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John singing on new PUSA track. "LISTENER ALERT: AV Club is streaming CROWN VICTORIA from our new slab KUDOS TO YOU! We tricked Long Winters singer/Media Influencer/Bon Vivant John Roderick into singing on this track, so you know win/win. Leave a nice comment so we can show our moms!"

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Different from other hotels in New York for its special architecture, dark lighting, and unique calm location, The Gramercy Park Hotel was on my bucket list since I had my first breakfast at Maialino last year - the hotel's famous restaurant. Arriving at 9 pm, I was welcomed into a dark lobby decorated with touches of red reminding me of the 14th-century castles. Up, on the 12th is where excitement continued: the room has a wide king-size bed, a loaded minibar and a dining table surrounded by design chairs from the French monarchy times. Red curtains, a thick and fluffy carpet, design chandeliers, lights, paintings and a big bathroom. The Gramercy Park Hotel is filled with Julian Schnabel's stunning, hand-crafted furnishings and rare, imported items from far-away markets. From the lobby's hand-tufted, garnet-and-gold Aubusson rug and the looming saw-tooth chandelier in the Rose Bar to each room's custom-cut crystal glasses and bronze-studded velvet headboards every detail creates a story – one that is grand, yet intimate. With over 4,400 light bulbs this unique art installation is sure to leave guests starstruck. Masterpieces not only hang the walls of the Gramercy Park Hotel, but also from its soaring ceilings. The drama of the Drawing Room's luminary work of art, conceived by Julian Schnabel, and created by Brooklyn artists Annika Newell and Tom Schultz, is a must-see located on the hotel's top floor. Room. Numbers are printed on the corridor's floor. Attach a sign to the door to keep people away, not a printed paper. The Internet is free or pay for a quicker service. The dining table is not something you usually see in hotel rooms. The bathroom has all the needed amenities. The Air Conditioning unit is balanced for a pleasant night sleep. The Marshall speakers brand designed a special edition especially for The Gramercy, available in all rooms. At sunrise, the mood is different; more lights are added yet the hotel remains bizarre, calm and specially decorated, standing out from your conventional hotel experience. Breakfast is served as of 7 am at Maialino, where New York's best pancakes are prepared. Check out a load of photos and plan your next visit; I enjoyed it here!

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Q: Help with Combinatorical formula I tried to prove the next formula.. this is the case: $f(n,m)$ represents the number of binary strings (including the empty string) which have no more than $n$ 1's and $m$ 0's. I need to show that: $$f(n,m)={n+m+2 \choose n+1}-1$$ Could you help me? Thanks! A: I haven't thought too hard about a clever solution but if $g(x,y)$ represents the number of strings with $x$ 1's and $y$ 0's, then your looking for $$\sum_{x=0}^{n}\sum_{y=0}^{m} g(x,y).$$ Perhaps you could look start by looking at $\sum_{y=0}^{m} g(a,y)$ for fixed $a$? If this doesn't prove useful there may be a clever bijection you could use somewhere.

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2002 Raghunath Temple bombings refers to two fidayeen attacks in 2002 on the Raghunath Temple in Jammu in India. Built by Maharaja Ranbir Singh in 1860, the Raghunath temple is dedicated to Hindu God Rama. March attack The first attack occurred on 30 March 2002 when two suicide bombers attacked the temple. Eleven persons including three security personnel were killed and 20 were injured. The attack occurred around 10:20 AM when the muslim terrorists arrived and fired at the guards killing them on the spot. They then stormed the temple, threw a grenade and fired indiscriminately at the worshippers. After expending his ammunition one of the attackers who was wearing a suicide vest blew himself up. Then Minister of State for External Affairs of India, Omar Abdullah, blamed Pakistan for the terrorist attacks on the Raghunath temple in Jammu and ruled out withdrawing troops from the border, saying Islamabad had done nothing to warrant it. November attack The fidayeen suicide squad attacked the temple second time on 24 November 2002 when two suicide bombers stormed the temple and killed fourteen devotees and injured 45 others. Witnesses said terrorists hurled grenades and fired indiscriminately on the heavily guarded Raghunath temple. India blamed a Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, for the attack. Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani of India blamed the recent release by the government of Pakistan of the chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed for the attack. The personnel of Central Reserve Police Force Yatindra Nath Rai, Assistant Commandant, Dev Singh, Head Constable, E.G. Rao, Head Constable, T.A.Singh, Constable, and Late K.K. Pandey, Constable displayed conspicuous gallantry, courage and devotion to duty of a high order. Late K K Pandey was posthumously awarded President's Police Medal for Gallantry. Yatindra Nath Rai, Dev Singh, E.G.Rao and T.A. Singh were awarded Police Medal for Gallantry. References External links In pictures: Kashmir temple attack, BBC, 220-11-25 Website of the Temple 21st-century mass murder in India Mass murder in 2002 Suicide bombings in India Murder–suicides in Asia Improvised explosive device bombings in India Massacres in Jammu and Kashmir 2000s in Jammu and Kashmir Terrorist incidents in India in 2002 Attacks on religious buildings and structures in India Mass shootings in India Massacres in religious buildings and structures March 2002 events in India November 2002 events in India 2002 mass shootings in Asia 2002 murders in India Building bombings in India Islamic terrorist incidents in 2002 Violence against Hindus in India

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Mapping where HIV hides its genes suggests cure strategy by Srijit Ghosh January 12, 2022 0 8 min 1 week An HIV infection remains maddeningly difficult to cure because the virus is so good at hiding out. Yes, antiretroviral (ARV) drugs can control an infection, but HIV integrates its genes into human chromosomes, evading both drugs and the immune system. Now, a research group studying a handful of HIV-infected people who have been on treatment for at least 9 years has made a tantalizing discovery: The integrated HIV genomes, or proviruses, that persist the longest are increasingly confined to largely inactive stretches of host DNA, perhaps stymieing production of new viruses—and opening new avenues for cure research. In earlier work the team had found the same "blocked and locked" integration phenomenon in rare HIV-infected individuals who remain healthy for decades without treatment. Together, the findings raise the possibility of "a peaceful coexistence between HIV and humans," proposes Mathias Lichterfeld, an infectious disease clinician at Brigham and Women's Hospital who led the new analysis. The group believes long-treated, infected people with this signature integration "landscape" could consider stopping treatment to see whether their immune systems can check any remaining virus production, a strategy they hope to test in a volunteer soon. The work, published today in Cell , "provides a road map to a cure" for HIV infections, says Steven Deeks, an HIV clinician at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not part of the study but has collaborated with Lichterfeld and his colleagues. Others are more circumspect. "It's good to be cautious until this is done on hundreds of [HIV-infected people]," says Mary Kearney, an HIV researcher at the National Cancer Institute. "But this is a great start." Over the past 15 years, researchers have tried to drain the reservoirs of HIV hiding in the chromosomes of infected people with drugs meant to prod the proviruses into producing new viruses. The white blood cells that harbor the active proviruses then either self-destruct or become easy prey for other immune warriors. But these "shock-and-kill" strategies have made little headway. The new strategy builds on a landmark study in which Lichterfeld, Xu Yu of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, and other scientists examined "elite controllers," the tiny group of untreated HIV-infected people—less than 0.5%—who live with the virus for decades and suffer no obvious harm from it. In these rare cases, they reported in 2020 in Nature , the proviruses tended to cluster in regions of chromosomes that lack genes or harbor largely inactive genes that code for a type of protein known as a zinc finger (ZNF)—which, intriguingly, evolved to repress ancient retroviruses. In both kinds of regions, the DNA is more tightly packed than elsewhere in the human genome, making proviruses less accessible to factors that drive transcription. In the 15 December 2021 issue of Science Translational Medicine ( STM ), Yu and Lichterfeld—who are married—followed up on that finding by proposing how these unusual, virus-hostile landscapes might evolve in elite controllers. (Deeks was a co-author.) Researchers have long thought latent proviruses can form large, effectively invisible cellular reservoirs. But the STM study suggests HIV integrated into regions with active genes is never entirely invisible. Instead infected cells produce a trickle of new HIV and, as a result, get eliminated. "The reservoir has always been described as transcriptionally silent and stable, but we actually find it's transcriptionally active to a large extent," Lichterfeld says. The team concluded that elite controllers have special immune responses and other murky mechanisms that speed the elimination of this active reservoir, resulting in what they described as a "skeleton reservoir" dominated by blocked and locked proviruses. Dawn Averitt has been on antiretrovirals for many years to control her HIV infection and says the idea of stopping treatment to test a cure strategy is "nerve wracking." Stephanie Gross In the latest work, Lichterfeld's and Yu's team examined 1270 proviruses detected in the blood of six people at different points during prolonged HIV treatment. The group found that in three of the people, intact HIV genes gradually accumulated in human gene deserts and the quiescent ZNF genes. "It's a little bit like a chess game: There are only a few spots left where the king can still go," Lichterfeld says. The result: an integration landscape increasingly similar to the one seen in the elite controllers. Independently, Lillian Cohn, an immunologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, made a similar finding: In people on ARVs for between 4 and 21 years, HIV proviruses were preferentially integrated in certain ZNF genes. Why viral DNA persists in those genes is a mystery that demands further study, some scientists suggest; it may be an accident, or the actions of the ZNF proteins may play a role. What's key in the new study, Cohn notes, is showing that HIV treatment, and not just the unusual immune abilities of elite controllers, can drive the virus into those quiescent regions. "It doesn't necessarily need to be that people are somehow elite and special, but, rather, we might be able to induce this same phenotype in other people," she says. How to do that remains an open question, Cohn notes. Researchers have floated several ideas for accelerating the block-and-lock process, including using drugs that target the proviral genes and gum up transcription machinery or therapeutic vaccines that speed elimination of the transcribing proviruses. Others hope that long-term treatment with standard ARVs will be enough. Yu and Lichterfeld say a participant in one of their studies, a person treated with ARVs for more than 2 decades who has a reservoir landscape resembling an elite controller, has agreed to stop treatment to test their hypothesis. And last month at a meeting in Boston on how to control HIV without ARVs held by amfAR, a foundation that supports HIV/AIDS research, the two dozen attendees decided to seek funding for a new collaboration, headed by Yu. It hopes to enroll large numbers of people who have been on ARVs for decades to examine their HIV integration landscapes and find more candidates for treatment interruption studies. Dawn Averitt, who recently joined a pilot study to have her proviruses examined by Yu and Lichterfeld, says even if the analysis suggests she is a good candidate to stop treatment, she's scared—the drugs have suppressed her virus for more than 20 years. "It's nerve wracking," says Averitt, who started a nonprofit, the Well Project, to help women living with the virus and later founded the Women's Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS. "The devil you know is better than the devil you don't, right?" Still, Averitt says if invited, she'd probably join the study, primarily to help others. "I figured out how to do the dance with these drugs, but I really care what it means for all of us," she says. "Imagine the hope, imagine the possibility, of being able to say, 'Worry about keeping it under control now, don't worry about what this means forever.'" 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Q: Ubuntu 12.04 boot degraded RAID I've installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 in a new server and set up the 4 hard drives with 3 RAID 1 devices, the configuration is such that the first two drives have md0 (swap space) and md1 (/) with the third and fourth drives having md2 (/var). I've been testing the operation under a drive failure and found that the system boots fine if I remove disk two but if I remove disk one then the system gets to grub and then just restarts. I'm confused as to why grub appears to be loading properly from disk two but then the boot fails. I've tried to copy the MBR from disk 1 to 2: dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 but this didn't make a difference. Any ideas how to get it to boot from just the second disk? fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000ccfa5 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 2048 31250431 15624192 fd Linux RAID autodetect /dev/sda2 * 31250432 3907028991 1937889280 fd Linux RAID autodetect Disk /dev/sdb: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000ccfa5 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 2048 31250431 15624192 fd Linux RAID autodetect /dev/sdb2 * 31250432 3907028991 1937889280 fd Linux RAID autodetect Disk /dev/sdd: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00035b05 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdd1 2048 3907028991 1953513472 fd Linux RAID autodetect Disk /dev/sdc: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000c73aa Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 2048 3907028991 1953513472 fd Linux RAID autodetect Disk /dev/md1: 1984.3 GB, 1984264208384 bytes 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 484439504 cylinders, total 3875516032 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Disk /dev/md2: 2000.3 GB, 2000263380992 bytes 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 488345552 cylinders, total 3906764416 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Disk /dev/md0: 16.0 GB, 15990652928 bytes 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 3903968 cylinders, total 31231744 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 A: This a long standing grub bug, you can fix it by : /etc/defalt/grub: # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) GRUB_TERMINAL=console PS: Swapfiles on raid is good if you want not just speed, but also reliable redundancy (unfortunately Ubuntu's raid implementation isn't as reliable as it could be).

