to attend due to injury or illness before camp starts?
If you inform Star Hotshots up to five days before your child's first day at camp that they are unable to attend a full refund is provided. If your child is unable to attend on the day due to injury or illness Star Hotshots offer you a credit note.
Please complete the online booking form and pay online or return with your payment to Star Hotshots, PO Box 4219, Ascot, SL5 5BA.
Please click here to view dates and prices.
Yes. Star Hotshots are registered with numerous childcare voucher companies, see list below. If we are not registered with your provider, please inform us and we will register with them.
Is Star Hotshots registered with OFSTED?
Do you have spaces available?
Yes. Star Hotshots adhere to OFSTED child/staff ratio numbers and therefore have staff in reserve should we receive a number of late bookings. However, we do request you book as early as possible to avoid disappointment as we cannot 100% guarantee we are able to accept your child if you decide to turn up on the day.
If I have any further questions who can help me?
Please call us on 0845 301 0450 or contact us and we would be very happy to answer any of your questions. |
Opening windows to work for internally displaced Syrians
This blogpost is part of a series about the Digital Steps program, a collaboration between Build Up and the British Council Syria. Over the past 9 months, Build Up has been working with a group of Syrian artists and innovators who are building peaceful coexistence inside Syria. Their peacetech work is truly inspirational, and you can find out more here.
Wow, or 'We Open Windows' is a Syrian initiative that seeks to connect job-seekers with employers through a Facebook messenger chatbot. With the support of Digital Steps, Wow has gone from an idea into a functioning chatbot that is will launch on Facebook in the coming weeks. In preparation for the launch, the Wow team have collected information from over 200 employees and employers and conducted outreach among potential users.
Jarmana, where the Wow project is piloting.
Jobs and coexistence
The idea for Wow stemmed from the team's work with local communities.
'We realised that the conflict had broken down connections between individuals, including employment connections.'
A lack of social connections between displaced and host communities is fostering significant economic division and unemployment.
'Today, people are using relationships to get jobs, it's all done through networks or through physical advertisements. It's a very closed circle and often encourages discrimination.'
Through Wow, they hope to tackle this divide and convey a message of coexistence through employment.
'We want to show that we can work together despite our differences. This is our core message'.
Steep learning curve
To do so, the Wow team will facilitate connections between job-seekers and employers based on skills and experience, rather than on religion and place of origin. They will also share messages of coexistence in the workplace with their network, posting stories on their Facebook page and conducting additional activities to support coexistence through employment. The Wow team hopes to do more than just connect people for work.
For the Wow team, using technology was a steep learning curve. They recognise the importance of starting with the user, of understanding the ecosystem in which your users will operate — that was a big motivation for them to develop a Facebook chatbot rather than an app. But, says one of Wow's founders;
'There are a lot of steps that have to happen before you can do anything innovative, there is a lot of research that needs to go into the process to make sure you make the right decisions for the user. At first, we underestimated those stages.'
It wasn't just the technology aspect that was challenging — managing a team for the first time comes with its challenges too, andthe situation in Damascus made it difficult for them to continue the user testing process. In the face of this, it was important for the Wow team to feel supported, not just financially, but emotionally too.
'At some points, we felt like giving up. But when we realised that the support [of Digital Steps] was flexible, and that others believed in our idea, we kept going.'
Wow hopes that more flexible support will be provided inside Syria in the future, and that the spotlight will be shined on people on the ground doing innovative work, so that their challenges and needs can be better understood by donors and supporters alike.
Changing service provision in Syria
Moving forward, the Wow team has a wide vision of the change they can bring about:
'We want to change the way services are provided and accessed in Syria. We want to show people that technology can be used to improve service delivery, that it can make it possible for people to reach services that had previously been closed off to them. We want to change the way people find jobs and employees, so they don't have to rely on relationships anymore.
Our future Syria is one where services are delivered in a new way, where jobs are found on the basis of experience not relationships, and where coexistence is fostered in the workplace and beyond.'
Wow's is an ambitious goal, but one that is increasingly relevant in Syria and abroad.
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Alex Essoe & Precious Chong in Horror Comedy 'Homewrecker' Trailer
"I get it. Why would you want to hang out with a weirdo, like me?" Uncork'd Entertainment has unveiled the first official red band trailer for a brutal horror comedy titled Homewrecker, with a nod to Bloody-Disgusting for dropping this. The film premiered at Fantasia last year, and also played at Fantastic Fest and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in the fall. Loneliness turns violent when a young interior designer makes a dangerous new friend. It quickly becomes clear that Linda has something far more sinister on her mind than throw pillows. Starring Alex Essoe and Precious Chong as the two women, both of whom also co-wrote the script, along with Anthony Matthews and Kris Siddiqi. This reminds me a bit of the fight comedy Catfight, also about two women battling each other. Might be a fun one to watch with some friends.
Here's the official red band trailer (+ poster) for Zach Gayne's Homewrecker, direct from B-D's YouTube:
Michelle (Alex Essoe) is an interior designer and newlywed. Linda (Precious Chong) lives alone and fills her days with painting and exercise classes. Seeking a new friend, Linda coerces the reserved, deferential Michelle into visiting her home for a spontaneous interior design consultation. Once inside, it quickly becomes clear that Linda has something far more sinister on her mind than throw pillows. Homewrecker is directed by Canadian filmmaker Zach Gayne, making his feature directorial debut with this (and the film States), after a few short films and other projects previously. The screenplay is written by Precious Chong, Alex Essoe, and Zach Gayne. This originally premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival last year. Uncork'd will release Gayne's Homewrecker direct-to-DVD / VOD starting on July 7th this summer. How does that look?
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Whaley House
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
The Whaley House, which served as a county courthouse and theater, is open to the public all year. (Alyx Sariol/Atlas Obscura) http://atlasobscura.com/user/alyx (http://atlasobscura.com/user/alyx)
The furnishings of the Whaley House. (Alyx Sariol/Atlas Obscura) http://atlasobscura.com/user/alyx (http://atlasobscura.com/user/alyx)
Portraits of the Whaley family still hang throughout the house. Several members who died in the house are believed to haunt its rooms. (Alyx Sariol/Atlas Obscura) http://atlasobscura.com/user/alyx (http://atlasobscura.com/user/alyx)
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Once home to Thomas Whaley and his family, the Whaley House is recognized for its historical significance in San Diego's Old Town neighborhood. Built in 1856 the home is a two-story Greek Revival designed by Whaley himself. It was built using bricks from Whaley's brickyard and was the only construction of its kind in San Diego at the time.
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Aside from housing the Whaley family, the home also served as San Diego's first commercial theater, a general store, and the county courthouse. The house is currently furnished in tribute to the many functions it served before being turned into a museum.
What's most unusual about the home is the numerous reports of hauntings by docents; visitors; and, yes, Regis Philbin. The Travel Channel's "Most Haunted" show designated the Whaley House as the most haunted home in the United States.
Volunteer docents in period costumes are quick to point out rooms that are said to be haunted by Whaley family members who died in the home and others who were hanged on site.
San Diego Ghost Hunters hosts a Whaley House Museum Paranormal Investigation Tour on the last weekend of every month. Paranormal investigation techniques and tools are utilized throughout the tour, which provides access to several roped-off rooms. It's clear that the Whaley House is well-known for its paranormal sightings and reports; the museum even charges more for evening admission to visitors hoping to leave a little bit shaken.
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"Obtaining my bachelor's degree is the first step in the betterment of my life."
I began at SNHU after piecing together several years at other colleges with no degree to show for it. After discussing my options with my advisor, Ashley, I enrolled in the B.S. in Justice Studies program. Obtaining my bachelor's degree is the first step in the betterment of my life. After school, I will seek promotional opportunities within my current job, and will be better suited to seek future career opportunities in the law enforcement field. |
Katie Hamilton's Husband Josh Files For Divorce After Reported Relapse: 'RHOC' Couple Splits
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Katie Hamilton may not be due to make her Real Housewives of Orange County debut until June, but already, the new Bravo reality star is in the midst of controversy. Earlier this year, her husband, Josh, reportedly suffered a drug relapse, and now, it has been revealed that Josh filed for divorce from Katie Hamilton two months ago.
On April 18, The Dallas Morning News confirmed Katie Hamilton's husband filed court documents to end his marriage in February, around the time reports of his alleged relapse were made public.
Katie Hamilton married Josh in 2004, and the couple has four children together, ages 3 to 14.
According to the report, Katie Hamilton's husband didn't reveal many details about the reason behind their split, but he did note "conflict" within the marriage and outlined 34 specific requests in his petition.
"Prohibit her from using the Maserati and 1972 Chevrolet Blazer in his possession; prohibit her from 'hiding' the children from him; prohibit her from making disparaging remarks against him or his family; prohibit someone who has an intimate relationship with her from staying in the same home as the children overnight."
In March, as per The Dallas Morning News, Katie Hamilton submitted her response to Josh's paperwork, denying his general requests. Then, this month, the couple agreed to cease all communication with one another until they are due back in court.
At this point, Josh is unable to see his children without supervision, and is also restricted from going to his properties with Katie Hamilton, including their homes in Westlake, Texas; Newport Coast, California; and Valley Mills, Texas.
Josh and Katie Hamilton's home in Newport was put on the market for $16.5 million on Friday.
As the Inquisitr previously reported, reports of Katie Hamilton's impending divorce first hit the web in early March. At the time, a source told Yahoo Sports! that Josh had relapsed and ended up at a strip club.
"Hamilton has told people his latest spiral began around Super Bowl weekend after a fight with his wife. Because he cannot carry cash or credit cards, Hamilton wrote himself a check to cash. He wound up at a strip club and used cocaine."
For more Katie Hamilton, tune into The Real Housewives of Orange County on June 1 at 9 p.m. on Bravo. At this point, it is unknown whether or not Hamilton will be featured on the series in a full-time role.
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Nickelback Announces New Album 'Get Rollin',' Share New Single "San Quentin"
by Jacob Uitti September 7, 2022, 9:02 am
Popular multi-platinum-selling rock band Nickelback has announced its next album, Get Rollin', which is set to drop on November 18.
To celebrate the news, the group released the new single, "San Quentin," which fans and can pre-order HERE.
The diamond-certified Canadian rock group's new album will be their 10th to date and the band's first in five years.
"San Quentin,' the group says,' was inspired after frontman Chad Kroeger met a real-life warden from the notoriously high-security California prison. The song follows as he plots his clever escape.
"We've spent the last few years making a record at a pace that gave us the freedom to create and we can't wait for everyone to hear the new music," says Nickelback in a statement. "We've missed the fans and look forward to bringing the new songs to life on stage, so let's Get Rollin'!"
The band's 10th studio record, Get Rollin,' and Get Rollin' (Deluxe) will be available via digital platforms and physical CD purchase. The deluxe edition will include four bonus tracks, like acoustic versions of "High Time," "Just One More," "Does Heaven Even Know You're Missing?" and "Horizon." Standard and exclusive versions of the album will also be released on vinyl in 2023.
Amassing hits for over two decades, Nickelback is the 11th best-selling musical act of all time, counting over 50 million units sold and over 4.7 billion career streams to date.
Get Rollin' Tracklist:
1. San Quentin
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7. Does Heaven Even Know You're Missing?
8. Steel Still Rusts
9. Horizon
10. Standing In The Dark
11. Just One More
12. High Time (Acoustic) *
13. Does Heaven Even Know You're Missing? (Acoustic) *
14. Just One More (Acoustic) *
15. Horizon (Acoustic) *
* Get Rollin' Deluxe Version
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Home Build Or Factory Made Sport Aircraft
Interested in an aircraft that matches and outdoes almost every counterpart in it's class, while remaining highly economical and fun to fly? We are now the New Zealand distributor for two incredible aircraft, the Sling 2 and Sling 4.