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Local News, Vinton Town Manager Chris Lawrence accepts position with Blacksburg VINTON–Vinton Town Manager Chris Lawrence has accepted a position as Deputy Town Manager for Community Development for the Town of Blacksburg. His last day with the Town of Vinton will be January 1, 2016. He will begin work in Blacksburg on January 4. Lawrence worked for the Town of Blacksburg for 10 years before becoming Vinton's Town Manager. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in Public and Urban affairs, he worked in various capacities in Blacksburg as Development Administrator and Assistant Planner, Senior Planner, and Assistant to the Town Manager. He went on to earn his Master's degree in Public Administration from Virginia Tech and graduated from the Senior Executive Institute, Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. In September 2008 he was chosen from a pool of 40 applicants for the Vinton Town Manager position to replace Kevin Boggess who moved on to the City of Salem as their city manager. "I thank Chris for his dedicated service to the Town of Vinton and know that he will be a very successful Deputy Town Manager for Blacksburg," said Mayor Brad Grose. "We wish him the best." According to a press release from the Town of Vinton, "Under Lawrence's leadership, the Town of Vinton leveraged over $17 million in investment through regional governmental partnerships and grants. Projects included downtown revitalization, a new downtown Roanoke County library, the expansion of Greenway trails, investment in water and sewer infrastructure, and a new Walnut Avenue bridge. He worked diligently to build strong partnerships with the Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce and improve relationships between the town and the business community. Lawrence has worked closely with Town Council, town staff, and the community on numerous projects and initiatives to make Vinton a great place to live, work, and play." "During his seven years with the town, Chris has made a positive impact on the Vinton community," said Mayor Brad Grose. "Significant business investment in expansions and relocations to Vinton reinforces what a great community Vinton is and the strong entrepreneurial spirit that exists in the business community," said Lawrence. "Many of these projects would not have been possible for a town the size of Vinton without the visionary thinking, community spirit, entrepreneurial energy, and hard work of our community. Our incredible staff, partners in Roanoke County and throughout the valley, nonprofits, and churches in town have made these projects happen. It has been an honor to serve the Vinton community and work with such an amazing community with a huge heart and sense of community pride." Lawrence and his family helped open the new Vinton Library at the ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on November 18, 2015. A media release issued by the Town of Blacksburg indicated that in the newly created position of Deputy Town Manager for Community Development, "Lawrence joins the town manager's team to provide additional focus on economic development, capital project management, and customer service in the building and development process. He will coordinate the activities of the Planning and Building, Engineering and GIS, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation departments." "Blacksburg has always held a special place in my heart after my wife and I graduated from Tech and I began my career with the Town of Blacksburg," said Lawrence. "The opportunity to come back is exciting. I look forward to learning more and working closely with town council, staff, citizens, and the business and university communities." "We're happy that Chris has decided to return to Blacksburg," said Blacksburg Town Manager Marc Verniel. "His successes in the Town of Vinton combined with his experience in local government management, his background in planning and development and his strong understanding of the Blacksburg community make him a perfect fit for our organization. He was always a valued and respected member of our team and we're looking forward to working with him again in this new capacity." Vinton Vice Mayor Matt Hare said, "It is sad to see another Vinton manager move on but exciting to see that Chris will be following in the footsteps of several former Vinton town managers who have moved on to other localities in the valleys. His commitment to our community was apparent in his interactions with our staff and citizens. His steady leadership helped Vinton weather difficult economic conditions and ultimately helped move us to a stronger, brighter future. Personally, I will miss him. He is a good man, great father and husband, and dear friend. I look forward to hearing of his success in Blacksburg and wish him and his family well; they will be missed." Vinton Town Manager Chris Lawrence (second from right) helped break ground for the new Vinton Public Library in April 2014. Lawrence has not only been a highly respected member of the administration in the Town of Vinton, he has also been a valued member of the community at large where he and his wife Heather are actively involved with their children in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and with the PTA at Herman L. Horn where their children are students. Lawrence is also a member of the Vinton Breakfast Lions Club and an active board member on the Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce. Virginia Tech graduate Lawrence lost a bet with town employees and was forced to dress as a Wahoo at Fall Festival in 2013. He plans to move his family to Blacksburg at the end of the school year. Chris Lawrence is traditionally on hand each spring for the planting of trees by school children on Arbor Day. This celebration was on the Wolf Creek Greenway in 2012. "I wish Chris the best but I sure am sorry to see him go," said Angie Chewning, Executive Director of the Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce. "Both professionally and as a neighbor, he will be missed. Chris worked in moving Vinton forward; Blacksburg is lucky to get him." "It has been a pleasure working with Chris Lawrence over the years with the Vinton Chamber as well as the Vinton Town Council," said Councilwoman Sabrina McCarty, who served as president of the VACC for three years prior to joining town council. "He and his family have been an asset to the Town and they will be greatly missed." "Chris has been an excellent leader for the Town of Vinton," said former councilman Wes Nance. "His tenure included some difficult economic times. Chris, however, met those challenges head on and the Town emerged from that difficult time stronger and well positioned for future growth. Investments in our water and sewer infrastructure, our downtown's appearance, and a new downtown library have all primed the area for private investment. Vinton's loss is Blacksburg's gain and I wish Chris and his family the best and much happiness in his very bright future. Vinton Town Council will have a difficult job replacing such a talented Town Manager. Chris Lawrence fit the community's personality and needs perfectly and will be greatly missed." Vinton Town Council will meet soon to select an interim town manager and to develop the recruitment process to replace Lawrence. Chris LawrenceTown of Vinton

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Q: Make CSS max-width larger than parent https://jsfiddle.net/d3yns9b6/ shows how max-width doesn't work when I want to set it to something larger than the containing element. Since it's absolutely positioned it should be able to extend outside the containing element. If I set an exact value using width it works but then both pieces of text in the example are exactly that width. I want them both to take up as little width as they need, up to a maximum of the amount I set (even if it exceeds the parent container). .out { position: relative; width: 200px; height: 400px; background-color: blue; } .in { position: absolute; max-width: 600px; background-color: yellow; } <div class="out"> <div class="in"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Laboriosam commodi saepe, magnam aliquid quisquam cum ex corrupti sequi aut eius harum animi vitae, exercitationem eaque tempore culpa at itaque explicabo. </div> <div class="in" style="margin-top:300px"> Lorem </div> </div> A: Well, when no width is provided, it will fall back to auto, meaning it will use the width given by the parent element, regardless of absolute positioning or any max-width. So you need to specify any width, using percentage or relative units like vh or vw. .out { position: relative; width: 200px; height: 400px; background-color: blue; } .in { position: absolute; width: 500%; max-width: 600px; } .in > span { background-color: yellow; display: inline-block; } <div class="out"> <div class="in"> <span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Laboriosam commodi saepe, magnam aliquid quisquam cum ex corrupti sequi aut eius harum animi vitae, exercitationem eaque tempore culpa at itaque explicabo.</span> </div> <div class="in" style="margin-top:300px"> <span>Lorem</span> </div> </div> A: You need to set the width with width and constrain it with max-width. Something like this: .in { position: absolute; width: 100vw; max-width: 600px; background-color: yellow; } A: This is the logical behavior of absolute element where their width obey to the shrink-to-fit algorithm thus they cannot exceed the available width of their containing block. the shrink-to-fit width is: min(max(preferred minimum width, available width), preferred width). ref One idea is to increase the available width by increasing the padding since absolute element consider the padding-box then you can apply negative margin to compensate the padding added. .out { position: relative; width: 200px; padding-right:400px; /*width + padding = 600px (equal to max-width)*/ margin-right:-400px; height: 400px; background-color: blue; background-clip:content-box; /* We don't show the background on the padding*/ } .in { position: absolute; max-width: 600px; background-color: yellow; } <div class="out"> <div class="in"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Laboriosam commodi saepe, magnam aliquid quisquam cum ex corrupti sequi aut eius harum animi vitae, exercitationem eaque tempore culpa at itaque explicabo. </div> <div class="in" style="margin-top:300px"> Lorem </div> </div> In this case the padding is not really needed since it's a block element but it can be useful when dealing with inline elements. Example: .out { position: relative; display:inline-block; width: 200px; padding-right:400px; /*width + padding = 600px (equal to max-width)*/ margin-right:-400px; height: 300px; background-color: blue; background-clip:content-box; /* We don't show the background on the padding*/ } .in { position: absolute; max-width: 600px; background-color: yellow; } .extra { display:inline-block; background:red; vertical-align:top; margin-top:100px; } <div class="out"> <div class="in"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Laboriosam commodi saepe, magnam aliquid quisquam cum ex corrupti sequi aut eius harum animi vitae, exercitationem eaque tempore culpa at itaque explicabo. </div> <div class="in" style="margin-top:200px"> Lorem </div> </div> <div class="extra"> some content here </div>