Manufactured by South African based The Airplane Factory, both are proven in round-the-world adventures. The model name reflecting the number of occupants, the Sling 2 is classed as an LSA or ML and is available ready-made or as a kit for home build while the Sling 4 is only available for home build.
Built in all alloy construction, each model comes with the latest in avionics and flight systems, making this state-of-the-art flying experience both easy and safe.
The modem interior beckons with the wide cockpit offering plenty of shoulder space, all-round views and storage for long items.
Sling 2 is classified as a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) with a maximum take-off weight of 600 kg and a base weight of 378 kg, depending on your additional options this can increase another 111kg.
The Sling 4, with it's four seats, has base weight at 475kg with optional extras that can add up to 56.6 kg additional weight. One requirement of the Sling 4 is that 51% of the build is completed domestically. Our facilities and staff are available for 51-100% of the build of the Sling 4, allowing operators to be as involved in the build as they would like.
Whether you want either aircraft for training or leisure, both aircraft are very functional and economical. |
Petal Maps by Huawei provides users with an innovative digital mapping experience
Huawei, one of the world's largest technology providers, introduced its native mapping and navigation application Petal Maps, across the Middle East and Africa in June 2021. It is now available on all Huawei Mobile Services and Android products, including Huawei's latest releases, HUAWEI nova 9 and HUAWEI WATCH 3 | 3 Pro.
Users can now experience Lane Level Guidance Navigation and Smartwatch Navigation on the go while walking, cycling, or during a gym session.
Launched across 166 countries, Petal Maps supports multiple language displays and voice notifications, including English, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Mandarin.
Providing users with "a new way to explore the world", Huawei upgraded the application with a 3D view for an interactive experience, enabling users to explore surroundings with smooth and seamless transitions in any direction.
The 'Turn-by-Turn Navigation' feature lets users find the best possible route for their destination based on real-time traffic updates with voice notifications on every turn, making their journey pleasant.
Integration of real-time public transport information will help the users in planning their trips. They can get updated schedules, departure, and arrival times of local metros, buses, trains, and more.
Petal Maps also gives the feature of listing down favourite restaurants and syncing the information to the cloud by logging into HUAWEI ID and accessing the list on every Huawei device.
One of the prominent features of the app is Co-Creators that lets the user explore their surroundings and interact with millions of Petal Maps Co-Creators to build an ever-changing world.
The application can be downloaded from AppGallery using the following link: appgallery.huawei
Users can also download Petal Maps from other application stores.
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Wherever you are in your healing, Core Emotional Experiential Therapy (CEET) will substantially accelerate your progress.
If you've tried talk therapy or other healing modalities and are still experiencing emotional symptoms, addictions, unwanted patterns in relationships, and even some physical symptoms, a CEET Private Immersion can provide the immediate breakthrough that you've been looking for.
If you are new to therapy, a CEET Private Immersion can save you a great deal of time and expense by quickly revealing exactly what you need to work on, and the majority of people experience significant resolution.
You may be caught in repeated patterns and find yourself unfulfilled in your relationships or work life.
You may be suffering from anxiety, depression, emotional eating, a poor body image or general dissatisfaction.
You may lack direction and passion, or feel something is just missing. You may feel that there is something that has been holding you down, holding you back or making things more difficult.
You know there is something better for you but you just can't seem to make it happen.
During a Private Immersion, we will help you identify and heal the real root causes of your issues including: your personal history, your family's history, emotional and energetic blocks, limiting beliefs about the world and yourself, and the ways you learned to cope that are no longer serving you.
Doing the Private Immersion with Elicia and Doug was the greatest gift I could give to myself.
"Doing the 8-hour private immersion with Elicia and Doug was the greatest gift I could give to myself. I did not know what to expect and what I received exceeded any possible expectations.
The relief I felt was immediate - like a foreign object was taken out of my stomach, liver, and lower back. And for the first time in my life I felt truly loved and supported - by Elicia and Doug - they held me and held the safe space around me so I could deeply feel all of my emotions. And as soon as I connected to my emotions they revealed to me the true story and memories that were buried deep in my subconscious.
My favorite part was going back into the womb and discovering how much of the sufferings, conditionings, insecurities, and pain I absorbed without even being born. I cleared up that mess and was able to be born for this world the second time - pure, innocent, powerful, loved, and welcomed!"
People often come to us expressing how they have felt frustrated and stuck in their talk therapy. Despite having been in therapy, sometimes for many years, they feel they are going over-and-over the same things and are using their therapists only for support.
Developed in the 1970s, Experiential Therapy is an active therapeutic approach that encourages clients to identify their emotions and address hidden or subconscious issues through activities such as role playing, guided imagery, the use of props, and a range of other active experiences.
Your internal processes, and their origins, are brought into the outer world. There, they can not only be witnessed in a more objective and insightful way, but crucial aspects that were previously unseen are revealed and expressed. The usual repeating patterns, including your emotions, thoughts and relationships, take on a solidity so they, and their impact on your life, can be clearly seen.
Then, while immersed in that experience, often with a release in the body and/or emotions, a precise intervention is provided to resolve and heal in full experience, providing a depth of healing not usually available in other modalities.
Core Emotional Experiential Therapy (CEET) was developed by Elicia and Doug Miller PhD, two gifted master practitioners with decades of experience in Experiential Therapy.
A CEET Immersion is a 5 or 8-hour process. Talk therapy, and even other Experiential Therapy, is of much shorter duration and does not allow for the depth or breadth of processing of a CEET Immersion.
Before the CEET Immersion, you will receive an interview with Elicia and Doug, and complete a detailed Emotional Healing Questionnaire. During the Immersion,150 objects are provided for you to select from to represent a wide range of your past and current life experiences.
By placing your inner experience into solid three-dimensional space, your perspective shifts so that you can see without the usual unconscious habits that keep you stuck. Instead, with deeply attuned guidance, you are helped to see the very things that have been causing your issues and problems. People typically have major "aha" realizations and often express deep gratitude for these insights...and this is just the beginning.
The breadth of what is represented includes multiple relevant aspects of your life, past and present. This includes various aspects of your parents, ancestors, siblings and other important people. With this, various aspects of yourself are selected. Also included are other relationships and patterns, including with friends, intimates, at work, as well as important issues such as love, security, money and career goals. The relationships between any of these various parts are often what create the "aha" realizations and transformative insights.
CEET goes much further and includes your personal goals, higher self, personal gifts, fears, energy blocks, and anything relevant to your experience.
The selection and layout of the objects is usually complete within the first two hours. The remainder of the time involves working through and releasing the various patterns and emotions and reclaiming lost aspects of self and unrealized gifts. After each segment of your work, we return to the objects and the client determines what has shifted and what remains to be worked on. And so, the representation of your issues and their healing is represented in the field of objects, which helps ground and direct the work.
As a result of the healing and clearing, you will have greater access to your unique gifts and experience the world as more supportive, while you get more of your needs met in your relationships.
Following an Immersion, many clients experience substantial support from the outside. This reflects how our deepest and even unconscious expectations can impact what we manifest and receive.
I experienced more of a shift in just one session with Doug and Elicia than I had in my entire three years of conscious healing.
"I was in talk therapy for two years prior to my experiential Healing Immersion and had tried innumerable healing methods. However, I experienced more of a shift in just one session with Doug and Elicia than I had in my entire three years of conscious healing.
My healing journey began three years ago with a whole host of symptoms (depression, anxiety, hormonal imbalance, fatigue etc.) that, as I learned from Elicia, were repressed emotions. The symptoms began clearing up as soon as I started feeling my emotions through the guidance of Elicia.
One session with Elicia and Doug shifted all of my patterns of shame around my body. I have worked with them several times now and each time has been different but is always exactly what I need."
Elicia and Doug bring years of the highest level of professional training along with personal experience and highly developed emotional and intuitive acuity. They use multiple approaches such as Gestalt, Psychomotor, Dream Work, Psychodynamic, Psychodrama, Transpersonal, Shamanic, Cognitive, Bioenergetic Body Work, Reiki, Inner-Child Healing, Regression, Maitri Verde's Psycho-Aromatherapy Flower Essences and Essential Oils and more.
Once the original emotion is released and healed, you will have greater access to your unique gifts and experience the world as supportive, while you get more of your needs met in your relationships.
We recommend 8 hours for new Immersion clients. The benefit of the full day is that it allows for more time to process. The morning is spent getting clear about history and current issues, setting intentions, and going through the setup of the objects, and some of the clearing and healing work may occur, as needed. After a lunch break, we move into the clearing and healing work.
We also offer a 5-hour Immersion for anyone who has done the 8-hour Immersion and wants to work on another layer.
Getting away from your routine and distractions to travel to the beautiful, healing, magical land of Costa Rica to be fully supported in an 8-hour individually focused process to heal the source of your patterns and enjoy the rest of your vacation in the jungle, ocean, and waterfall - combined with daily check-ins as you integrate the work before you go home.
After you finally address the source, you can then take a vacation from healing!
30-minute session before the Immersion to identify what needs to be addressed.
Thorough evaluation and preparation using the Emotional Healing Questionnaire filled out prior to the Immersion.
Maitri Verde's flower essences and essential oils to be used during the Immersion.
In-person (if you are in Costa Rica), text/email support for a week after the Immersion.
30-minute Zoom video session a week after the Immersion to support the integration and anything new that has come up as a result.
Maitri Verde's flower essences and essential oils to keep and use before and after the Immersion.
If you are interested in a Private Healing Vacation, click the "Apply Now" button below.
Click the button below to apply for a free 30-minute assessment to learn more about Core Emotional Healing® and which program is right for you.
I truly feel like I accomplished more than I would have in years of talk therapy.
"Doug and Elicia make an amazing and perfect team. They are so supportive, intuitive, fun/funny, and loving. What more can I say? They've created something really unique and valuable that leverages their greatest gifts and truly heals people.
I seriously feel like a huge weight has been lifted and I'm so thankful to you and Doug. I truly feel like I accomplished more than I would have in years of talk therapy.
You guys were so sweet and gentle with me, and I feel like the clarity that I gained was priceless, and laying out all of the objects on the floor was key to the clarity I gained. Working through all of that was so great - I can't even put it into words.
For me, the key was to understand why I am a perfectionist and so driven to "succeed" vs just being happy where I currently am...once I understood that I just was able to let it go.
I have been home with my kids and I am, for the first time, aware of my inner child and have let her come out to play with my kids and had SO much fun with them. I know that I still have so much work to do and this is just the beginning, but I feel like a totally different person."
It's not a generic process, so I felt like everyone had the best support.
Other programs/retreats I have experienced were focused on physical, mental, and spiritual well being. They have all been good, but this is the first time I have been to a retreat that has focused on emotional health. It's a big part of us all! I loved working with Elicia & Doug. They are focused on what each person needs at the time. It's not a generic process, so I felt like everyone had the best support. I now have increased awareness, a clearer mind, and more energy throughout the day. I feel less guilt and attachment to family issues and more appreciation for my partner.
Working with Doug & Elicia is AMAZING! I want to put them in my pocket and bring them home with me. They are so loving, caring, compassionate and supportive. I felt very safe around them and free to be and express myself.
Before the CEH retreat I was experiencing anxiety, self-sabotaging habits such as binge eating and purging, poor self-boundaries and not being able to keep commitments to myself.
Anytime I'd say I'm going to commit to something, I would always fail at following through. I felt sad, depressed, insecure, not good enough and isolated.
The atmosphere that Elicia and Doug created was one that cannot be compared. It was relaxed, safe, comforting, loving, patient. I felt very accepted for being me and I didn't feel like I had to hide anything. I knew that if I was vulnerable I would be able to unlock the answer to some of these patterns and that's exactly what happened.