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Dreamsnake é um romance de ficção científica da escritora americana Vonda N. McIntyre lançado em 1978. Esta é uma expansão de seu romance de 1973 intitulado Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand, na qual ela ganhou seu primeiro prêmio Nebula. A história se passa na Terra após um holocausto nuclear. O personagem central, Snake, é um curandeiro que usa serpentes geneticamente modificadas para curar doenças — uma cobra é uma "cobra dos sonhos" (em inglês: Dreamsnake) alienígena, cujo veneno dá aos moribundos sonhos agradáveis. O romance segue Snake enquanto ela procura substituir sua cobra dos sonhos após sua morte. O livro é considerado um exemplo de ficção científica da segunda onda do feminismo. McIntyre subverteu as narrativas convencionais de gênero, isto é, ao reescrever uma típica busca heroica para colocar uma mulher no centro, e ao usar dispositivos como evitar pronomes de gênero para desafiar as expectativas sobre identidades de gênero dos personagens. Dreamsnake também explorou paradigmas sociais e sexuais de uma perspectiva feminista, com temas de cura e interação intercultural. O romance foi bem recebido, ganhando o Prêmio Nebula de 1978, o Prêmio Hugo em 1979, e o Prêmio Locus Poll de 1979. A força e a autossuficiência de Snake como protagonista foram notadas por vários comentaristas. Os revisores também elogiaram a escrita de McIntyre e os temas do livro. A acadêmica Diane Wood escreveu que Dreamsnake demonstrou "o potencial da ficção científica para produzir prazer estético através da experimentação com códigos linguísticos e culturais", e a autora Ursula K. Le Guin o chamou de "um livro como um riacho de montanha — rápido, limpo, claro, emocionante, bonito". Antecedentes e contexto Em 1971, Vonda N. McIntyre, então moradora de Seattle, montou a oficina de escritores Clarion West, que ela ajudou a manter em 1973. Uma das instrutoras da oficina foi Ursula K. Le Guin. Durante uma sessão de workshop em 1972, uma das tarefas era criar uma história a partir de duas palavras escolhidas aleatoriamente, uma pastoral e outra relacionada à tecnologia. O esforço de McIntyre se tornaria seu conto de 1973 intitulado Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand. Essa história se desenvolveu em Dreamsnake, e foi usada sem modificações para o primeiro capítulo do romance, que também incorporou outra duas peças de McIntyre: The Broken Dome e The Serpent's Death, ambas publicadas em 1978. Dreamsnake, o segundo romance de McIntyre, foi lançado pela Houghton Mifflin em 1978, com uma ilustração de capa de Stephen Alexander. A história se passa após um holocausto nuclear que "destruiu todos que sabiam ou se importavam com as razões pelas quais isso aconteceu". A maioria das espécies animais são extintas, as regiões do planeta são radioativas e o céu está escondido pela poeira. A sociedade humana é definida como existente no que o jornalista Sam Jordison descreve como "tribalismo de baixa tecnologia": o personagem Arevin, por exemplo, nunca viu um livro. A única exceção disso é uma cidade no Centro, que possui tecnologia sofisticada e está em contato com outros planetas, mas que possui uma estrutura rigidamente hierárquica e não permite a entrada de estranhos. A cidade também serviu como cenário para o primeiro romance de McIntyre, The Exile Waiting (1975). O protagonista de Dreamsnake é Snake, um curandeiro que usa veneno de cobra em seu comércio. Ela viaja com três cobras geneticamente modificadas; uma cascavel, chamada Sand, uma cobra, chamada Névoa, e uma "cobra dos sonhos" chamada Grass, de um mundo alienígena, e que alivia a dor de pacientes moribundos deixando-os sonhar. Sinopse O romance começa com Snake chegando a uma tribo nômade para tratar um menino, Stavin, que tem um tumor. Enquanto sua cobra Mist fabrica um antídoto em suas glândulas de veneno, ela deixa Grass, a cobra dos sonhos, com Stavin para ajudá-lo a dormir. Um dos nômades, Arevin, ajuda Snake a controlar Mist enquanto a cobra sofre convulsões durante a noite, apesar do terror que as cobras exercem sobre seu povo. Ela retorna a Stavin pela manhã para descobrir que seus pais feriram mortalmente Grass, com medo de que ele machucasse o menino. Apesar de sua raiva, ela permite que Mist morda Stavin e injete o antídoto. O líder dos nômades pede desculpas a Snake, e Arevin pede que ela fique com eles, mas Snake explica que ela precisa de uma cobra dos sonhos para seu trabalho e deve voltar para casa e pedir uma nova. Ela expressa medo de que os outros curandeiros peguem suas cobras e a expulsem. Quando ela sai, Arevin pede que ela volte algum dia. Snake para em um oásis, onde ela é convidada a ajudar Jesse, uma mulher que se machucou ao cair de um cavalo. A parceira de Jesse, Merideth, leva Snake para o acampamento, deixando a bagagem de Snake no oásis. Snake descobre que Jesse quebrou sua coluna, deixando-a paralisada, algo que Snake não pode curar. Merideth e Alex, um terceiro parceiro, convencem Jesse de que deveriam retornar ao Centro, de onde Jesse é, na esperança de que os forasteiros possam ajudá-la. Vagando perto do acampamento, Snake vê o corpo do cavalo de Jesse e percebe que a área que caiu é radioativa; Jesse ficou lá tempo suficiente para ter envenenamento fatal por radiação. Snake se oferece para deixar Mist morder Jesse e aliviar sua dor; Jesse aceita, e Merideth e Alex se despedem. Antes de morrer, Jesse diz a Snake que sua família está em dívida com Snake e poderia ajudá-la a conseguir outra cobra dos sonhos de outro planeta. Voltando ao oásis, Snake descobre que alguém vasculhou seus pertences e roubou seu diário. Grum, um líder de caravana que também acampou lá, diz que foi obra de um "louco". De volta aos nômades, Arevin decide ir atrás de Snake. Snake atravessa o deserto ocidental até a cidade de Mountainside, onde o filho do prefeito, Gabriel, pede que ela cure o prefeito. Enquanto fica com eles, Snake convida Gabriel para dormir com ela. Depois que ele expressa hesitação, ela descobre que ele engravidou uma amiga como resultado de ter sido ensinado incorretamente o "biocontrole", e que isso levou a um relacionamento difícil com seu pai. Ela diz a ele que ele ainda pode aprender, e sugere que ele encontre um professor diferente quando ele deixar Mountainside, como ele pretende fazer. Enquanto verifica seus cavalos, Snake conhece Melissa, uma garota com o rosto gravemente queimado que ajuda o chefe do estábulo, que leva o crédito por seu trabalho. Suas cicatrizes a tornam autoconsciente de sua aparência em uma cidade de pessoas bonitas. Pouco depois, Snake é atacada a caminho da casa do prefeito por um homem que ela assume ser o louco. Ela descobre que Melissa foi abusada fisicamente e sexualmente pelo chefe do estábulo, e usa esse conhecimento para convencer o prefeito a libertá-la. Melissa acompanha Snake como sua filha adotiva quando Snake parte para o Centro. Snake explica a ela que as cobras dos sonhos são muito raras, e que os curandeiros não encontraram uma maneira de fazê-las procriar. Enquanto isso, Arevin chega à residência do curandeiro ao norte de Mountainside, mas ele é informado de que Snake não está lá, e vai para o sul para encontrá-la. Em Mountainside, ele é brevemente detido por suspeita de ter sido o agressor de Snake, mas é liberado. Snake e Melissa atravessam o deserto oriental e chegam ao Centro, mas são afastados, como todos os emissários anteriores dos curandeiros. Logo depois que eles voltam para as montanhas, eles são atacados novamente pelo louco, que exige a cobra dos sonhos, e desmaia ao saber que a serpente está morta. Snake descobre que é viciado em veneno de cobra dos sonhos. Snake faz com que ele a leve para uma comunidade cujo líder, North, possui várias cobras dos sonhos, e ocasionalmente permite que seus seguidores sejam mordidos por elas como recompensa. A comunidade vive em uma "cúpula quebrada", uma relíquia de uma civilização passada. North, que guarda rancor de todos os curandeiros, coloca Snake em um grande e frio poço cheio de cobras dos sonhos. No poço, Snake percebe que o frio intenso traz a maturidade das cobras dos sonhos, e elas se reproduzem em trigêmeos, em vez dos sexos pareados da Terra. Sua imunidade ao veneno permite que ela sobreviva ao poço e, eventualmente, saia. Enquanto os capangas de North estão em coma induzido por veneno, ela encontra Melissa igualmente em coma e foge com ela e um saco de cobras dos sonhos. Ela é recebida por Arevin, que ajuda Melissa a se recuperar. Estrutura temática Dreamsnake é considerado um exemplo da segunda onda do feminismo na ficção científica, que foi amplamente dedicado a aventuras masculinas antes de um gênero fictício ser escrito por mulheres nas décadas de 1960 e 1970, subvertendo as narrativas tradicionais. McIntyre usa o cenário pós-apocalíptico para explorar uma variedade de estruturas sociais e paradigmas sexuais de uma perspectiva feminista. Ao dar ao desejo feminino um lugar de destaque, ela explora os papéis sociais de gênero nas comunidades que Snake visita. Como nos livros Starfarers posteriores de McIntyre, as mulheres são retratadas em muitas posições de liderança. O arquétipo de uma busca heroica é reescrito: a figura central é uma mulher, e os desafios enfrentados exigem cura e cuidado, ao invés de força, para serem superados. Um padrão fictício tradicional de um herói sendo perseguido, ou esperado por uma amante, é invertido, pois Arevin segue Snake, que recebe seu apoio, mas não precisa de resgate. As expectativas de gênero também são subvertidas pela personagem de Merideth, cujo gênero nunca é divulgado, já que McIntyre evita completamente o uso de pronomes de gênero, criando assim uma "construção feminista" que sugere que o caráter e as habilidades de uma pessoa são mais importante do que seu gênero. Os personagens são frequentemente apresentados com referência à sua profissão e, posteriormente, são revelados como sendo mulheres, potencialmente subvertendo as expectativas dos leitores. As temáticas feministas do livro também estão relacionados a uma exploração da cura e da totalidade, de acordo com a acadêmica Inge-Lise Paulsen. Snake é uma curandeira profissional, ostensivamente se encaixando no estereótipo de uma mulher carinhosa, mas McIntyre a descreve como alguém que é uma curandeira porque foi treinada para ser e porque foi uma escolha ética, e não como consequência de sua feminilidade. Embora ela encontre uma família em Arevin e Melissa, não é aí que Snake busca sua "realização final como mulher": sua vitória no final da história vem da sua descoberta dos hábitos de reprodução das cobras dos sonhos. O amor é descrito como insuficiente para um relacionamento; Arevin deve aprender a confiar na força de Snake e resistir à tentação de protegê-la. O ideal de respeito mútuo também se mostra na estrutura utópica da sociedade nômade. Os nômades respeitam o livre arbítrio individual, ao contrário das pessoas da cidade, que se isolam do mundo pelo desejo de se proteger. Paulsen vê isso como uma tendência cultural típica do patriarcado, e escreve que a descrição de McIntyre de uma necessidade ética de totalidade e uma compreensão das conexões entre as facetas da sociedade também é encontrada no trabalho de Le Guin e na obra de Doris Lessing, intitulado Canopus in Argos. Em Dreamsnake, McIntyre usa linguagem que transmite significados complexos e múltiplos, desafiando assim os leitores a se envolverem profundamente. O nome de Snake e as cobras que ela usa invocam imagens extraídas da religião e da mitologia. Por exemplo, os médicos modernos nos Estados Unidos usam um caduceu, ou bastão com cobras entrelaçadas, como emblema: na mitologia grega, o caduceu é o símbolo de Hermes e significa que seu portador é portador do conhecimento divino. As cobras têm outros significados simbólicos, incluindo morte e rejuvenescimento. Eles são um motivo recorrente na ficção, sendo retratados em papéis e formas amplamente variados. Sua associação simbólica com veneno e cura, por exemplo, conecta o protagonista de McIntyre a Esculápio, o Deus romano da cura, que carrega uma vara entrelaçada com uma serpente. Esses significados duplos são ilustrados pela Grassnake dos sonhos, que na história é uma ferramenta poderosa para o curandeiro, ao mesmo tempo em que é um objeto de medo para o povo do deserto. O uso de serpentes por Snake joga com o mito bíblico de Gênesis, invertendo-o para que a mulher controle as cobras. A representação do Centro, um lugar de tecnologia sofisticada que se separou do resto da sociedade, está associada a uma exploração da relação entre "centro e margens, dentro e fora, eu e outro" que também se encontra em The Exile Waiting and Superluminal, de McIntyre (1983). Centro exibe uma ordem social rígida; em contrapartida, a mudança social ocorre fora, nas margens da sociedade, e o Centro, apesar do nome, torna-se irrelevante. Dreamsnake, juntamente com grande parte do trabalho de McIntyre, também explora os efeitos da liberdade e da prisão. Muitos de seus personagens tentam se libertar de grilhões de vários tipos, incluindo limitações psicológicas auto-impostas, os desafios criados por enfermidades físicas ou aparência e opressão por outros humanos. Snake encontra dois escravos libertos que trabalham para o prefeito de Mountainside, que os libertou proibindo a escravidão em sua cidade. Uma traz um anel no calcanhar como relíquia da escravidão; quando Snake diz a ela que ela poderia removê-lo, ela fica muito feliz, embora o processo arrisque aleijá-la. O outro é livre, mas se sente obrigado a servir a todos os caprichos do prefeito por gratidão. Melissa é deficiente de forma diferente: por causa de suas queimaduras, em uma sociedade que julga as pessoas por sua aparência física, ela leva uma existência oculta. Outros personagens que estão presos de alguma forma como North, cujo gigantismo incurável levou a uma raiva psicótica constante; o "louco", preso pelo vício; Gabriel, envergonhado por seu fracasso em controlar sua fertilidade; e Arevin, que se sente preso pela responsabilidade familiar. A interação entre os códigos culturais é um tema recorrente em Dreamsnake, às vezes apresentando duplo sentido, como quando Snake e Arevin discutem o termo "amigo", ao qual Arevin atribui maior significado, ou na oferta figurativa de ajuda que os montanheses usam para oferecer um relacionamento sexual. A relutância inicial de Arevin em compartilhar seu nome com Snake, e sua explicação sobre o que "amigo" significa para ele mostra a desconfiança profundamente enraizada de seu povo em relação a estranhos; e quando ele sai, ele procura explicar aos curandeiros os fatores culturais que resultaram na morte de Grass. Os preconceitos culturais também impedem a capacidade dos curandeiros de entender a biologia alienígena das cobras dos sonhos. Seu conhecimento da biologia da Terra os leva a supor, erroneamente, que as criaturas se acasalam aos pares; apenas as circunstâncias de Snake permitem que ela descubra que eles são triploides. A narrativa, portanto, argumenta que a aceitação da diferença pode levar ao crescimento e à mudança. Caracterização Vários críticos destacaram a forte protagonista feminina de Dreamsnake. A centralidade de Snake no livro permite que McIntyre explore o gênero como seu tema central e subverta os clichês de gênero: Snake, como muitos dos protagonistas de McIntyre, é uma mulher assertiva em um papel tradicionalmente masculino, embora seja uma curadora, em vez de um herói masculino arquetípico. A maioria dos personagens masculinos em Dreamsnake são retratados em uma luz negativa, como com o prefeito de Mountainside, o abusivo mestre do estábulo, ou North; Arevin, que é "suave e persistente", está em segundo plano durante a maior parte do livro. Orson Scott Card descreveu a personagem de Snake como autossuficiente: ela resolveu seus próprios problemas e subverteu a expectativa de que seria resgatada no final do romance. Para Card, Snake tem muito em comum com o Lone Ranger, melhorando a vida das pessoas com "amor e compreensão": ela imuniza o povo de Grum, resgata Melissa e ajuda Gabriel a superar sua incapacidade de controlar sua fertilidade, um "problema hediondo" na sua vida social. A acadêmica Sarah LeFanu descreve Snake como uma versão "mais velha e mais sábia" de Mischa, a protagonista de The Exile Waiting, que luta contra muitas adversidades antes de escapar da cidade de Center. Snake é descrita como "corajosa, leal e inteligente", com um forte desejo de justiça e uma natureza gentil. A acadêmica Carolyn Wendell escreve que Snake é mais capaz de fazer suas próprias escolhas do que muitos dos outros personagens de Dreamsnake. Sua liberdade lhe dá maior responsabilidade e permite que ela liberte outros, como Gabriel e Melissa. Enquanto explora sua sexualidade, Snake também retém mais livre arbítrio do que é típico para personagens femininas do gênero. De acordo com Lefanu, através da atividade sexual de Snake, e da política sexual do livro de forma mais geral, McIntyre sugere que no mundo de Dreamsnake, é "possível ser mulher e ser totalmente humano". O personagem de Snake foi descrita como um exemplo de reivindicação feminista do arquétipo de uma bruxa: uma pessoa evitada pela sociedade patriarcal, redesenhada como uma imagem do poder feminino. Prêmios e repercussão Dreamsnake foi destaque em diversos prêmios, sendo que na categoria de 'Melhor Romance', ganhou o Prêmio Nebula de 1978, o Prêmio Hugo de 1979 e o Prêmio Locus Poll de 1979. Além disso, a obra também foi vencedora no Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Award, e foi indicado para o Prêmio Ditmar de 1979 de 'Melhor Ficção Internacional'. Em 1995, Dreamsnake foi colocada na lista final do Prêmio Retrospectivo James Tiptree. "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" ganhou a McIntyre seu primeiro Prêmio Nebula, de melhor romance em 1974, assim como, ter sido indicado ao Prêmio Hugo na mesma categoria, e o Prêmio Locus de Melhor Ficção Curta. Em 1980, o livro foi indicado ao American Book Awards. Dreamsnake foi identificado como parte de uma onda de ficção especulativa feminista que surgiu na década de 1970 e estabeleceu a posição de autoras femininas em um campo onde elas foram marginalizadas. Este corpo de trabalho incluiu escritos por Le Guin, Kate Wilhelm e James Tiptree Jr. O modelo de escrita de McIntyre foi destacada por vários revisores de textos. O Santa Cruz Sentinel descreveu o livro como uma "história verdadeiramente hipnotizante"; enquanto Sally Estes da American Library Association o chamou de "empolgante"; já o Cincinnati Enquirer definiu como um dos "romances poéticos mais sensíveis do ano". Le Guin elogiou Dreamsnake, descrevendo-o como "um livro como um riacho de montanha — rápido, limpo, claro, emocionante, bonito". Escrevendo em 2011, ela detalhou: "Dreamsnake é produzido em uma prosa clara e rápida, com passagens de ambientes breves e liricamente intensas que levam o leitor direto para seu mundo desértico meio familiar e meio estranho, e belas descrições dos personagens, como pelas mudanças de estado emocional e de humor." Em 1981, o acadêmico de ficção científica, Marshall Tymn, comentou que foi a "autenticidade poeticamente negociável" da aventura de Snake que tornou o livro um sucesso, e que foi um trabalho duradouro entre aqueles que ganharam prêmios Hugo e Nebula. Uma crítica de 2012 no periódico britânico The Guardian, chamou-o de "livro desafiador e inquietante", e disse que o mundo ficcional de McIntyre foi "desenhado habilmente". Os temas, simbologia e uso da linguagem em Dreamsnake também atraíram comentários. A acadêmica Diane Wood escreveu que o romance mostrou "o potencial da ficção científica para produzir prazer estético através da experimentação com códigos linguísticos e culturais". Wood também elogiou o tema de comunicação entre culturas de McIntyre, dizendo que seu estilo e "caracterização vívida" fortaleceram sua mensagem de "maior compaixão e compreensão" e tornaram o "romance ricamente texturizado", considerado um prazer de leitura. O acadêmico Gary Wesfahl comparou, favoravelmente, a representação de cobras de McIntyre com a de outras obras de ficção especulativa, descrevendo Dreamsnake como o "ponto alto" em representações de relacionamentos fictícios entre cobras e humanos. Card também destacou a autossuficiência do personagem de Snake, e acrescentou que McIntyre conseguiu unir uma "história superficialmente episódica" e criou um "mundo vicioso, mas bonito", com personagens bem desenhados. Alguns revisores comentaram sobre o comprimento e a estrutura do romance, e fizeram comparações variavelmente favoráveis com "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand". Uma resenha do Charlotte Observer criticou Dreamsnake, dizendo que nada substancial ocorreu em grande parte do livro, e que era um exemplo de por que mesmo excelentes contos não deveriam ser expandidos para romances, enquanto Estes também comentou que havia "perdeu um pouco da sutileza" do conto original. Outros revisores comentaram negativamente sobre as breves aparições de Arevin na história, como sendo desnecessárias. Wendell escreveu em 1982 que o dispositivo era uma inversão de um tropo ficcional usual, e que esses revisores podem ter ficado desconfortáveis com uma protagonista feminina resolvendo suas dificuldades por conta própria. Brian Stableford comentou que Dreamsnake tinha "pouco em termos de enredo", mas que a história não dependia do enredo para sua eficácia; ele o descreveu como um "romance de experiência", escrito com "muito pensamento e sinceridade", e muito legível. Card escreveu que,inicialmente ,estava hempolgado obre a expansão de "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand", que ele chamou de "gema perfeitamente polida". CPosteriormente, ele citicou algumas passagens, como a caracterização de Melissa como sentimental; e outros como se arrastando por muito tempo, mas disse que, em última análise, não desejava que o livro terminasse. Bibliografia Ligações externas Livros do século XX Livros de 1978 Romances de ficção científica dos Estados Unidos Feminismo nos Estados Unidos Literatura dos Estados Unidos Livros feministas !Mais Teoria da História na Wiki (Wikiconcurso de destaque)