My mindset has changed SO MUCH since the workshop. I look at myself differently, I tell myself I'm beautiful, I hug myself, I tell myself "I love you". I give myself the attention that I was always searching for elsewhere. It's been very powerful. I have a much healthier outlook about my body and my future and I haven't let people's opinions about me affect me being my authentic self. It's awesome.
I am also definitely calmer, my intuition has increased and I have a better relationship with myself and the people who are closest to me.
"It's hard to even put into words the amount of gratitude I have for the Millers. Working with Elicia and Doug was an amazing life changing experience.
Elicia and Doug were able to help me uncover the blocks I could not see from traumas that were buried deep within my subconscious.
I've taken all of Elicia and Doug's programs and each program allowed me to uncover the next layer I was ready to heal, and the work they do together took it to whole other level of healing.
I often refer clients to them because I believe so strongly in the emotional healing that they facilitate.
"Immediately following this session, I experienced a major shift in two projects that I am working on (the very ones in which I had been holding myself back). My creative energy began to flow more readily and I was able to enjoy the process again. I feel more open and more free, more prosperous and excited for the opportunities to unfold.
Not only did I benefit greatly from my experience with them, but I often refer clients to them because I believe so strongly in the emotional healing that they facilitate. This is deep and transformative work and I am so grateful to them both personally and professionally."
"I don't have to sacrifice my needs for others. I can care for others and myself. I don't have to carry the pain from my childhood experience anymore. Thank you so much Doug and Elicia for all that you two do."
Their sensitivity and respect for me provided a safe space to express what was needed for powerful healing.
Working with Doug and Elicia is a profound healing experience in which their intuitive gifts work together. Though I was in a group, their process was individualized and focused on my specific circumstances to provide me with exactly what I needed to move through the emotions that were inhibiting me.
Their very creative therapeutic work was innovative and spontaneous, staying in the emotions and experience that was real for me in the moment. They combine a large range of therapeutic and spiritual approaches, to promote a life-altering and affirming healing experience.
Their sensitivity and respect for me provided a safe space to express what was needed for powerful healing. Overall, the experience of working with Doug and Elicia provided a holistic emotional healing experience that helped me move through emotional blocks very quickly and thoroughly in order to realize a more authentic and grounded self. Because I was in a group, I also got to see them do the same for others. It was really amazing to see and be a part of.
My husband and I have worked with Elicia and Doug on several occasions. We started working with them because we were newlyweds and had the worst communication. After working with Doug and Elicia, we were able to really learn how to communicate with each other and really identify our triggers. Once we were able to identify our triggers, we were able to learn what we needed from each other. It was an amazing experience for us, and we continue to grow everyday.
I was nervous that my husband would feel uncomfortable, or ganged up on, but he and Doug hit it off immediately. Which made my husband feel more comfortable to open up. We both work with Doug and Elicia separately as well, to really heal our inner children and past patterns in order to become the best people we can be in a relationship!
"Experiential therapy is THE BEST. Especially with Elicia. She is the mother of all mothers and will hold amazingly safe space for you to grow and find yourself and heal. She changed my life! If you have an opportunity to work with her in person, do it!!! xoxoxoxox" |
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Brazos Valley Worldfest & Family Festifall Virtual Exhibitors
Brazos Valley Worldfest and Family Festifall are excited to be offering virtual Exhibits for 2020! See all Virtual Exhibits below.
Aggieland Visitor Center
Who We Are: The Appelt Aggieland Visitor Center helps prospective students, families and other guests experience what differentiates Texas A&M from other universities.
Virtual Exhibit: Walk through campus with the Howdy Crew tour guides and learn about Texas A&M University's rich history and traditions.
Who We Are: The Desi Aggies' mission is to be a bridge for all South Asian organizations to collaborate and work together complement each other to serve the South Asian student community at Texas A&M. The purpose of Desi Aggies will also be to help those who are new from the South Asian countries to integrate into American culture, A&M, with various other student organizations, and still network together while enjoying fellowship with other students from both similar and different ethnic backgrounds.
Virtual Exhibit: A video of Desi student performances and a brief introduction to Chai (Indian Tea).
Desi Aggies
George Bush Presidential Library
Who We Are: The mission of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University is to preserve and make available the records and artifacts of George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States. We promote civic literacy and increased historical understanding of our national experience, and foster a community of public service and volunteerism.
We accomplish this mission by offering rich educational and public programs, original museum exhibits and access to our archival holdings.
Virtual Exhibit: Children may be able to visit the Bush Library and Museum virtually. They can see all our permanent exhibits and grounds surrounding the museum.
Germans in the U.S.A!
Who We Are: Local couple who has participated several times in the Brazos Valley Worldfest with an exhibition about Germany.
Virtual Exhibit: Pictures, videos, and songs from Germany.
Virtual Exhibit:
Israel Showcase
KBTX Weather Team
Who We Are: KBTX PinPoint Weather Team
Virtual Exhibit: Join the PinPoint Weather teams as we dive into a few experiments you can do at home to better understand the weather and world around us! Makin' it Rain for Downtown Bryan
Let's talk about rain! How it is formed, why it falls, and how to create it in your own house!
MSC CAMAC: A Latinx Programming Committee
Who We Are: MSC CAMAC is a student organization at Texas A&M University that focuses on uniting students from diverse backgrounds to establish an appreciation for various Hispanic cultures on the Texas A&M campus and Bryan/College Station community. We motivate the community to learn about these cultures through cultural, educational, and informative programs. Every year MSC CAMAC invites the Texas A&M student body and the Bryan/College Station community to "Mis Quince Años!"
Virtual Exhibit: This program is a quinceañera produced by MSC CAMAC members. A quinceañera is a Hispanic girl's coming of age celebration which usually includes traditional dances, free food, explanations of the ceremonies, and music. MSC CAMAC's goal is to educate the Texas A&M community about a traditional quinceañera, and we are making this possible by partnering with a young woman from the Bryan/College Station community to portray this.
MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness
Who We Are: MSC L.T. Jordan Institue for International Awareness provides Texas A&M University and the surrounding community with international exposure through on-campus programming and travel abroad opportunities.
Virtual Exhibit: Community members will be able to see real coffee brewing methods that can be done at home. The idea behind "Coffee Breaks with Jordan" is to create cultural awareness with coffee.
Who We Are: Fraternalism seeks to build relationships. With new relationships come vitality, adventure, the freedom to strive, compete, and create. Fraternal involvement makes men, women, and children happy in the work that they are doing. Community service projects anFraternalism seeks to build relationships. With new relationships come vitality, adventure, the freedom to strive, compete, and create. Fraternal involvement makes men, women, and children happy in the work that they are doing. Community service projects and social gatherings that strive to achieve a sense of purpose make SPJST members proud to be members and attracts others. For local lodge activities, please refer to the Local Lodges section.d social gatherings that strive to achieve a sense of purpose make SPJST members proud to be members and attracts others. For local lodge activities, please refer to the Local Lodges section.
Virtual Exhibit: A welcome video and October is Czech Heritage month proclamation.
SPJST Youth, Snook Lodge 9
TAMU Bangladesh Student Association
Who We Are: The mission of this organization is to unite Bangladeshi students and community relating TAMU by organizing various cultural events and creating more exposure of history and culture of Bangladesh to the international community by participating in different international activities at TAMU. The purpose is to create a homely atmosphere for the Bangladeshi students and represent socio-cultural heritage of Bangladesh at TAMU.
Virtual Exhibit: The exhibit will include demonstration of Bangladeshi cultural activities, the traditional attires, music and songs. It will enable the children to emerge themselves into a thousand years old south Asian heritage.
TAMU Japanese Class 201
Who We Are: Japanese class at Texas A&M University.
Virtual Exhibit: Children will be able to speak basic Japanese phrases.
TAMU Japanese Class
Virtual Exhibit: Tokyo Olympics Dance
Virtual Exhibit: Collaborative Dance
Malaysian Student Association
Who We Are: To serve promote integration and understanding among Malaysians and the community in Texas A&M University, and furnish cultural, social, and general information regarding Malaysia for Aggies or the community in Bryan-College Station who are interested in knowing the country.
Virtual Exhibit: 1. Children will be able to see how to make one of Malaysia's all-time-favorite teatime snacks, "Pisang Goreng" (banana fritters).
2. Children will be able to see some examples of traditional Malay dresses.
TAMU International Student Association
Virtual Exhibit: Taiwanese Tea Ceremony
TAMU Department of International Studies
Virtual Exhibit: Learn to write your name in Japanese!
The Arts Council of the Brazos Valley
Who We Are: For the past 50 years, the Arts Council has served the community with one driving mission: to make the arts accessible to all residents and visitors of the Brazos Valley through funding, promotion, advocacy, professional development and partnership building programs. We are a multifaceted arts organization supporting approximately 60 affiliate arts, culture and heritage organizations, regional artists and creative businesses, over 350,000 residents in seven counties, Texas A&M University, Blinn College and over 3.5 million Brazos Valley regional visitors annually.
Virtual Exhibit: Children will learn about the Arts Council, explore the Arts in Brazos Valley, and gain an artistic demonstration from some of our In-House Residents!
Indian Graduate Student Association
Who We Are: Building on the pillars of Networking, Mentoring, and Advocacy, IGSA strives towards adhering and spreading the Aggie core values of loyalty, integrity, leadership, respect, and selfless service among the Indian students and fellow Aggies.
Virtual Exhibit: We will showcase dance and music cultures in India through some performances and give a glimpse of the major scientific and mathematical contributions made by Indians.
Napalese Student Association
Who We Are: The main purpose of the NSA TAMU is to provide a platform for the Nepalese students at TAMU to communicate with each other and with the University. NSA aims to promote and educate a better understanding of Nepalese culture and heritage to all students and to the Aggie Community.
Virtual Exhibit: The audience will be able to explore the geo-cultural diversity of Nepal. In the end, they will also be able to play a small fun quiz and the highest scorer will be awarded an exciting prize. In the performance video the girls in the video are wearing the dress called Fariya Choli which is a long floral skirt with a yellow cloth tied around the waist area. On top, is the handmade blouse, and red thread wrapped around the hair. The jewelry includes bangles, beaded necklaces which are called pote in the Nepalese Language.
TAMU Persian Student Association
Who We Are: The purpose of the association shall be to bring together the Iranian student bodies at Texas A&M University as well as other interested individuals in College Station/Bryan area through community service, cultural and social events and recreational activities and to introduce Iranian culture to the Texas A&M community. This association includes all ethnicities in Iran such as Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes as well as other interested ethnicities.
Virtual Exhibit: In our VE, we introduce country of Iran from a different viewpoint, trying to shed light on the aspects of Iran's culture, arts, society, traditions, etc. which have not been explained clearly so far and have made people of other countries have a false belief of Iran in some aspects.
TAMU Taiwanese Student Association
Who We Are: Promoting the understanding and awareness of Taiwan's culture, history, politics, society, economics, etc.
Promoting understanding and friendship between Taiwanese and other nationalities. Promoting fellowship and providing services among Taiwanese students at TAMU.
Virtual Exhibit: We will introduce our home country Taiwan from multifaceted angles.
Brazos Valley Children's Museum
Who We Are: Since 1998, The Children's Museum has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors through its doors and brought learning through play into actuality. While The Museum began as a museum without walls, today it is home to 12 different hands-on, interactive, educational exhibits that foster a love of learning and inspire young minds throughout the years. The Museum also boasts special programing and reading times that are designed for children and families to learn together through play, to put into practice what children are learning in the classroom, and to take practical learning skills home for continued discovery. Spring, summer, and winter camps center on a myriad of themes and bring children together to play, learn, create, and discover.
Virtual Exhibit: The Brazos Valley Children's Museum reads Fati and the Honey Tree, a book from Ghana.
Who We Are: Discovery provides the opportunity for international spouses in the community to get together for classes and programs to help adjust to living in our community. All international women are welcome to join.
Virtual Exhibit: This video tells about their programs
Twin City Mission
Who We Are: Twin City Mission will accomplish its Vision through programs addressing: homelessness; violence and abuse; family conflict; youth in crisis; life skills deficiencies; and poverty.
Virtual Exhibit: While we are making friendship bracelet, they will learn what makes a good friend and how to have a healthy friendship.
The coloring page will be a way they can personally think about different aspect they like in their friendships and we will promote those fun and healthy behaviors.
Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston
Virtual Exhibit: A video art exhibit of Holodomor art of Ukraine
Texas Wendish Heritage Society & Museum Discovery
Girls Scouts of Central Texas
Who We Are: We're the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
Virtual Exhibit: What does it mean to be a Girl Scout?
TAMU MSC FLI
Aggie Fenghua Dance Club
Who We Are: We are a group of amateur Chinese dancers comprised mostly of faculty, staff of Texas A&M. We are interested in promoting multicultural exchange through arts and performances. We have been performing in different stages in our local community such as World Stage at Brazos Valley Worldfest, I-week of Texas A&M University, Discovery program of First Baptist Church, Chinese school as well as other venues.
Virtual Exhibit: Pipa is an antient Chinese musical instrument and has a very unique sound. This dance illustrates how Pipa players play Pipa in harmony with the sound sometimes delicate and silky and sometimes vibrate and energetic.
Odissi Dancy Company
Who We Are: To introduce American and global audiences to ancient Indian traditions of dance, its enrichment, cultural experience and preservation using Sanskrit, meditation and yoga.
Virtual Exhibit: Kids will be able to experience the rich artistic heritage of India through classical dance.
Ballet Foklorico Los Altos de Jalisco
Who We Are: Mexican folklorico dance for youth.
Virtual Exhibit: Performances from 2015.
Guadalajara Dance Video
Los Machetes Dance Video |
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The Portuguese has been out of work since his sacking by Chelsea in December and is keen to return to management.
Earlier today Mourinho confirmed that he will be back in managemgent for next season.
"Of course I miss it," he said. "But in July I will be back. So we are in May and May to July is nothing.
"I keep enjoying my life which I'm doing, keep enjoying my family. But in July I am back. June 30 (to sign a contract) - that's fine."
Widespread reports last month suggested Mourinho had signed a pre-contract agreement with United to take over from Louis van Gaal at the end of the season.
But according to Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri, Mourinho's pre-contract has now become an official contract that he looks to have signed.
Tancredi tweeted a timeline of Mourinho's ongoing situation.
Van Gaal still believes his future is resting on United securing a top four finish and winning the FA Cup. |
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USA: African Governments Spend Millions on Lobbying
Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON -- African governments are paying millions of dollars to lobbyists in hopes of influencing Washington's policy, according to an examination of US government files.
Oil-producing nations -- especially, Nigeria, Angola, Gabon, and Equatorial
Guinea -- are paying the biggest fees by far, but others, especially those
with which Washington has difficult relations, are not holding back the cash.
Most prominent among the latter are the governments of Zimbabwe, Burkina
Faso, and Cote d'Ivoire.
Still others may be acting through private individuals or companies who
contract with US lobbyists, according to disclosure statements which
lobbyists are required to file under the Foreign Agents Registration Act
(FARA).
Favoured lobbyists include former high-ranking State Department and other
government officials, such as Herman Cohen, who served as Assistant
Secretary of State for Africa under former President George Bush and whose
partner, James Woods, held the equivalent position at the Pentagon.
Lobbyists also include former high-ranking members of the intelligence
community. Milton Bearden, a senior Central Intelligence Agency officer who
specialised in Muslim countries and served as station chief in Pakistan
when Washington was backing the mujahideen in Afghanistan, has just been
hired by a wealthy Sudanese businessman reported to be close to the
Khartoum government.
For a 150,000 dollar ''mobilisation fee'' and 50,000 dollars a month,
Bearden is supposed to work over two years to, among other things, help
mediate negotiations to end the 18-year-old civil war in Sudan, lift US
economic sanctions against Khartoum, and restore good relations between the
two countries.
Lobbying became a fixture of Washington by the late 19th century as private
companies and commercial associations felt it increasingly necessary to
influence the federal government. Foreign governments, despite having fully
staffed embassies here, have used lobbyists to press their points of view
for several decades now.
African governments - aside from apartheid South Africa, whose lobbying
activities began very early and were mainly covert - have been latecomers
to the game. They began calling on hired guns in the 1980s, after the
Angolan government and rebels spent millions of dollars on Washington firms
considered influential with Republicans in the White House and Congress.
Under FARA, individuals who engage in lobbying on behalf of foreign
entities are required to register with the US government and file
semi-annual reports on their activities. All of these filings are public
information and are kept in a small office at the Justice Department.
According to the records, oil-producers are the current big spenders.
The government of Nigeria, which was known for spreading a lot of cash
around numerous high-priced lobbyists here during military rule, apparently
has since decided on one major representative, GoodWorks International. The
firm's chairman, Andrew Young, served as president Jimmy Carter's UN
ambassador and later as mayor of Atlanta. Besides his position at
GoodWorks, Young acts as president of the National Council of Churches.
''GoodWorks can work to reverse Nigeria's negative image through effective
representation of Nigeria's interests in the US,'' reads the firm's
contract, which was filed last August. It states that GoodWorks, which is
based in Atlanta and has no Washington office, is to receive 500,000
dollars as an initial retainer and 60,000 as ''monthly retainers''
thereafter, ''not to exceed a total of 1,500,000 (dollars) for the first
year of service only.''
Gabon, another oil producer, has gone through more than a half a dozen
lobbying firms in recent years. Most of them, like Verner, Liipfert,
Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, and Powell Tate, have been politically very
well connected to both major parties. Costs have been well over a million
dollars a year, or an average of about 250,000 dollars per agency.
Most recently, however, Gabon appears to have cut off some of its agents,
settling instead for relationships with UK-based Shandwick Public Affairs,
which last year bought out Powell Tate and Cassidy & Associates.
Gabon has also maintained a three-year-old relationship with Jacqueline
Wilson, the ex-spouse of a senior US diplomat. According to her filings,
Wilson receives tens of thousands of dollars for special projects and
reports to President Omar Bongo's daughter, Pascaline Mferri Bongo.
In her latest filing, Wilson reported that she was paid 60,000 dollars
between August and November 2000 to ''support action of president of Gabon
to fight AIDS pandemic (and) develop a strategy.'' As to work performed,
she reported sending ''letters to the office of National AIDS policy at the
White House.''
Among the major African oil giants, Angola ranks right at the top and
currently has seven firms working for it in Washington, several of which
have been taken on within the last two months.
Angola already was spending some 930,000 dollars a year on C/R
International, a firm headed by Robert Cabelly, a former diplomat who
worked on Angola when he was at the State Department; and 400,000 dollars a
year to Samuels International Associates, led by Michael Samuels, a former
senior trade official under President Ronald Reagan.
In April, American Worldwide Inc., a new firm headed by John Moore, filed
notice of an oral contract between him and the Angolan government for
955,000 dollars a year. The filings show that Angola/American Worldwide
then has a three-year contract with Patton Boggs, one of the Washington
heavyweight firms, for 250,000 dollars a year, and a second three-year
contract with Daniel Edelman, a major public relations firm, for 400,000
dollars a year.
A few days later, Angola signed a new, one-year contract with C/R
International for 620,000 dollars. Another firm, Cohen & Woods, filed a
500,000 dollar-per-year contract with Angola dated 26 March and covering an
array of representational services in the United States and at the World
Bank, International Monetary Fund, and United Nations.
The new contract with Angola, which came on top of a contract for 600,000
dollars a year with Zimbabwe, represents something of a comeback for Cohen
& Woods. The firm lost potentially lucrative contracts with Liberia in late
1999 and with Cote d'Ivoire after the December 1999 coup d'etat and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) two months ago.
In addition to providing President Robert Mugabe's government with the sort
of strategic and other advice it normally offers clients, the contract says
Cohen & Woods will ''counter anti-Zimbabwe content in the international
media'' and assist the government with its own channel ''in disseminating
appropriate news and information about political and economic developments
in Zimbabwe.''
Cohen & Woods has one other African client, Burkina Faso, which pays the
firm some 200,000 dollars a year plus expenses.
In March, Cote d'Ivoire replaced Cohen & Woods with a new player in the
lobbying industry, Valis Associates. This firm is headed by Wayne Valis,
who is being paid a 35,000 dollar retainer to set up shop and 16,700
dollars a month to "restore good relations" between the US and Ivorian
governments.
Ethiopia has also paid a great deal to lobbyists, particularly after the
outbreak of war in May 1998. It hired Verner Liipfert for some 225,000
dollars a year and C/R International at 300,000 dollars a year.
Uganda, which is thought to have one of the most effective embassies in
Washington, also hired a lobbyist, Foley, Hoag and Eliot, two months ago at
10,000 dollars a month retainer plus expenses to represent its interests
with Congress and the executive branch.
Other players include AfricaGlobal Partners, a firm formed in 1999 by the
former head of the Corporate Council on Africa, David Miller. Its clients
include the oil-producing country of Equatorial Guinea (284,000 dollars per
year), Swaziland (84,000 dollars per year), and Mozambique (150,000 dollars
per year).
Another firm, Jefferson Waterman International, last year contracted with a
private company, AmLib United Minerals, for 25,000 dollars a month to
''strengthen relations between Liberia and the US.''
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ically Endangered and may now be Extinct. The Bali myna is also Critically Endangered, suffering from capture for the cage-bird trade, with only 14 individuals known in the wild in 1998.
The white-eyed starling (Aplonis brunneicapilla) of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands is Endangered and suffers from taking of chicks for food, a practice aided by the colonial nesting of the species. The black-winged starling (Acridotheres melanopterus) of western Indonesia is also Endangered and suffering from the cage-bird trade.
Vulnerable species include the Rarotonga starling (Aplo-nis cinerascens), atoll starling (Aplonis feadensis), mountain starling (Aplonis santovestris), Abbott's starling (Cinnyricinclus femoralis), and the white-faced starling (Sturnus albofrontatus). The Rarotonga starling from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is rare and probably numbered fewer than 100 individuals in 1987.
Classified Near Threatened are the Tanimbar starling (Aplonis crassa), yellow-eyed starling (Aplonis mystacea), rusty-winged starling (Aplonis zelandica), helmeted myna (Basilor-nis galeatus), Apo myna (Basilornis miranda), Sri Lanka myna (Gracula ptilogenys), copper-tailed glossy-starling (Lampro-tornis cupreocauda), and the bare-eyed myna (Streptocitta al-bertinae).
The preponderance of starlings of the genus Aplonis on this list of threatened species is primarily a result of the diversity of this group and the cause of that diversity: isolation on small islands of the South Pacific and Indonesia. With limited habitat, bird populations are also limited. As human populations have grown on these islands, forest habitats have come under intense pressure. The colonial nature of many of the birds has also facilitated use of these birds as food or their capture for the cage-bird trade.
A common (or European) starling (Sturnus vulgaris) arriving at its nest with food for its young. (Photo by Kim Taylor. Bruce Coleman Inc. Reproduced by permission.)
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Another requirement of Title 24 is the separation of electrical loads for the purposes of metering or as stated in the code "designed to permit the disaggregated measurement of electrical load energy downstream from the service meter…" although the sub metering itself is not mandatory. These groups include HVAC, lighting, receptacles, water system pumps, elevators and similar, renewable energy sources, car chargers, and some other large loads. The requirements to segregate the loads becomes more strict as service size increases and Table 130.5-B clarifies these requirements. So what this will mean in general is more electrical panelboard hardware and less flexibility in moving around electrical loads. Service metering is also required and these requirements are identified in Table 130.5-A. Of course there are exceptions to these requirements so make sure to check the entire Section 130.5 but overall this section is rather thin at only 1-1/2 pages plus tables so its a quick read. The execution of the requirements is a bit more complex so plan for a bit more thought designing the distribution hardware and layout of equipment during programming and design. |
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The 83-metre vessel in its smart blue and white livery towered over a wharf side marquee where 150 guests were welcomed.