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Growth. Businesses must drive growth in order to pay shareholders and to invest in future growth initiatives. While the majority of companies have a "growth strategy", achieving the desired level of growth still remains elusive for many. At this time of year, when so many of us are looking to build growth plans for 2015, we wanted to take a look at a few examples of growth strategies that have met significant challenges in the Canadian retail sector and draw some learning that we can inject into our own business plans. So what constitutes a successful growth strategy and which companies are more successful than others with planned business expansions? There are plenty of examples where the desired results of growth strategies have not been attained. For example, Target Canada met with a high amount of criticism after its Canadian expansion produced lackluster results. A glitch in the inventory systems backlogged merchandise in warehouses so that products were not ready on store shelves for customers. As a result, many store shelves remained empty and customers went elsewhere to find the products they needed. The company has been working on fixing the system and has the ability to bounce back, but the initial launch into Canada has eroded short-term profits. A rapid growth drive such as the one conducted by Target Canada has increased risks involved. Companies are not always able to sustain normal business flows in such an environment since normal business practices are under increasing pressures. In other situations, the growth plan was solid but the market shifted from underneath those plans. Both Staples and Rona employed rapid growth strategies and subsequently consumer demand and company capabilities did not keep up with those plans. Staples has approximately 2,200 stores worldwide and approximately 1,500 are in the United States and 330 in Canada. Now with the office supply category moving rapidly on-line, the company plans to close up to 225 stores in the U.S. and Canada by the end of next year since it is looking to trim about $500 million in costs annually by 2015. The home improvement sector has undergone significant changes as a slow down in the economy and the home improvement market overall has forced companies to merge or scale back. In 2012, Rona rejected a takeover offer from Lowe's and then underwent a major restructuring the following year. It laid off approximately 1,000 employees and managers and closed 11 big-box stores and 4 satellite distribution centres. The Home Depot put up as many as 200 new stores a year until the housing market collapsed in 2008. At that time, it had approximately 2,200 stores. That year it decided to close 15 stores and changed its plans to open 50 new stores over the next four years. In the foodservice sector, Tim Hortons recently announced plans to open another 300 stores in the United States. To date, the company has been very successful in Canada but has yet to tap the US market in a major way. The company prides itself on maintaining high levels of quality, efficiency and customer service and prices are very reasonable. This is a company that puts significant effort into constantly improving the value of its operations. However, Tim Hortons faces some well-engrained competition in the US. It will be competing with the likes of Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts McDonalds and other fast food chains. Dunkin Donuts offers very similar product offerings compared to Tim Hortons and company operations are slick and successful. On the other hand, Dunkin Donuts pulled out of Canada due to competition with Tim Hortons where it has a very strong home team advantage. Dunkin Donuts has a heavy concentration of stores especially around the Northeastern United States. At the end of 2011, the company had approximately 10,000 stores worldwide, including approximately 7,000 in the US. In order to be successful in the US, Tim Hortons may want to consider setting up shop in US markets that have a lower concentration of Dunkin Donuts locations. They will also need to set up a strong brand / marketing strategy designed to appeal to US consumers in these new regional markets. In order to be successful for growth, companies need to finely tune and exploit their distinctive competencies. They need to create the right mix of resources, services and people in order to entice demand for their products and services in new markets. They also need to be innovative. Growth strategies founded on offering unique products or services are almost always more successful than a distribution driven growth strategy. In the end, the Canadian retail market did not become bigger because Target entered Canada. That means that Target had to steal share from the incumbents such as Loblaw and Walmart, both of whom have stepped up their game in the three years since Target first announced it would come to Canada. As we now know, Target struggled to compete and steal market share. As we enter business planning "season", let's remember that growth cannot be driven in isolation. We all work in very competitive markets where every company wants to drive growth. Only those with the best consumer proposition (innovation, price, brand, marketing, etc.) actually stand a chance to meet their growth plans. 1) Who are you going to "steal" that growth from? 2) Are they really just going to let you "steal" their business without reacting?