It was a day to be proud of, a big day for Nelson and for us, Sealord chair Whaimutu Dewes said.
The $70 million vessel was jointly funded by Sealord's equal shareholders – iwi-owned Moana New Zealand and Japan's Nippon Suisan Kaisha.
Sir Tipene O'Regan, an architect of the Maori fisheries settlement that led to the establishment of the current Sealord company, which he chaired for its first 10 years, took the opportunity to put a shot across Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash's bows.
This was not a time to adopt a threatening pose, he told Nash, who was a guest at the ceremony along with Regional Development Minister Shane Jones, "but reviewing the QMS (Quota Management System) is something you do at your peril".
"We fought a great battle to move to an adoption of that system and the merging of Treaty rights within it."
He noted approvingly that Nash was signalling from his seat that the QMS was not an issue.
The QMS was a blunt instrument that needed refining but it remained the most effective fisheries management regime developed anywhere in the world, Sir Tipene said.
The biggest threat to the fishery was a huge recreational sector that was uncontrolled and incapable of being policed.
Sir Tipene said the setting up of Sealord in 1993 under the Treaty settlement required overcoming generations of grievance and "piscatorial illiteracy".
Vessels were initially named after immigrant ships to New Zealand - Whitby, Fifeshire, Will Watch – but there was a push for Maori names to reflect the altered shareholding.
Thomas Harrison was acceptable because both Sir Tipene's and then Fisheries Minister Doug Kidd's great grandfathers were aboard it.
Tokatu is the rock that withstands the power of the sea.
The vessel is the first new New Zealand-owned trawler in a generation and represents the largest ever single investment.
Minister Nash cited the importance of the fishing industry and said the QMS provided the certainty needed to invest.
He said the Tokatu which was fitted with a gym, cinema, wifi and hotel-style two-man cabins with ensuites, had been described as a "floating palace" by a fisheries observer in his report.
Nissui chair Norio Hosomi said there had been maximum co-operation in the partnership over 17 years, through good and bad times.
Sealord was prepared to sacrifice profits in favour of healthy resource control, he said.
Steve Yung, Sealord chief executive, said the decision was made three years ago to bolster the fleet with a new freezer trawler.
The arrival of Tokatu was a sign of the company's optimism.
He noted Rex Chapman's role as skipper and the support of his board and management team.
He also paid tribute to crew member Patahi Kawana, who was lost overboard from the Sealord hoki trawler Otakou last month.
Nelson mayor Rachel Reese cut a ribbon before guests were given tours of the ship.
Tokatu arrived in Nelson from Norway in June and has been fishing for hoki on the west coast.
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When $300M Worth Phil Mickelson Was Forced to Borrow $1 to Pay Off a Bet
Joydeep Singh
Golf – The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational – Centurion Club, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Britain – June 9, 2022 Team Hy Flyers Phil Mickelson of the U.S. during the first round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Phil Mickelson is one of the most talked about golfers today. The LIV Golf rebel is well-known for pranking people on the field. But another habit that the golfer can not seem to get rid of is his gambling. He once shared an amusing story about a time when he gambled during a practice round.
Phil Mickelson shares a funny gambling story
Mickelson is the world's highest-paid golfer today. The golf legend has a garage full of luxurious cars and also owns a private jet. However, Lefty once had to borrow a dollar to pay off a bet during his practice round!
@GolfCentral and he paid the debt, even if he had to borrow the $1 from @JasonDufner's caddy pic.twitter.com/uAFe8Ml2XG
— Brad Mont (@mavdc) April 8, 2014
The golfer lost a bet to a patron who was outside the ropes during the round. The fan, out of nowhere, challenged Mickelson's short game and said that he could not get up and down. Mickelson was at the par-3 sixth hole and had put the ball on the green. But despite his amazing short-game skills, he ended up losing the $1 bet to the fan.
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Tweets about the incident went viral soon after fans experienced Mickelson's embarrassing loss. A tweet from a user said, "he first said I don't have a $1, I'll give you a golf ball. He ended up giving both." It turned out the golfer had to borrow a dollar from Jason Dufner's caddie since he didn't have any cash on him at that time.
What did Mickelson say about the incident?
Lefty was asked about the bet in the post-round conference. He said, "He was mouthing off — 'hard shot, get this up-and-down, no chance'…And I did hit a good shot. I had a 7-footer straight uphill and I had to pay him." Mickelson said that the shot wasn't too hard, but it was just not his day to win a bet. The golfer has a record of winning bets against almost every player he has practiced with before his round. But the patron was destined to receive a dollar as well as Mickelson's golf ball that day.
Golf – The inaugural LIV Golf Invitational – Centurion Club, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Britain – June 10, 2022, Team Hy Flyer's Phil Mickelson of the U.S. during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs
Mickelson has an old habit of gambling small amounts of money, especially during his practice rounds. But it was surprising to see Mickelson lose such an easy bet, no matter how small the amount was. Do you know any such betting stories about Phil Mickelson? Let us know in the comments below.
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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.
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It looks like Defense Secretary Ash Carter is a comedian bombing on open mic night in this photo from Adana, Turkey yesterday.
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Clarins appoints Nicolas Prieur as general manager of Clarins France
French cosmetics group Clarins has appointed Nicolas Prieur as general manager of Clarins France, succeeding Henri du Masle. Du Masle is taking over the management of MyBlend, Clarins' recently relaunched personalized skincare brand.
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Prieur joined Clarins in 2008 as an area export manager based in Geneva. From 2010 onwards he held various marketing and sales management roles and managed several regions around the world. Returning to Switzerland in 2018, he first held the position of general manager export Europe, and was appointed general manager of Clarins' Swiss subsidiary a year later. Before joining the Clarins group, Prieur worked at Bourjois, mainly as export manager for several regions.
Clarins is present in over 150 countries with the Clarins and MyBlend brands. For several years the beauty group has been focused on the skincare segment. After selling its Mugler and Azzaro perfume brands to the L'Oréal group in 2019, it invested in the British beauty brand Pai Skincare in 2021, and more recently in American clean beauty make-up brand, Ilia. Both investments were made via Famille C, the family holding company of the Courtin-Clarins family, owners of the Clarins group, which has a turnover of around 1.5 billion euros. |
Bamberg cool off Dragons; Ludwigsburg shock SKYLINERS; Johannes Lischka returns to court; Rakim Sanders nearing superstar status.
Rakim Sanders has been enticing all season for Brose Baskets Bamberg and the small forward is slowly but surely moving into a superstar status. The 24-year-old played a huge role in Bamberg's win over Artland with 18 points including 4-of-7 threes, eight rebounds and three steals and zero turnovers. Sanders has averaged 13.6 ppg in the last five games and grabbed 15 rebounds in the last two contests. In those two games, he also had five steals and made 8-of-12 three-pointers. Sanders, who has been hitting big shots at crucial times all season, is not far from being in the discussion as the best player in the Beko BBL right now. And the rest of the league may just recognize that by the end of the season.
It's been a while since we heard about Johannes Lischka and it's great to see the 26-year-old German international get back onto the court after pulling away from the game about two months ago to work on his physical conditioning following his brain tumor surgery. Against Bonn, Lischka went 0-of-2 from the field with 1-of-2 free throws but grabbed six rebounds in 7:57 minutes. Keep it up Joe!
Weekly News is about the latest news in the Beko BBL, right? Well, the man in charge of turning the league into the number one domestic league in Europe by 2020, Beko BBL CEO Jan Pommer, had his contract unanimously extended until October 31, 2018. Never change a winning team, right?
Angelo Caloiaro has made it to the Player of the Week segement a couple of times for Mitteldeutscher BC this season. But this time around it was teammate Marcus Hatten's turn as he earned a week-best efficiency ranking of 29 for scoring 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting along with six rebounds, four assists, three steals and one turnover in MBC's close victory over Rasta Vechta.
Bogdan makes another appearance on Young Guns after another strong game against Telekom Baskets Bonn with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting along with six rebounds, one assist and just one turnover and three fouls in 20:48 minutes. It was his fourth double digit scoring performance in the last five games.
What? A Skyliners game and no JoVo this week? Well, Merz deserved some recognition more than Johannes Voigtmann in the game against Ludwigsburg (not just because JoVo fouled Waleskowski in the last seconds). Merz had eight points after having scored 10 points combined coming into the game. He also had three rebounds, one steal and one turnover in 16:05 minutes.
Sure he only played 41 seconds but Blass made his Beko BBL debut for Bonn against Tübingen. He made his only shot for two points. And congratulations to Bonn for giving another kid a chance as 19-year-old Thomas Michel also played 41 seconds in his Beko BBL debut. |
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Wednesday 12th September is about the arts, welcome to Day 3. The written word can be strong but sometimes a single image can express a thousand emotions. Today we explore all forms of art from creatives who form part of our community.
We are releasing content throughout the day on social media and below, just click on each image to read the story as it's published! Love, like, comment and share!
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Cristina is a World Childless Week and a Professor in Political Communication and Journalism at the University of Oslo, Norway. She is author of three books and the winner of the 2008 Denis McQuail Award for Innovating Communication Theory. She spoke about the power of writing and childlessness in her Facebook Live.
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Last year for the first World Childless Week I was approach by a childless friend who was a member of Heart Gallery a colouring group on Facebook. She wanted to help raise awareness and had organised a colouring competition within the group.
Creativity is what I know best, and during some of my darkest times I turned to drawing.
While I love to write, I found sometimes words are just too challenging, or have the tendency to put things in a box.
Dance was my first love and first great loss in life. I was injured at 18 in an RTA that left me with back issues and chronic pain-unable to pursue my career in dance. So like most of us I'd felt huge loss before. Yet nothing prepared me for the intense and ongoing loss of becoming Childless.
I used to think everything would work out for the best.
If only I hoped hard enough, prayed hard enough.
When it didn't turn out for the best, my world changed.
I created this in a place of great emotional pain. In the piece you can see many elements that are quite animal-like, scales, teeth, tentacles, eyes. All writhing around each other, all-consuming and dangerous.
A dark haired toddler stands next to me and whimpers.
I started researching childlessness because I have a direct experience of it. My husband and I were, a few years ago, diagnosed with unexplained infertility. For those who are not familiar with this condition, it means that while the medical tests of both of us are totally fine, we do not get pregnant and medicine does not know why.
I wrote this song to try to express feelings I was/am having about my own childlessness. I never thought for a minute that I wouldn't have a child of my own, but I waited to try to conceive and, as it turns out, I waited too long.
To a couple dealing with infertility, it seems like nothing is clear or certain.
Between the ages of 35 and 44 I was mostly single. I was always optimistic that I would meet a man to have a family with, I don't think I could entertain the alternative.
Hello! Before I start I want to highlight that I believe and know that EVERYONE is creative. We all have a powerful intuition within to connect too our own creativity and healing power. ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE!!!!
We have our first competition winner!
A beautiful poem by Grace to share with you.
We are thrilled to share this recording from singer, Helen Louise Jones composed for Gateway Women and shared with you on World Childless Week.
I created this pencil drawing last year while in the very rawest part of my grief. It was at a time when I finally lost all hope for a child of my own, and with that I have found that all of my hope in general have disappeared.
The set of poems I am contributing to "Childlessness & the Arts" as part of World Childless Week is about grief. It is difficult to explain the loss of a person who neither died nor lived to someone who has never experienced it.
5th August 1981. I first held my cousin in my arms when I was ten years old. As an adult, I understand that ten years is a long time to wait for the arrival of a child.
This performance lecture about involuntary childlessness deals with the questions: What does it mean not to have children in a society that is organized around families? How do we uncover the stories that are silenced? How to tell the stories that are written in our bodies? How to communicate what cannot be conveyed by words?
Today is a whole new concept for World Childless Week as we explore Childlessness and The Arts. I was not sure of how this day's topic would be received but the response has been nothing but positive. People use 'the arts' in many ways to express their feeling of being childless and I hope you'll take the time to watch, read and listen to what is shared today.
I'd like to start by sharing something I shared on my Facebook timeline in December 2014. |
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These came out so GOOD!! I can't stop eating them. I seriously need to SLOW IT DOWN because I need to have enough for tonight's dinner party and tomorrow's Christmas Eve festivities. I got this recipe HERE and did exactly what they said to do. This is not my own recipe. I just followed directions. You can print out the instructions without the images using the above link.
Step 1: Mix all the cookie ingredients.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment combine all the ingredients for the cookies. Mix on low speed until the dough just comes together, then increase the speed to medium for 30 seconds, or until the dough is smooth and clumping around the paddle.
Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and roll out the dough to 1/8-inch thick. Using a small round cookie or biscuit cutter, about 1-inch, cut out as many cookies as you can. Place the cookies on the lined baking sheets about 1/4-inch apart. Re-roll the scraps and cut additional cookies. Discard any remaining scraps.
I don't have any fancy baking equipment – so to make the rounds, I used a cough medicine cap. : ) Hey – it worked!
Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until the bottom edge of the cookies is just turning golden brown and the centers of the cookies are slightly puffed. Cool the cookies completely on the pans.
While the cookies cool prepare the filling.
In a medium bowl cream together the butter and strawberries until only small pieces of berry remain. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth. If necessary add more powdered sugar a tablespoon at a time to stiffen the filling if it seems too loose. It should have the consistency of cake frosting.
Once the cookies are cool spread 1 to 2 teaspoons of filling on half of the cookies. Top with a second cookie and gently press to spread the filling to the edges. Store the cookies in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Allow to cookies to sit at room temperature for ten minutes before serving.
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These are SO going on my baking list tonight. Thanks for sharing! |
This 1973 Jeep Commando Pick Up is very rare. It is one family owned, originally purchased from the dealer.
Complete with a body off restoration. Every nut and bolt is polished stainless steel, including the U bolts on the leaf springs. Most every part under the hood is power coated, such as; the transmission, transfer-case, drive shafts, gas tank, door frames, wiper blade arms, inner fenders, and some other parts.
Tuff-Rider 2 component spray-able urethane coating has been sprayed underneath the body, fire wall, inside of the front fenders, roof of the Jeep, pick up bed, floor council, front and back bumpers, fender flares, and rocker panels around the Body.
Turbo 400 Transmission on the floor.
Is in Cool Rides Calendar for April 2014. |
Q: Is null typed in Java I've encountered a bug in my codebase, I've narrowed down to what caused this behavior. The first test case fails, whereas the last two succeed.
@Test
public void testBooleanNull1() {
Boolean nullB = null;
assertFalse(Boolean.valueOf(nullB));
}
@Test
public void testBooleanNull2() {
String nullS = null;
assertFalse(Boolean.valueOf(nullS));
}
@Test
public void testBooleanNull3() {
assertFalse(Boolean.valueOf(null));
}
I know that Boolean.valueOf is an overloaded method with two variants one takes a String and the other takes a primitive of type boolean.
I suspect that this is happening because of auto-boxing but I'm not sure if that is the case, furthermore I don't know why null is being converted to a Boolean as far as I know null is not a valid primitive type.
I've moved on to using BooleanUtils from Apache Commons, I asked this here to better understand why the behavior is this way.
A: Overloaded method resolution is described in JLS:
15.12.2. Compile-Time Step 2: Determine Method Signature
...
*
*The first phase (§15.12.2.2) performs overload resolution without permitting boxing or unboxing conversion, or the use of variable arity method invocation. If no applicable method is found during this phase then processing continues to the second phase.
In our case, choosing between Boolean.valueOf(boolean) and Boolean.valueOf(String) compiler chooses valueOf(String) because it does not required unboxing.
A: This
Boolean.valueOf(nullB)
is an invocation of Boolean#valueOf(boolean).
It fails because the unboxing of the Boolean value nullB fails with a NullPointerException. In other words, it becomes
boolean val = nullB.booleanValue(); // at runtime nullB stores the value null
Boolean.valueOf(val)
This process is described in the JLS here
If r is a reference of type Boolean, then unboxing conversion converts
r into r.booleanValue()
This
Boolean.valueOf(null)
is invoking the overloaded version that accepts a String (since null is not a valid expression of type boolean).
Returns a Boolean with a value represented by the specified string.
The Boolean returned represents a true value if the string argument is
not null and is equal, ignoring case, to the string "true".
A: Taking a look at the source code of class Boolean
public static Boolean valueOf(String s) {
return toBoolean(s) ? TRUE : FALSE;
}
.. and then:
private static boolean toBoolean(String name) {
return ((name != null) && name.equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
}
If the String argument is null for Boolean.valueOf(String s), it will return false, hence the second case succeeds.
In the first case, on the use of Boolean.valueOf which takes the data type as boolean, here is what the documentation states:
public static Boolean valueOf(boolean b)
Returns a Boolean instance representing the specified boolean value. If the specified boolean value is true, this method returns Boolean.TRUE; if it is false, this method returns Boolean.FALSE. If a new Boolean instance is not required, this method should generally be used in preference to the constructor Boolean(boolean), as this method is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance.
Parameters:
b - a boolean value.
Returns:
a Boolean instance representing b.
The parameter required here is a boolean value which accepts True or False and not Boolean value which accepts True , False or null. Since you passed a Boolean value and not boolean value, I guess that's the reason it fails.
A: Why the second one will succeed? Look at the doc of public static Boolean valueOf(String s):
Returns a Boolean with a value represented by the specified string.
The Boolean returned represents a true value if the string argument is not null and is equal, ignoring case, to the string "true".
You passed a null in, so it will return false.
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Fashion style mogul|Shades of Ankara..........Tea Length skirt!
The proper but never prissy cut lends sophistication to petite women and gamine charm to lengthy ladies while cleverly disguising anything remotely resembling cellulite. Luminaries such as Prabal Gurung, Christian Dior, and Tracy Reese debuted darling tea length ensembles during Spring/Summer 2014 Fashion week. Adapting a tea length skirt to your wardrobe is simple! During sweltering Summer months, pair with a crop top and sandals. When Autumn rolls through, just toss some tights and boots underneath the tea length skirt and you're good to go. Awesome, right??
I am making an argument that tea-length skirts are versatile and a mom's favorite skirt. Okay, hear me out. They're flowy which means comfort (almost like yoga pants!), they're long so you don't have to worry about flashing the playground, and they look can be worn casually or dressed up. Sounds like the perfect skirt to me!
The tea length skirts are also called the mid length skirts or so called midi skirts are an absolute must have this year for the spring season and following summer. Loved among designer houses like Prada, Dior, Max Mara and Salvatore Ferragamo, the mid-length skirt is the easiest way to achieve the elegant and ladylike look for all occasions.
The trick is to balance the proportions, since the skirt has lots of volume and covers up your legs, you should combine it with a form-fitting top or looser blouse but always tucked in. Also don't forget to accentuate your waist with a belt. If you are not blessed with the ideal height as so many celebs and models, you should keep in mind that you must wear a heeled shoe with the mid-length skirt. The ideal heels would be the now so popular strappy sandals because they make your legs look longer and leaner,but you can also wear the pointed heels which will also give your legs the same effect.
How are you doing my fellow fashion moguls!! I was so excited when I got this skirt form my tailor because I once wasted a huge material when another tailor failed to grasp the concept and ended up making me a maxi skirt instead. I rocked this tea length Ankara skirt with a chambray blouse to add edge to and the stilettos to add chic and pizzazz. The black clutch was just a distraction I guess… Lemme know your thoughts on the comment box below.
You are right about following each other Tina, I'll follow your website when I visit it later today! Thank you gorgeous!
I stumbled across this blog today and I absolutely love it! I also like the look in this particular post…I'm all about that ankara mid-length volume skirt!
Am headed to your blog to follow you asap!
Thank you for the compliments on my outfit and blog Adele and I would definitely want to follow your website dear!
Thank you for stopping by my website Harija!
Your hair is crotchet?? wow!
Yes it is Crochet Cassie!! Thank you girl!!
Amazing post, you are looking so beautiful dear!
Thank you for the compliment Elaine!!
You are right about the versatility of the tea length skirt Pablo. Thank you for complimenting my hair and I know you love art my dear, am glad you are enjoying this artsy gallery series with me!
Guurl, you are preaching to the choir, I pretty much collect Midi Skirts: I'm all about that midi skirt, crop top and heels combo: just how you are rocking it. I miss getting my tailor to make Ankara Midi's tsigh…and hon I loooove your location, I'd love to do a shoot in an art studio. And I love the different shades of blue in your enemble: it gives off a really fresh vibe and then the cobalt shoes PoP!
Hahaha! Am thinking that you are the choir Biki! Midi skirts are life and I you love your midis, you need to take that Ankara material to your tailor hun and yes the location is pure bliss! Thank you for the lovely remarks darling!
I can't wait for you to showcase your pieces on you blog dear. Thank you!
Thank you for stopping by Joseph!
Wow! Stunning, Meron! I LOVE the skirt — the print is so divine just like you! I also love the location! The art work is super cool!!
Awwwww! Thank you Vanessa, you are such a sweetheart!
I agree about the art, it gave the post so much life. Thank you Heather!
This whole look is perfection! I love how you styled that denim top!!
Thank you so much Joti!!
This skirt is perfect. I would done the same thing and styled it with a denim or chambray top. Looks great babe!
Great styling minds think alike for sure! Thank you for stopping by Meghan!!
Beautiful look and absolutely amazing location! Great pictures and perfect combo!
Awwww! You are too sweet dear!
Love how your styled that beautiful skirt, Meron!
I agree about the beauty of the skirt, thank you dear!!
I'm glad this tailor got your concept perfectly. The print of the skirt is really beautiful and I think this look is the best one yet in this series!
Am glad you think so, I hope you will love the other posts as much as you did this one. Thank you Monika!
You look fabulous and so stylish! Also, the art behind you is stunning!
I agree that the art is stunning! Thank you Carina!
Simply stunning! Obsessed with your skirt darling. Lovely photos! Great styling as always love!
Thank you Len, Am obsessed with the skirt too!
You are looking amazing in this printed dress.
Thank you for the compliment Maria!
I would love to see you rocking one of the pieces from your collection! Thank you for stopping by Shaira!
The print of this skirt is extraordinary! Love the colors. The chambray top with it is perfect and so chic! I want this look!
Hahaha! You would look amazing in this look Kathrine! Thank you!
You look absolutely amazing, Meron! I LOVE that skirt and the way you've styled it here with the chambray shirt, VERY stylish! I love the tips you've shared here, too, everything is spot on! Thanks so much for sharing and I hope you have the best weekend ahead, gorgeous!
Awwww! This means so much to me Jalisa! Am glad I did not disappoint. Thank you do much dear!!
Another great outfit pairing, Meron!
You look gorgeous doll!!! Love your skirt and how you styled it! You're such a inspiration dear!
You are the inspiration Pisa. Thank you for the compliments darling!
Very chic skirt and outfit Meron! Love the pumps too!
Chic indeed and I love the pumps too! Thank you Jeanne!
You are beautiful. I love the skirt and your hair.
Awwww! Thank you so much Yvonne!!
This is such a beautiful skirt and suits you very nicely. The colours are gorgeous and love the patterns.