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Very often you do not need a separate websites for mobile and desktop viewers. Its is even a bit cumbersome to redirect your clients away from their chosen landing page just because they happened to google it up with mobile device. All you need to do is make your website responsive - meaning it should scale down and rearrange its content depending on window size. Also keep in mind that there is a useful max-device-width property that behaves according to device size not window size. It is especially useful for serving mobile devices with small alternatives to big background images. Using just max-width in media query might result in background being changed if user resizes window. You can read more about using media queries here (CSS media queries) and here (10 basic tips about responsive design). For examples and inspiration you can visit this site. The problem is that while it centers the content nicely in browser for bigger than 960px screens, it fails to scale down for smaller window sizes. Fix is very simple and straightforward - use max-width instead of width. Also using max-width:100%; on all content images is a good idea allowing images to scale down if they do not fit too. Remember not to define height of images in code, or your images cannot maintain aspect ratio when scaling down. When writing code, keep in mind that it is better to make site component responsive than make two different components that are displayed or hidden according to screen size. For example horizontal mobile menu can be made adaptive without making two different menus. Demo is here.

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La nazionale di pallavolo maschile del Liechtenstein è una squadra europea composta dai migliori giocatori di pallavolo del Liechtenstein ed è posta sotto l'egida della Federazione pallavolistica del Liechtenstein. Risultati Giochi dei piccoli stati d'Europa Campionato europeo dei piccoli stati Voci correlate Nazionale di pallavolo femminile del Liechtenstein Collegamenti esterni

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The invest­ment is like­ly the largest pure ven­ture equi­ty round for a solar home sys­tem provider in emerg­ing mar­kets. Off Grid Elec­tric closed its Series D fund­ing Fri­day with $55 mil­lion from Helios Invest­ment Part­ners and Gen­er­al Electric's ven­ture cap­i­tal arm. The round adds to a grow­ing ros­ter of home solar providers oper­at­ing in devel­op­ing coun­tries that are pulling in large sums. In 2017, M-Kopa raised $80 mil­lion, Green­light Plan­et raised $60 mil­lion and Devel­op­ing World Mar­kets financed 11 com­pa­nies with a $60.8 mil­lion social impact note. Accord­ing to GTM Research solar ana­lyst Ben­jamin Attia, Off Grid's $55 mil­lion is like­ly the biggest pure ven­ture equi­ty invest­ment for a home solar provider on record. The announce­ment comes days after Husk set a record for the largest invest­ment to date in a sin­gle min­i­grid com­pa­ny.

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(Radio.com) Taylor Swift has received both devoted support and negative backlash in response to her new single, "Look What You Made Me Do." Adding to the people in her corner – former One Direction singer Zayn Malik who has stepped forward in support of the pop icon. "I don't pay too much attention to what people even say about me," the singer told Fader when he was asked if he could relate to Swift's situation. "I just tend to take it for what it is when I meet them people in real life and have a conversation with them. If they're cool with me, then I base my relationship on that." "In terms of relating to it, of course I relate to things being written about us all the time. But I don't listen to it," Malik continued. "I rate her as an artist, I think she's cool, I think she's successful, and I think she deserves her success because she's worked hard. That's just how I look at it. I did a song with her ('I Don't Wanna Live Forever" from the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack), it was fun, she was professional." Read more here.

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Q: Renaming files at command line to a different length filename I need to rename multiple files in a directory. They can be copied to another directory if necessary. The filenames will be in the format 57.jpg, 57-1.jpg, 57-2.jpg etc. The suffix may be double digits. I can't figure out how you would rename them if the destination is a different length. So ren 57*.jpg 1234*.jpg or ren 57*.jpg 3*.jpg will alter the characters that I need intact (the -1, -2 etc). I have a list of the start of the files and what they need to change to (eg: 57 becomes 1234, 59 becomes 3214, 598 becomes 3215 and so on). Any help would be much appreciated.

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Q: How to convert the data in the rows to columns form? I have an employee table with columns like emp_id, headcount, fte, effective_date, status, status_2. I need to create a report with from date and end date as the input. This will be checked against effective_date. If the input is from date = 1st Jan 2012 to end date 25th Feb 2013 then result should be shown in following format as shown in image below. The numbers 1,0,10,20 indicates the sum of the headcount for the month specified. e.g. if there are 5 employees with effective date in the month of March then March will have 5 in the column and then those 5 will be again split on the basis of the status and status_2 columns of the employees. e.g. out of those 5, 2 might be status A, status_2 A1 3 might be status A, status_2 A2 How do I write a query to get result i such format? Below is the DDL for employee table. -------------------------------------------------------- -- DDL for Table BI_EMPLOYEE -------------------------------------------------------- CREATE TABLE "HEADCOUNT_BI"."BI_EMPLOYEE" ( "EMP_ID" NUMBER(*,0) NOT NULL ENABLE, "STATUS" NUMBER(*,0), "STATUS_2" NUMBER(*,0), "FTE" FLOAT(126), "EFFECTIVE_DATE" DATE, "HEADCOUNT" NUMBER(*,0), CONSTRAINT "HEADCOUNT_EMPLOYEE_BI_PK" PRIMARY KEY ("EMP_ID") ENABLE ); A: You should pivot data. With Oracle 11: SELECT * FROM ( select status, status_2,to_char(EFFECTIVE_DATE, 'Mon''DD') as EFFECTIVE_DATE, sum( HEADCOUNT ) as HEADCOUNT from "BI_EMPLOYEE" group by status, status_2,EFFECTIVE_DATE ) PIVOT ( sum(HEADCOUNT) for EFFECTIVE_DATE in ( 'Jan''12', 'Feb''12' ) ) Notice that pivot fields list must be a constant. Edited, at this time I see that you aggregate by month, not day: SELECT * FROM ( select status, status_2,to_char(EFFECTIVE_DATE, 'Mon''YY') as EFFECTIVE_DATE, sum( HEADCOUNT ) as HEADCOUNT from "BI_EMPLOYEE" group by status, status_2, to_char(EFFECTIVE_DATE, 'Mon''YY') ) PIVOT ( sum(HEADCOUNT) for EFFECTIVE_DATE in ( 'Jan''12', 'Feb''12' ) ) You can learn how to pivot in Oracle previus versions.

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The Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) is non-profit, public interest consumer advocacy group. UCAN advocates for consumers in the energy, gasoline, telecommunications and water industries. Synaptitude, as part of a multi-consultancy project team, was engaged by UCAN as Smart Grid technology Subject Matter Experts to prepare expert testimony. Expert testimony is prepared in response to a utilities' application, in this case a General Rate Case (GRC) application, and is submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Synaptitude, as part of a multi-consultancy project team, evaluated of the Smart Grid infrastructure projects outlined in the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) 2012 General Rate Case (GRC) application. SDG&E grouped its proposed Smart Grid projects into three areas: Renewable Growth, Electric Vehicle Growth, and Reliability. Synaptitude researched Plug-In Electric Vehicles and Public Access Charging Facilities, and formulated recommendations on SDG&E's proposed projects in those areas. Synaptitude reviewed assessments by utilities engineering consultants on specific smart grid technologies, products and project costs, and formulated testimony recommendations. Synaptitude analyzed SDG&E's project costs and calculated revised cost estimates based on project recommendations. Synaptitude wrote data requests and work papers on behalf of UCAN and helped to organize, write and review the final testimony deliverable. As a result of this project, the UCAN was able to recommend alternative approaches to SDG&E's GRC application, potentially resulting in tens of millions of dollars in savings to the State of California and California residents.