Lovely colours and looks so lovely with the little denim jacket!
Am in love with the patterns and the different colors and I added a chambray blouse because of it's plain but edgy nature!
I love the print on this skirt. It can be worn in a 100 different ways and still look this perfect. Great post and this is my first time on your blog.
Hahaha! You are right Sindy! The skirt is so versatile and the print on it is pure perfection!
I agree that the post is full of color and art. Thank you Sophia!
Love your skirt and combo with denim shirt! You look really beautiful!
Hahaha! You are probably right Missy May and I know you love them tea length skirts a lot!! Thank you for the compliments!
Thank you for stopping by Perky!
Hello, again, gorgeous! Have an amazing week!
Thank you dear and have a great week ahead!!
Oh I adore your hair, so beautiful !! <3 Amazing outfit love the style with the denim shirt and the lovely skirt.
The hair is crochet darling! Thank you for the lovely compliments!!
Gorgeous skirt! I'm especially loving the pattern!
Thank you for stopping by Annessa!!
beautiful outfit and incredible artwork!!
in love with the outfit meron! i can wear it as it is!
I know you are definitely a big fan of midis dear! |
My rewards for the afternoon antique hunting! I loitered around the gay neighborhood near by this afternoon, came across these 2 beautiful porcelain bowls.
The first bowl is particularly my favorite. Very nice details, even depth of carving, it seems molded or stamped though. Very thin and light weight. It makes high pitch crisp sound when I tap on it. It's a very good size bowl, 350ml. Beautiful curve, traditional Chinese style. The glaze is almond with a touch of yellow in color. I have not seen celadon bowls in this color with this design (Wan Shou Wu Jiang) in recent days. Love it!
The second bowl is also very beautiful, carp and lotus carving with green celadon glaze. It seems made from a mold as well. Lotus is my most favorite flower, even more so than orchids. I collect orchids because they are easy to find and "easier" to take care of. Orchids are not easy plants by all means. But once you learn a few tricks and live here in Southern California by the coast, the chance of survival is better than say Michigan. The shape of this bowl is more straight or stiff? It's also heavier and thicker, same size as the first one. Simple with fine details, very attractive!
Unknown age Lung Jing from HangZhou, China. I was at my parent's house last weekend, as usual, I look through the cabinets and pantry to find more tea. My father is a tea drinker although not as crazy as I am. There are at least 15 kinds of tea remain unopened at my own home, and I am looking for more at tea shops and my father's reserves.
3rd brew: I added a few blooms of the tea tree flowers, the aged LJ came back to live with honey roasted aroma. I am really digging these flowers!
This should be one of those tea for drinking in the office, make a quick cup, it's not bad but doesn't require "high maintenance" type. Lung Jing is not my favorite choice, I guess it's not one of my father's either. It seems to be aged for at least a year to two.
1st prize winner of Taiwan national pottery competition. It comes with a certificate with year, artist information. However I did not have the pleasure of finding out. One and only set in the world, currently resides in Ten Ren located in San Gabriel, Ca. Price tag a whopping $12,000 USD that is. I suppose it takes much more knowledge than what I have to appreciate this set of Yixing tea set.
I had tea at the beach this evening. I took my blanket, pillow, kungfu tea set, burner, a pot of hot water, a book to the sand, arrived little before sunset and stayed till stars filled the sky, lights were shimmering on the water waves. Orange sky turned into mysterious darkness layered with haze over sparkling stars hanging above. It's breezy but not cold, very humid. Breeze came from every direction.
I take my tea every where I go for leisure, especially to the beach. Tonight is the first time I stayed well into the night on the sand. One can experience tranquility at another level.
It's difficult to keep water boiling at the beach, finally I had to put the burner inside the basket to shelter from the wind. I chose Huang Jin Gui Ooglong for the night, its light and fragrant character went well with a warm humid summer night. Sorta like floating on a bed of lotus leave, until some one popped my bubble.
Water kettle I mentioned previously is slightly bigger with long spout just like what you saw in the video, pouring techniques are not as fancy though.
While we are on the subject of tisane, here are a few I have. Lavender in purple, jasmine in white, rose bud in red, osmanthus in yellow.
I always like mild light tea, no mater it's tisane or actual camellia sinensis. Half a tea spoon of the small flowers such as lavender, osmanthus is sufficient enough without overpowering your smelling sense and taste buds.
5 rose buds in a cup of boiling water steep for 1 minute is all it takes to bring out the fragrance and sweetness. It can last 3 brews.
Jasmine, this particular batch is not good in quality. I am not sure if it'd taste any different for others. My mother just bought a jasmine plant, I'll collect the buds once the plant matures, see if it makes any difference.
I remember when I was little, the local Southern Chinese collect flowers from various subtropical plants for tisane, such as fresh honey suckle, Mi Lan (not sure what that is in English), fresh rose, jasmine, etc... Each has it's own health benefit, cooling or detox/cleansing property usually.
Tea flower tea? This sounds odd. Anyhow this is a bing of flowers from tea trees. It taste great with only a few blooms at a time. Honey roasted sweet aroma, actual tea flavor in taste. I might try it with some "less great" tea to see if I can create a new concoction.
Purchased from an Ebay seller for $12.50 plus shipping. At 5 blooms per cup without resteeping, this bing will last for an eternity. The calligraphy is a nice little souvenir too, I am keeping it on a scrap book. It's actually handwritten.The scent of seed oil functions like a perfume ad in a magazine except better and possibly keeps bugs away too.
I broke my little finger a few hours ago..... I won't be able to type much for a while. However I'll attempt to put up some pictures.
A pair of porcelain hand painted fish cups. Love the classic blue and white, less is more.
Wild Pu-erh Qizi Bing 2003, Yiwu, Yunnan. Courtesy of Stephane Erler - [email protected].
Special thanks to Stephane. Here is my tasting note of this Pu-erh tea.
Tools used as in picture.
Dried Leaves: Greenish brown, sign of aging green pu-erh; young white haired mixed with mostly matured large leaves; smells like well aged smooth tobacco with light fragrance.
1st brew: medium amber color, a lot of wild pu-erh taste, fragrant with some fermentation taste, no astringency, no sour or bitter taste, good sign of good tea, looking forward to 2nd brew.
2nd brew: medium amber color again, still a bit of the aging pu-erh taste, fragrance is getting more intense, 10 minutes after drinking, a lingering sweet wild floral taste roaming inside of the mouth, very enjoyable, crisp clean texture while and after drinking tea soup.
3rd brew: light amber color, very clean texture in mouth, no aged tea taste, fragrance is still intense, lingering sweet taste with fragrant aroma can be detected with every breath.
4th brew is similar to 3rd, I got 7 good brews out of it. The clean crisp texture made me feel like the next day after a dental cleaning. Very lovely tea, the wild pu-erh fragrance is very floral like the scent after a summer afternoon shower.
A few from my collections.
My Tetsubin water burner. I bought this a few months ago at a Japanese store. After the first use, the top part - water container started to rust. I was quite disappointed. At this time, I can only use it to warm Sake. Perhaps there is a way to re-glaze the interior to prevent rusting, which must also be non-toxic as well. Any suggestion is welcome.
Jasmine tea - there are many varieties of jasmine tea, from china and Taiwan. Common ones from China are in dragon pearl (3 or 4 leave tips rolled into a ball), twisted knots or dragon fly (single leave tip in knotted or dragon fly shape), and small pearl forms (single leave tip rolled into small pellet). Taiwan on the other hand is loose leaves of green tea mixed with jasmine buds. The lowest grade (dim sum) of jasmine from China is also processed the same way as Taiwan. There is an overwhelming demand for jasmine tea in the west. Methods of processing of jasmine tea have also been altered to meet the demand with competitive price. Dragon pearl jasmine tea are commonly scented with artificial flavor. Tea leaves has an amazing absorbing property which made it possible to add floral fragrance for flavoring enhancement. Traditional process of jasmine tea is long and tedious. When green tip tea is picked and processed into dry readily drinkable tea, fresh jasmine flower buds are wrapped in cloth bags, placed in container containing dried tea leaves, sealed for over night, allowing the leaves to absorb the moisture full of jasmine fragrance. The flowers are then taken out next day, tea leaves are baked lightly to allow moistures to evaporate. New batch of fresh jasmine flowers are placed in sealed container along with tea leaves again for another night of absorption. This process repeats 7 to 10 days for maximum flavoring.
The difference in taste is rather noticeable. In dry form, artificial flavored jasmine tea associates with a sharp perfume like smell, rather intense and pungent. The naturally infused jasmine tea, on contrary, has a mellow, mild lingering aroma which is very refreshing with a hint of sweetness in the air. The former tea taste also has a sharp chemical flavor, while the later is smooth and sweet, subtle fragrance of jasmine flows above puff by puff. The former will lose the aroma quick after the first brew, while the later can last 3 or more brews. I saved a small amount of a small pearl jasmine tea I came across in Harbin, China 8 years ago. The fragrance still lingers today without a staled smell. Wonderful tea! See picture.
Cultural back ground plays a dominating role in tea drinking habit and tea buying preference. Amount my friends, both Asians and non Asians, Asians are accustomed to drinking tea, and prefer loose tea leaves regardless of the intensity of their knowledge of tea. And because of that reason, in areas where most Asians resides, there are individual tea shops specializing Chinese loose leave tea. Lower grade loose leave tea is also widely available in Asian grocery stores. Unlike American grocery stores, even specialty food stores like Trader Joe's and Wild oats, you can only find tea bags. Any how, from my experience of trying to introduce Caucasian friends to tea drinking, they are in awe when I made Kung Fu tea for them, however it's not enough to inspire them to start buying loose leave tea. Convenience is the main factor in choosing tea bags over loose tea leaves. They love it when I buy for them. Go figure... I love sharing good things in life.
It is my firm believe that in making choice of anything in life, knowledge will ultimately drive us to make better decisions. It's the fact that education helps us advance in career, so it should hold true if we have the inquisitive mind to learn about tea and in turn it will steer us to choose the tea that's suitable for us instead of base on convenience.
Tea being such a delicate yet complicate drink, that requires a sufficient amount of time and knowledge to identify good tea, and particularly bring out the best of a tea leaf in an infusion. Majority of American, Asian or non Asian do not have the motivation, inquisitive mind nor the time to cultivate the pleasure of tea drinking. With all the hypes of health benefits associated with tea drinking, mass available supermarket tea bags are what's only known by consumers. Something that took thousands years to perfected will not be immediately adopted by a young country like US. Even the Europeans have been drinking tea since the 17th century, have yet to grasp the spirit of tea drinking like Chinese do today. The way Americans consume tea will remain focused on tea bags of lower grade leaves for many years to come. Surveys show only 5% of tea sales compare to 95% coffee at any coffee houses in America. I was also amazed of the number of attendees at the Tea-expo at Las Vegas in March of 06, 3500+ was considered a great turn out compare to last years attendee. |
New Housing Development In Our Future?
Paso Robles city's Planning Commission is hosting a public workshop next month to discuss the site plan for a new housing project. The project, which originally had 674 housing units allowed in the city's master plan for growth, is now proposing 1,011 new residences and three to five acres of commercial development off Creston Road and Beechwood Drive.
The Beechwood development was initially one of two housing projects commonly known as the "Olsen-Beechwood Project," which the city annexed about a decade ago. The concept began when the city approached the property owners about annexing their agricultural land for housing. That led to the formation of the two projects joining about a dozen property owners to develop two communities with small lots, narrow streets and alleys. A village-type commercial area would also have shops for goods such as groceries and coffee. However, a halt in construction during the recession caused the projects to stall.