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"Meet Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. They live in an apartment in New York where Ricky works as a nightclub bandleader. Their closest friends are Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their landlords. Lucy wants a career in show business as well, and is always trying to get into Ricky's act. Even when she isn't trying to do that, she's involved in one wacky scheme or another. And the two couples have some great battles of the sexes. This set is five of the six seasons from the classic show. Season one starts a little slow with Lucy often carrying the show alone. As the writers get more comfortable with the other characters, their parts expand and the show finds it's footing. Even with a slow start, this show has some classic moments. Lucy tries to learn "The Ballet" and a burlesque act to get into Ricky's show. The couple makes a bet over who can go longer without gossiping. Lucy gets trapped in a freezer. Ricky puts Lucy on a time schedule. And of course, "Lucy does a TV Commercial" for Vitameatavegamin with hilarious results. Also included in this set is the original unaired pilot. Season two starts out with a bang as Lucy works in a chocolate factory in "Job Switching." Ethel and Lucy both via for the presidency of their club. Lucy has trouble deciding on anything. The couples fight over a washing machine. Of course, the most famous storyline of season 2 was Lucy's pregnancy and the birth of Little Ricky. Brought on by Lucy's real life pregnancy, this was very daring for the time. How things have changed in the last 50 years. Season three brings with it it's own classic moments. Lucy and Ethel buy the same dress for a TV show. The couples fight over "Equal Rights." "Lucy Tells the Truth" with unintended consequences. The girls attend a "Charm School." "Ricky Loses His Temper" in an episode that should nominate him for sainthood. When Ricky's band gets booked to Hawaii, Lucy and the Mertzes scheme to go, too. The couples find a "Bonus Buck" their local paper is running. And the girls want to learn to play golf so they can hang out with the boys. Early in season four, a storyline is introduced that changes the course of the season. Ricky gets a movie offer in Hollywood, so the gang travels cross-country, stopping in Ohio, Tennessee, and New Mexico before finally making it. Once there, Lucy starts stalking the stars with hilarious results. She once more tries to get into the act, this time a movie. And she does a classic routine with Harpo Marx. Season five finishes up the California episodes with a funny visit from John Wayne and a classic trip home. They're hardly home before Ricky and his band are booked to Europe, and Lucy and the Mertzes tag along. Once there, they get involved in a "Fox Hunt," get accused of counterfeiting in Paris, get caught in an avalanche, and have trouble with a boarder crossing. Most famously from this trip, Lucy gets a little more local color then she bargained for when she decides to research wine making for what she is sure will be her big break. Anyone who loves this show will love these DVDs. The picture is black and white and the sound is mono, but anything else would ruin this classic. And the picture has been cleaned up. I've never seen it look this sharp with only the occasional dust and grain. Each disc is loaded with extras including information on the guest cast, mistakes that made it on air, behind the scenes facts, deleted scenes, original openings, and episodes from Lucy's radio show "My Favorite Husband." This show has been entertaining people for 50 years, and it shows no signs of letting up. I am thrilled to have this show in such wonderful shape. No matter how many times I see them, I still laugh through every episode. Don't miss a chance to own a true TV classic." "I have been purchasing all the new "I Love Lucy" seasons on DVD since CBS started releasing them (I never bought the overpriced first release of season one). It seemed like they were releasing a season every two months or so during early 2005 but for some reason they have been reluctant to bring us season six. Releasing seasons 1-5 as a set makes no sense to me (although I can see leaving out the episodes from the "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" as that was a different show really). I have to wonder if something is holding up the release of the sixth and final season of the half-hour "I Love Lucy" series. Could it be the Superman episode? Maybe they can't get clearance from Warners to include this episode on the DVD. If nothing is blocking season six from release then why didn't CBS just wait until that season was available so they could do a "I Love Lucy: The Complete Series" box set in some uniquely designed outer box? If they wanted to be really greedy they could have made season six only available as part of the complete series box set (but let's not give them bad ideas). Lucy will always get 5 stars from me but this incomplete set, conspicuously missing the final season, is a one star wonder." "I'm reasonably sure that most who order "I Love Lucy, Seasons 1-5" have seen all the episodes already. Even so, I don't think anyone who has only watched "I Love Lucy" on broadcast or cable television has ever seen or heard it with the clarity that these DVDs show. I haven't yet seen all the discs--it will take months to do that--but because of the exceptional quality of these recordings, I feel as though I'm watching "I Love Lucy" for the first time." Why so EXPENSIVE? Way too much $$$! "This (incomplete) set is an example of how these GREEDY companies are running AMOK with their stratospheric pricing. Not only for the 'I Love Lucy' set, but most other 'boxed sets' that cost a small fortune ('The Sopranos' is another one). Yeah, I can hear some of you tell me that it costs money for these companies to produce the show, or remaster and 'clean up' the original tapes/films, etc., BUT the huge price they charge insures that not too many people will be able to purchase these sets in the first place. Then they wonder why so many people attempt to 'burn' their own copies! With boxed sets like this essentially targeted for the 'well to do', how can hardworking, average Joe's afford this?"

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Meet the Tattooed Girl Next Door Kaitie Rosiu, today's Inked Girl of the Day, got her first tattoos immediately after turning 18-years-old. Once she no longer needed someone else to sign for her Kaitie was in the shop eager to get some ink. The beauty from Ohio admits that she learned a couple of lessons about tattooing very quickly; she should have saved up some money and paid attention to the artist she went to. Luckily she has 19 more tattoos that she loves to death. "Other than that all my tattoos make me happy and I love talking to people about them," Kaitie says. "I'll never regret getting tattooed and I will continued to get tattooed until I'm old and can't take the pain anymore!" When it came time to get her full back piece Kaitie went about things the right way. She had been following an artist on Instagram from before she was even old enough to get inked and eventually was able to figure something out. "Back when I was 16 I started following Rob Lamb on Instagram," Kaitie says. "I absolutely loved his work. We talked here and there and we became friends. I have been telling him since I was 16 that I want him to do a full back piece on me. Now, I have what I have been envisioning for four years." As you look through her alluring photos, you will see that Kaitie has a lot of impressive work. Most of her tattoos don't have a whole lot of meaning behind them, Kaitie focuses on the love of the art more than trying to attach symbolism to the pieces. "Tattoos just interest me and I think of myself as a canvas," Kaitie explains. "I wear makeup, change my hair color, why not get beautiful art put on my skin, ya know?" You can see all of Kaitie's sexy pictures at her Inked Girls profile here. If you think you have what it takes to be our next Inked Girl of the Day submit your portfolio here. Available at INKEDSHOP.COM: "Pyropet" Cat Candle blogTattoosgirl of the dayamerican traditional tattoosGirls With TattoosInstagramInked Girlstraditional tattoossexy tattooed womentattooed models Witchy Woman The Bold and Beautiful Whitney Every Nerd's Dream Girl Girl of the Day: Why Wear Clothes When You Have Ink? Tattooed Wild Child or Inked Professional? Chelsea Is Both. Lauren Starkiller Is out of This World Hawaii's Most Beautiful Attraction There's Nothing Sexier Than a Fallen Angel

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Labor Leader Luke Foley has outlined a detailed policy agenda for the future protection of our state's environment – the most comprehensive environment plan ever presented to the people of NSW. From our flora and fauna to coastal waters and estuaries and inland rivers and forests, Labor has outlined a broad-reaching environmental plan for the state. $150 million to create new national parks including the Great Koala National Park and a series of conservation reserves in Northern NSW to save the koala from extinction. A statewide moratorium on coal seam gas activity, and a permanent ban in the Northern Rivers region and the core drinking water catchments. 2 km buffer zones will operate around National Parks and RAMSAR listed wetlands and a 2 km buffer zone, above and below ground around residential areas. A Healthy Rivers Commission to improve the health of NSW's rivers. NSW has the most degraded rivers in the country with only 3% considered healthy. $4 million to support voluntary wildlife carers, the unsung heroes of wildlife protection. They care for injured wildlife in their homes and voluntary hospitals across the state. Labor will also pursue World Heritage Listing for the Northern rainforests as well as direct the Office of Environment and Heritage to assess the proposal of a Eucalypt World Heritage listing. The last Labor Government added over three million hectares to the reserve system. The Baird Government has created 84,000 of National Parks in the last four years. At this rate it would take the Liberals and Nationals 142 years to match Labor's achievements when last in government. In government, Labor will also review and replace the Liberals' watered down biodiversity offsetting rules that allow unjustifiable loss of habitat and wildlife. "I am proud to present the most comprehensive environmental protection policy that has ever been presented to the people of NSW. "There can be no new approach for New South Wales without a bold agenda for environmental protection and climate change. "This is one of the passions of my public life. "I want NSW to be the nation's social conscience and not just its economic powerhouse.

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Q: Why do the Rust OpenSSL docs say the defaults are insecure? I was looking in Rust OpenSSL docs for the SslAcceptor type and saw the first sentence was: OpenSSL's default configuration is highly insecure. This connector manages the OpenSSL structures, configuring cipher suites, session options, and more. I then looked at the source and see they setting diffie-hellman parameters as well as the cipher suite per Mozilla's recommendations. Why doesn't the original OpenSSL configuration use this config, and why is it left to individual libraries to set it correctly? A: Why doesn't the original OpenSSL configuration use this config ... Requirements for cryptographic algorithms change over time, i.e. there is no right config which is the best one forever. OpenSSL has settings like DEFAULT or HIGH which gets updates from time to time, usually with major releases. So the defaults used by an application with no specific settings actually, depend on the OpenSSL version used, the compile time options and sometimes on the system configuration. ... and why is it left to individual libraries to set it correctly? If one wants to have a consistent behavior across setups independent from a specific library version and system setup, one need to provide the intended setting in the code instead of relying on external libs and settings. I then looked at the source and see they setting diffie-hellman paramters as well as the cipher suite per Mozilla's recommendations. That's only what is claimed in the code. And it might have been true a while ago. But the recommendations have moved on. Specifically the code still enables 3DES as symmetric encryotion and SHA1 for HMAC. It also allows TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 while disabling TLS 1.3. All of this does not match the current description for intermediate in what they link to. Insofar Rust faces the same problem as OpenSSL - a specific library version has hard coded security settings which were useful at some time but after a while get outdated.

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Валентин Фёдорович Кулабухов (1913—1975) — советский офицер-танкист, отличившиеся в советско-финской войне (командир танковой роты 112-го танкового батальона 35-й легкотанковой бригады 7-й армии Северо-Западного фронта, старший лейтенант). Участник Великой Отечественной войны. Герой Советского Союза (21.03.1940). Генерал-майор танковых войск (25.5.1959). Молодость и начало военной службы Родился 18 декабря 1913 года на станции Ханженково (Бахмутский уезд, Екатеринославская губерния), ныне в черте города Макеевка Донецкой области Украины. Окончил среднюю школу № 41 в Макеевке и Днепропетровский энергетический техникум в 1932 году. Работал техником-монтажником на шахтах города Макеевка и на железнодорожной станции Ханженково. В Красной Армии с октября 1935 года. Прошёл курс обучения в учебном батальоне 4-й легкотанковой бригады и по его окончании служил в этой бригаде с сентября 1936 года старшим механиком-водителем, командиром танка. Участник Гражданской войны в Испании. В октябре 1936 года младший командир Калабухов был среди добровольцев, вызвавшихся ехать в Испанию. Там он был зачислен механиком-водителем танка Т-26 в 1-ю Республиканскую танковую интернациональную бригаду (командир бригады майор Д. Г. Павлов), в рядах которой воевал на Центральном фронте. Участник Харамской операции, в которой проявил отвагу в танковых атаках и был ранен, но продолжил вести бой. Воевал в Испании до октября 1937 года. Там же в Испании стал командиром танкового взвода. По возвращении в СССР продолжил командовать взводом танков, в ноябре 1937 года переведён в 11-ю танковую бригаду помощником начальника штаба танкового батальона, в сентябре 1938 года стал командиром танковой роты, а в январе 1939 года — помощником командира роты по строевой части. В 1939 году окончил Курсы усовершенствования командного состава. В сентябре 1939 года участвовал в походе РККА в Западную Украину. Член ВКП(б) с 1939 года. Советско-финская и Великая Отечественная войны С декабря 1939 года по февраль 1940 года командир танковой роты 112-го танкового батальона 35-й легкотанковой бригады 7-й армии Северо-Западного фронта старший лейтенант В. Ф. Калабухов участвовал в советско-финской войне. За это время участвовал в 15 танковых атаках. В бою за населенный пункт Маанселькя (ныне Иваново) 2 января 1940 года вывел из-под артиллерийского обстрела 6 танков своей роты, под сильным ружейно-пулемётным огнем противника выбрался из танка, силами экипажей проделал проходы для танков в противотанковых препятствиях и затем вывел танки к финским позициям, вынудив противника к отступлению с рубежа обороны. При прорыве линии Маннергейма блокировал и уничтожил огнем три земляных долговременных сооружения. Рота под его командованием первой заняла укреплённую высоту. На этой войне был ранен ещё раз. За эти подвиги представлен к званию Героя Советского Союза. 21 марта 1940 года за образцовое выполнение боевых заданий командования и проявленные при этом отвагу и геройство указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР старшему лейтенанту Валентину Фёдоровичу Кулабухову присвоено звание Героя Советского Союза с вручением ордена Ленина и медали «Золотая Звезда» (№ 430). Сразу после войны был направлен на учебу в Военную академию механизации и моторизации РККА им. И.В. Сталина. Окончил её в 1941 году. В первые месяцы Великой Отечественной войне продолжал командовать 112-м танковым батальоном 35-й легкотанковой бригады, которая находилась на перевооружении в Харьковском и Московском военных округах. С октября по декабрь 1941 года воевал начальником штаба 26-го танкового полка на Западном фронте, участник битвы за Москву. С февраля 1942 года вновь на фронте — начальник штаба 51-й танковой бригады на Брянском и Западном фронтах. В ходе Ржевско-Сычёвской наступательной операции в августе 1942 года был тяжело ранен (а вообще за неполный год пребывания на фронте был ранен трижды). Год провёл в госпиталях. По состоянию здоровья был направлен не на фронт, а в августе 1943 года назначен заместителем командира 1-й учебной танковой бригады (действовала в городе Горький). Послевоенная служба После войны продолжил службу в Советской Армии. С июня 1945 года — командир полка самоходных артиллерийских установок СУ-100 в 209-й танковой бригаде на Дальнем Востоке, с сентября 1945 года командовал в ней тяжёлым танковым батальоном. С августа 1946 — командир 127-го гвардейского танкового полка 16-й гвардейской механизированной дивизии (Туркестанский военный округ). С ноября 1946 по декабрь 1950 года — начальник штаба 5-й гвардейской механизированной дивизии в этом округе. С марта 1951 года — командир 234-го танко-самоходного полка 360-й стрелковой дивизии. С октября 1953 — командир 187-го отдельного тяжёлого танкового полка. С января 1955 по январь 1956 года служил начальником штаба 15-й танковой дивизии. В 1956 году окончил высшие академические курсы при Военной академии имени М. В. Фрунзе и с октября 1956 по октябрь 1959 года командовал 23-й Будапештской танковой дивизией. С апреля 1960 года генерал-майор танковых войск В. Ф. Кулабухов в отставке. Жил в Киеве. Занимался общественной работой, автор нескольких публикаций. Умер 9 июня 1975 года. Похоронен в Киеве на Байковом кладбище. Воинские звания лейтенант (1937) старший лейтенант (1939) капитан (6.11.1940) майор (6.12.1942) подполковник (31.08.1943) полковник (16.05.1949) генерал-майор танковых войск (25.05.1959) Награды Герой Советского Союза (указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 21 марта 1940 года): орден Ленина (21.03.1940) 2 ордена Красного Знамени (4.07.1937, 30.12.1956); орден Отечественной войны 2-й степени (13.09.1945); 2 ордена Красной Звезды (2.01.1937, 15.11.1950); медаль «За боевые заслуги» (6.05.1946); медаль «За оборону Москвы» (1944); медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.» (9.05.1945); другие медали СССР. Память Именем Валентина Кулабухова названа улица в Советском районе Макеевки. Примечания Литература Калашников К. А., Додонов И. Ю. Высший командный состав Вооружённых сил СССР в послевоенный период. Справочные материалы (1945—1975 гг.). Том 3. Командный состав танковых войск. — Усть-Каменогорск: «Медиа-Альянс», 2017. — ISBN 978-601-7887-15-5. — С. 294—296. Протасов В. Д. Бессмертны имена твоих сынов, Россия. — М.: МГОУ, 2004. Ссылки Участники гражданской войны в Испании Участники Польского похода Красной армии (1939) Участники советско-финляндской войны (1939—1940) Танкисты Великой Отечественной войны Участники Ржевской битвы Командиры батальонов в Великой Отечественной войне Начальники штабов в Великой Отечественной войне Выпускники Военной академии бронетанковых войск Члены КПСС Похороненные на Байковом кладбище Танкисты Советско-финляндской войны (1939—1940)

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Hi Piggy friends, have you missed me? I know I've missed you. I've been off the radar lately and took a hiatus from my Piggy duties to focus on my #1… my Family. It's been a roller coaster month of loss and heartache, but also of love and fond trips down memory lane. You see, I come from a long line of piggys whose favorite pastime is busily whipping things up in the kitchen, and it all comes out of love. I dare say that the food we create may be the thing that some of us (especially my Grandma) are most fondly known for. I'm so fortunate to have learned how to cook with my family throughout my life, even when I wasn't tall enough to reach the kitchen counter. As a child, I remember my dear Grandma would take over the kitchen and make big batches of wontons or dumplings at a time. I have memories of Grandma teaching me how to make these lovely specialties. Our hands would be dusted with flour, egg wash and meat filling. I was always amazed at how quickly and effortlessly Grandma's fingers moved, folding and pinching the dumplings and wontons closed in such a beautiful way. I was never able to recreate her perfect pleating, but her face always lit up in approval anyway and she would hand me another dumpling to work on. Slowly but surely, we would fill up tray after tray of dumplings. As they steamed, the kitchen would brim with a savory smell that left you hanging on each minute until they were done. My favorite dumplings are a mixture of pork and shrimp. Below is how I made mine, with input from my Dad. The toughest part was chopping all the ingredients, it took me a long time. Once all the prep work was done, I was left standing in my kitchen confused and clueless about what to do with all these dumpling parts. But then I thought back to my younger years when I sat with Grandma making dumplings and it all came back to me. Wrapping and pleating the dumplings is fun and it went by pretty quickly once I got my rhythm going. Snap the stems off the dried mushrooms, if possible. Rinse the dried mushrooms and get the dirt off. Rehydrate the mushrooms by soaking them in hot water for 30 minutes. Once soft, remove from the water and squeeze excess water off. Finely chop. Mix together ground pork, shrimp, napa cabbage, chives and mushrooms until well combined. Add white pepper, light soy sauce, sesame oil and Shaoxing rice wine. Using a teaspoon, scoop a heaping spoonful of the filling and place it in the middle of a dumpling skin. Dip your finger in the egg wash and paint the top half of the dumpling skin edge. Fold the center of the bottom half of the dumpling skin up to the top. Lightly pinch to seal. Pleat and seal the rest of the dumpling. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Place the dumplings into the pot, stir gently to ensure dumplings do not stick. Once water comes to the boil again, turn the heat down and simmer uncovered for 6 minutes.

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Campos Racing will contest Round 7, the second in the Iberian Peninsula after the curtain-raiser event at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, of the GP3 Series. This season will mark the first time that the Jerez round will count towards the championship as traditionally it was a venue of winter preseason testing. France's Julien Falchero, Argentina's Marcos Siebert and South Africa's Raoul Hyman aim to end the season with a bang following their strong performances in previous races. Siebert finished fourth at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza during the postponed race. On the other hand, Falchero picked up points three times in a row at Spa-Francorchamps and Monza. Falchero secured a fifth place finish, his best result of the season, in Belgium. Hyman already claimed his maiden win in the series at the Red Bull Ring and he should be considered amongst the bunch of potential race winners next weekend. The new surface of Jerez track will significantly change the characteristics as usually it was the roughest tarmac of any circuit on the calendar. Both races are scheduled at 11.05 (CET) on Saturday and Sunday, consisting of 23 laps (Race 1) and 17 laps (Race 2).

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Your Position: HomeChina NewsIHG Plans Launch of New China-centric Brand IHG Plans Launch of New China-centric Brand InterContinental Hotels Group recently announced that it plans to reinforce its position in China's hotel market by developing a new upscale China-centric hotel brand. Now in the early stages of development, the brand will be specially designed for the Chinese market. Alongside China's growing travel and tourism economy, IHG says it aims to build on the success of its current brand lineup with this addition which will complement China's growing travel and tourism economy. The first international hotel group to enter China 27 years ago, IHG positions itself as China's largest and most rapidly growing international hotel company, with 150 hotels open and another 150 under development to be opened in the next five years. While in Shanghai for the group's board and executive committee meetings David Webster, the chairman of the board, expressed IHG's vision for the new brand as one for Chinese travelers to grow up with, nurturing the same trust and comfort as experienced by foreigners discovering a familiar brand like InterContinental upon their arrival in the China. Webster commented China is the fastest growing travel and tourism economy in the world and IHG aimed to build on its leadership position by developing this new upscale brand, while continuing the fast growth of its existing brands including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, and Holiday Inn Express. He added that China was a significant part IHG's global strategy, and he was delighted that he and his board colleagues, were are able to spend time in China outlining their commitment and future development plans. In a bid to support the group's plan to double the size of its business, IHG says it will hire an additional 90,000 people over the next three to five years: in addition to its current 45,000 employees. 1.Shanghai Travel Guide 2.China Tours Preview News: Soft Opening for Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao Next News: Sanya Announces Room Rates Guidance for 88 Hotels