Since the projects have been included in the city's long-range planning, their water use has been accounted for as well. The Beechwood site is made up of 13 parcels on 236 acres bordered by Meadowlark Road, Beechwood Drive, Creston Road and the PG&E transmission lines. The city's Planning Commission and City Council have not yet made their final recommendations on the project, which currently remains in the community review stage. |
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Q: Need assistance with Segmentation Error The following code is giving me the following error
Error description :
Unhandled exception at 0x00DC5D81 in ImageComponent2.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0xCDCDCDD5.
// ImageComponents
#include <iostream>
#include "Position.h"
using namespace std;
void labelComponents(int size, int **pixel);
void outputImage(int size, int **pixel);
int main(){
int size = 0;
cout << "Enter image size: ";
cin >> size;
int ** pixel = new int *[size + 2];
for (int i = 1; i <= size; i++)
{
pixel[i] = new int[size + 2];
}
cout << "Enter the pixel array in row-major order:\n";
for (int i = 1; i <= size; i++)
for (int j = 1; j <= size; j++)
{
cin >> pixel[i][j];
}
labelComponents(size, pixel);
outputImage(size, pixel);
system("pause");
return (0);
}
void labelComponents(int size, int **pixel){
// initialize offsets
Position * offset = new Position[4];
offset[0] = Position(0, 1); // right
offset[1] = Position(1, 0); // down
offset[2] = Position(0, -1); // left
offset[3] = Position(-1, 0); // up
int numNbr = 4; // neighbors of a pixel position
Position * nbr = new Position(0, 0);
Position * Q = new Position[size * size];
int id = 1; // component id
int x = 0; // (Position Q)
// scan all pixels labeling components
for (int r = 1; r <= size; r++) // row r of image
for (int c = 1; c <= size; c++) // column c of image
{
if (pixel[r][c] == 1)
{// new component
pixel[r][c] = ++id; // get next id
Position * here = new Position(r, c);
do
{// find rest of component
for (int i = 0; i < numNbr; i++)
{// check all neighbors of here
nbr->setRow(here->getRow() + offset[i].getRow());
nbr->setCol(here->getCol() + offset[i].getCol());
if (pixel[nbr->getRow()][nbr->getCol()] == 1)
{// pixel is part of current component
pixel[nbr->getRow()][nbr->getCol()] = id;
Q[x] = *nbr;
x++;
}
}
// any unexplored pixels in component?
*here = Q[x]; // a component pixel
x--;
} while (here != NULL);
} // end of if, for c, and for r
}
} // end of labelComponents
void outputImage(int size, int **pixel){
cout << "The labeled image is: ";
for (int i = 1; i <= size; i++){
cout << endl;
for (int j = 1; j <= size; j++)
cout << pixel[i][j] << " ";
}
} // end of outputImage
//Position.h
#ifndef POSITION_H
#define POSITION_H
class Position
{
private:
int row; // row number of the position
int col;
// column number of the position
public:
Position(); // default
Position( int theRow, int theCol); // parameter
Position(const Position & aPosition); // copy
Position & operator = (const Position & aPosition); // overload =
// overload =
// mutators
void setRow (int r);
void setCol (int c);
//accessors
int getRow() const;
int getCol() const;
}; // end Position
Position::Position()
{
setRow(0);
setCol(0);
}
Position::Position(int r, int c)
{
setRow(r);
setCol(c);
}
Position::Position(const Position & aPosition)
{
setRow(aPosition.row);
setCol(aPosition.col);
}
Position & Position::operator=(const Position & aPosition)
{
this->row=aPosition.row;
this->col=aPosition.col;
return(*this);
}
void Position::setRow(int r)
{
this->row = r;
}
void Position::setCol(int c)
{
this->col = c;
}
int Position::getRow() const
{
return this->row;
}
int Position::getCol() const
{
return this->col;
}
#endif
A: In C/C++, arraw indexes go from 0 to n-1, not from 1 to n. All your for loops are wrong:
for (int i = 1; i <= size; i++)
Must be replaced by:
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
Else, you access array at sizeposition which is out of bound.
Using a debugger and/or working with smaller piece of code would have made it easier for you to figure this out ;-)
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Road Traffic Bill 2011. - "Testing of unconscious driver involved in a road traffic collision".
To Mr. Ciaran Lynch TD, Chair of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture & Gaeltacht 10th August 2011
PARC Road Safety Group would like a provision included in the 2011 Road Traffic Bill currently being drafted to ensure that drivers involved in road traffic collisions resulting in death or injury to another are tested for alcohol. Drivers rendered unconscious in such serious collisions currently evade being tested under existing legislation - (Road Traffic Act 2010). This loophole must be closed.
For far too long in this country our legislation has been inadequate and has resulted in surviving drivers, who may have been the cause of death and serious injury on our roads, evading prosecution or indeed any penalty at all.
Members of An Garda Siochana and Doctors working in Accident and Emergency Departments have advised PARC Road Safety Group of their frustration in such circumstances. They regularly witness intoxicated drivers being admitted to hospital having been involved in serious road traffic collisions resulting in death and serious injury to others. They advise that they do not have the power to ensure that a blood sample is taken from these drivers to be tested later for alcohol, where these drivers are unconscious and are not in a position to consent to such samples being taken.
Circumstances such as these have resulted in very unsatisfactory outcomes for many of our families who have lost loved ones in road traffic collisions where the causative factors in such collisions were never established or were only partly established. In many instances no criminal proceedings are taken. In others, despite the criminal prosecutions, the full facts never emerge. In the interest of truth and justice, we must ensure that all surviving drivers involved in a crash resulting in death or injury to another are tested, excepting only those for whom such a test would be prejudicial to health.
In Northern Ireland this loophole has been closed . Police there retain specimens of blood taken from an unconscious driver until the person has regained consciousness. The driver is then asked to consent to the analysis of the specimen. If they refuse, it is an offence.
Research by Dr. Declan Bedford, Specialist in Public Health Medicine HSE was cited recently which indicated that only 8pc of surviving drivers involved in fatal road crashes in Ireland are tested for alcohol. These statistics must be reversed without any further delay.
In fatal collisions resulting in the death of a loved one in the recent past, it could never be determined if the surviving driver had been negligent, at fault or even over the limit. Our loved ones were tested under Coroner's Law at Autopsy. However, in 9 out of 10 cases, the surviving driver, who may well have caused their death or catastrophic life-altering injury, avoided testing.
The legislation has let our families down.
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Q: Why does this if statement give an output despite the && conditions not being satisfied? I have been trying to execute a piece of code with some if conditions. This is a simple version of it.
X=100;Y=100;
if ((((X+1) && (Y+1))<=99) && (((X+1) && (Y+1))<=102))
disp(X);
end
Despite both X and Y not satisfying the first condition, I still get the output as 100. I have tried all combinations of & and && to make the and operations in the work. I checked the difference between the two and I found that & is a logical bit-wise operator while && is a short-circuit operator, which probably doesn't change much in this context. What's the error with this syntax?
Of course the code works when I do this:
X=100;Y=100;
if (X+1)<=99 && (Y+1)<=99 && (((X+1) && (Y+1))<=102)
disp(X);
end
But this is so inefficient when there are lot of conditions and each sub-condition must include the constraints. I'm sure this must be answered somewhere and this question might be a duplicate, so please point me to the answer.
A: So it looks like you understand what (X+1)<=99 && (Y+1)<=99 does. Let's look at ((X+1) && (Y+1))<=99:
&& requires a logical value on each side. a && b will turn a and b into logicals, effectively becoming a~=0 && b~=0. Thus:
((X+1) && (Y+1) ) <= 99
((X+1)~=0 && (Y+1)~=0) <= 99
( true && true ) <= 99
1 <= 99
true
Of course the truth value of (X+1)~=0 and (Y+1)~=0 could be different, but here you see this. In MATLAB, true is equal to 1 in a non-logical context, as when compared to 99.
If you want to simplify this expression, use max instead of &&:
X=100;Y=100;
if max(X+1,Y+1)<=99 && max(X+1,Y+1)<=102
disp(X);
end
If the max of a and b is smaller than 99, then both a and b are smaller than 99.
(Obviously, the statement can be further simplified to if max(X+1,Y+1)<=102, since if the second inequality holds than so must the first.)
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My last blog post1 discussed the cumbersome financial regulations for FinTech firms in the United States, specifically as related to money transmitter laws. The nation's challenging regulatory scheme may induce FinTech firms' to do business in countries with friendlier regulatory environments like the United Kingdom. In an effort to be more accommodating to FinTech, the U.S. Federal Government is taking some steps to limit the regulatory burdens placed on FinTech firms.
Plans for "No-Action Letters" have also recently been released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.6 No-Action letters are designed to give FinTech firms the "green light" regarding a firm's regulatory compliance.7 "The most important feature of the No-Action Letter is that it will include a statement indicating that [CFPB] staff has no present intention to recommend initiation of an enforcement or supervisory action against the requester."8 These letters will typically only be issued in "exceptional circumstances" and still require FinTech firms to comply with information and identity security rules.9 While imperfect, the OCC's limited-purpose bank charger and the CFPB's No-Action letters may offer a safe haven for FinTech development. There is hope that, over time, these actions may encourage continued and expanding FinTech innovation in the United States. |
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Both advertisers and publishers plan to add mobile application support for the Android platform in 2011,according to a new report from Millennial Media.
More than Half of Marketers Will Add Android Apps
When asked what platforms advertisers/marketers will add support for in the coming year, 55% of advertisers participating in "State of the Apps Industry 2010" said they will add support for the rapidly growing Android platform in 2011. Another 45% will add support for the also quickly growing iPad platform.
In addition, Windows Phone 7 appears ready to supplant RIM and iPhone in emphasis.
Android May Overtake iPhone among Publishers
Android, which a leading 14% of mobile application publishers will add support for in 2011, appears in pole position to challenge iPhone (4% will add support in 2011) for the overall top spot of platforms for which publishers create applications.
In addition, Windows Phone 7 is tied for second place with iPad as the platform that will be added to most publishers' plates in the coming year.
Mobile App Budgets Cannibalize Less
Mobile application budgets in 2010 moved away from cannibalizing online budgets. Budgets designated specifically for app development grew 21% year-over-year, comprising 23% of the overall mix compared to 19% in 2009.
In addition, although promotional budgets only fund 11% of mobile application budgets, this percentage slightly more than doubled from 5% in 2009. Significantly fewer online budgets fund mobile applications this year (42%) than last year (57%, which declined about 26% year-over-year).
1 in 3 Publishers Expects to Double Mobile App Revenue
Publishers anticipate significant growth in their applications revenue in 2011. When asked to estimate their earnings during the coming year, a full 31% expect their apps revenue to increase 100% or more in 2011.
Another 17% expect an increase of 50% or more. Only 10% of respondents expect their revenues to remain flat.
More Advertisers Expect 7-Figure Mobile App Budgets
When comparing actual mobile applications budgets in 2010 and projected apps budgets in 2011, a small but growing portion of advertisers project that apps spending will exceed $5 million in 2011. The percentage of advertisers expecting budgets to
increase in the $1-5 million range also increased year-over-year.
Although these seven-figure spenders make up just less than 10% of the overall group, Millennial Media says the increase in million-dollar budgets highlights the growing importance of mobile apps within advertisers' plans. A significant increase is also expected in the $101K-$200K range, pulling primarily from the $50K-$100K and less than $50K ranges.
Major Increase in Advertisers Developing 20-50 Apps
When asked the number of mobile applications they developed in 2010 compared to 2009, advertisers participating in "State of the Apps Industry 2010" stated growth in every area. In particular, advertisers developing 20-50 apps stated an astounding jump 1,975% jump from four in 2009 to 83 in 2010.
About the Data: Two surveys were used to provide the data used in this report. The State of the Apps Industry survey pools used by DIGIDAY consisted of approximately 600 digital and/or mobile industry professionals in two industry snapshots taken in November 2009 (Q4 2009) and August 2010 (Q3 2010). |
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