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Home>Investor Profile>Defined benefit thrives at Migros Defined benefit thrives at Migros Dan BillinghamOctober 24, 2012 | 3.10pm Success stories at pension funds are a real rarity in crisis-ravaged Europe, with deficits hampering countless major international firms. The CHF16.9-billion ($18.1-billion) pension fund of Swiss supermarket cooperative, Migros, is firmly in the blessed minority of funds enjoying rude health. Migros Pensionskasse was even able to boost its surplus to $1.3 billion in 2011 while markets dropped. The fund appears at first to have ridden on the back of the alternative investment boom in recent years. Some 33 per cent of the fund is invested in bonds and as much as 29.8 per cent is allocated to real estate. These two asset classes were solid performers throughout the crisis, the latter offering Migros a stunning 13.1 per cent cumulative return in 2010 and 2011. Christoph Ryter, head of the fund, says that domestic real estate in particular has been a major help to the fund. Striking Swiss gold Ryter baulks at the suggestion that the fund has followed an alternative path to riches. "It might sound strange to anyone in the UK, for instance," he says, "but real estate is a classic, established asset class in Switzerland". The latest indications from UBS are that Swiss property prices have risen 35 per cent in the past five years. The market has been helped by an influx of European Union wealth that sees the fiercely independent alpine country as a safe haven. Is it time then to go even deeper into real estate to make it the Migros fund's largest asset class? Definitely not, says Ryter. "We don't believe very much in our capability to foresee the best performing asset classes in the future, so we stick to a strict rebalancing," he adds. The fund is selling a small portion of its real estate holdings to make sure it doesn't exceed the 30 per cent it earmarks for the asset class in its long-term strategy. This strategy is also forcing the fund to go cool on its other recent good performer, bonds, which should not exceed a 40-per-cent limit. Ryter feels anyway that the bonds outlook is modest as "it is difficult to imagine that interest rates will get any lower in the future". Equities have been the biggest winner of efforts to get the portfolio to match its targeted long-term asset mix, with shares targeted at 30 per cent of the total. The Migros fund expanded its equity holdings in 2011 to compensate for a drop in their value since the crisis. That came despite the equity portfolio seeing a 10.6 per cent fall in value over the year, hampered largely by an underweighting of US equities against the more troubled European and Japanese markets. Clearly the Migros pension fund is not run on reactions to recent fortunes in asset classes. "We hope to get an anti-cyclical momentum into the portfolio," Ryter explains. Satellite portfolio In addition to rebalancing its asset mix, that anti-cyclicality has been gained by a 15-per-cent commitment to satellite portfolios in each of the fund's three main asset pools. These consist of assets such as high-yield corporate and inflation-linked sovereign bonds, private equity, absolute-return funds and opportunistic property investments. Naturally, not all investment calls have paid off. Currency hedges were taken out in 2010 and 2011, when a flight to the safety of the Swiss franc sent its value soaring and threatened the returns on Swiss pension funds' overseas investments. Ryter chuckles as he recalls that just as the Migros fund had reached the targeted hedging ratios on its equity portfolio, the Swiss National Bank introduced its famous CHF1.2-to-euro ceiling. That move sent the value of the Swiss currency tumbling "and we missed out on a free hedge," says Ryter. The fund has since unwound its euro-currency hedge on equities due to the confidence it has in the Swiss National Bank's stance keeping the franc low. It wants to leave nothing to chance though, keeping 90 per cent of its bond-currency risk hedged and significantly less than that hedged on its equity portfolio. Staying on message The investment approach at the Migros pension fund might look rather advanced compared to the UK and US pension funds that have seen huge equity bets lead them on to the rocks in the past decade. That the Migros fund achieved a meager 0.1-per-cent return in 2011, well below its own benchmark, suggests it is far from immune to the international struggle for investment returns, however. How can Migros continue to operate a healthy defined-benefit pension fund then when the schemes are becoming endangered not just in the UK and US but also in Switzerland? A big part of the answer lies in Migros' status as an unlisted cooperative. "There is not the same pressure to de-leverage and de-risk by getting rid of a defined-benefit scheme that exists at other big Swiss companies," Ryter explains. Ryter admits though that increased life expectancy is a major threat to the fund's defined-benefit model. He also speculates that should inflation take off in the future, the Migros fund might also need to make the switch to defined contribution. Recent changes to the fund's benefit promises have also helped maintain the status quo though by "making the investment demands more comfortable", he says. The fund now offers 70.2 per cent of a member's final salary after 39 years of contributions, a cut from 74.1 per cent. Migros employees must now work until 64 to claim their full company pension too, giving them a year longer than previously to make retirement plans. "It's not a very sexy message," says Ryter. It seems to work rather well though. a healthy defined-benefit pension fund, alternative investment boom, an influx of European Union wealth, Christoph Ryter, crisis-ravaged Europe, Currency hedges, defined contribution, defined-benefit scheme, domestic real estate, he Migros pension fund, high-yield corporate and inflation-linked sovereign bonds, make retirement plans, Migros Pensionskasse, pension funds, safe haven, Swiss National Bank, Swiss property prices, targeted long-term asset mix, the safety of the Swiss franc

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To Participate In Our 2019 Miniature Show! you can pick up anytime at the CAA Galleries. see the flyer posted below. The 2019 Miniature Show will be an open-call to artists of all ages. All artwork will be completed on a 4″x4″ piece of paper, provided by the Cooperstown Art Association. Each entrant will be given four of these squares to complete a maximum of four entries. The provided paper is suitable for all dry and most wet media (two-dimensional work only, no photography). All work will be for sale at $20 each and on display in Galleries A & B from October 4 – November 1, 2019. To participate, you must first request the paper squares and a loan form from the CAA. You must use the paper provided. Entries completed on other surfaces will not be accepted. You may not complete work on another surface and simply adhere it to the provided paper.

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Steven Paxton's River of Peace evolves gradually from mysterious drones, to cloudy hymn tune fragments, to a direct presentation of the beautiful hymn "Like a River Glorious," and finally to filigreed rhythmic fabric based on melodic cells from the hymn. In each segment considerable freedom is given to sections and to individual singers to determine entrances and dynamics, and the entire vocal sound fabric is underlaid with both sustained and rhythmic textures played by piano, organ, and optional synthesizer. Contemplative, evocative collage-music.

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The DKU Startup Support Foundation, headed by Ki-hoon Yum, signed an MOU on December 22 with Bizwell (CEO: Hyeong-taek Cho), a company that assists businesses entering overseas markets. Based on the agreement, the two parties will make joint efforts to help startups and incumbent students successfully settle into the Vietnamese local market. Bizwell, which specializes in marketing and consulting, opened 'Bizwell Business Center' in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to help corporate efforts lead to exports. It was also designated as an 'overseas private network' by the Small and Medium Business Corporation. According to the agreement, the Startup Support Foundation will select startups or students from the Startup Student Club to send to the newly founded Dankook University Vietnam Business Center where the two parties will train them on Vietnamese local commerce and real estate related legislation in advance to help them develop business markets. Recently, Vietnam has emerged as Korea's third largest trade partner following China and the U.S. and is seen as a land of opportunity for businesses with its high growth rates that are nearly double that of global figures. An increasing number of companies are also entering the South Asian country based on friendly ties formed thanks to the popularity of coach Hang-seo Park of the Vietnamese national soccer team.

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I had taken off from the salt flats 20km north of town as this gets me closer to the Gulf where the Glories are generally better. That morning Geoff and I found a reasonable Glory over the Gulf. I had a fly along it for about 30 mins. It was my first taste of this rare and strange phenomenon, and quite an experience - but there was better to come. Geoff had a better ride further out over the Gulf. Photos taken. After this limited success Alan and Steve joined me on the salt flats for motoring out towards a Glory looming towards us in the dawn light. I motored out a fair way over the Gulf and managed about a 2 hour ride on this huge cloud. The experience was sensational: It was a huge rotating cloud that looked eerie, with cues to about 8500ft extending from the top. When about 2km from it the liftband started. Motor off (over water!) and soared to 6500ft. The cloud over sea extended as far as I could see. It was smooth out over land as far as I could see. There were 3 other waves behind it. After surfing it out to sea further and then inland a fair way, it started to break up and also I was approaching tiger country. I had difficulty restarting the motor, but relievedly got it going (Bob we need elec start!!). I arrived at the Burketown airstrip after 3.5 hours flying! I aborted a landing due to extreme turbulence in 20kn+ winds. Second landing ok. Ken trusted me with his new video camera and I shot a fair bit of footage. Tired and excited I shared the experience with the other pilots. Steve also managed to fly back to the Burketown airstrip. Alan outlanded and was back in town after lunch. All pilots that managed to fly it were very happy indeed. Geoff and I rode another Glory. I motored out to about 50km East from Burketown. There were 4 clouds beautifully formed over the land as far as I could see. I rode the primary back while it was visible for about 40 mins. It dried up slowly after hitting land. I surfed the cloud for another 30 mins back to Burketown, during which I lost the lift band once and ended up in some turbulence; presumably on the trailing edge of the dry Glory. I once again landed at the Burketown airstrip, this time in almost nil wind just before the seebreeze front hit. A rarer Southerly Glory came through while Geoff and I were setting up our equipment at the Airstrip in the dark. After the system passed through Geoff and I went for a fly in case the more common NE Glory also came through. We flew until about 8am with no Glory in sight. The sky was hazy. While I was packing up I noticed the NE Glory approach - too late! Same day at 23:50 a South-Easterly Glory came through. The strong wind under the primary woke me up. It's been a privilege to have experienced this. Since my motto has always been that the journey is the adventure and the 'glory is a bonus, we carried on up via Emerald, Longreach, Mt. Isa and Lawn Hill (yes, all of these where overnights, 'cause Liz can't handle the thermals, so our flying was restricted to the smooth morning hours only). That way I got to experience some of the towns that we normally only see from the perspective of the refuelling bowser. Delightful interludes included a great botanic garden at Emerald, astronomy at Charleville (the historic pub there is not bad either), Undara lava tubes and some of the architecture of Lighting Ridge. I got the feeling that Burketown wasn't going to be too inviting this year, what with Paul and Amanda closing down Savannah Lodge and Escott and the pub being booked out, so we decided to stay at Sweers for a couple of nights instead. As it turned out, this strategy paid off handsomely in terms of accessibility to the 'glory. We flew up to Sweers from Lawn Hill early on Saturday 29.Sept., after a day at Lawn Hill Nat. Park and a night at the camping ground at Adels Grove (highly recommended by the way, the new owners couldn't do enough to make the stay a pleasant one). We even spotted a great big croc during the obligatory canoe paddle up the gorge (photographic evidence can be provided!), just a few hundred metres from where we had just had a nice cool swim! However, having observed the utter cowardice of freshies last year on the Nicholson River, I felt reasonably relaxed, perhaps foolishly so. Liz had none of these macho hangups and firmly announced that she would never ever accompany me again for a swim in those waters. After a more than successful fishing trip at Sweers (we were invited to share a boat with a couple of real fishing nutters and their Baron pilot from the Isa), we retired to our cabin after a magnificent barbeque. About 4 a.m. I sensed more than heard this faint whisper through the windows, got up and went outside to feel the moisture of dew underfoot and a now distinct rustle through the sparse bush of the island. Looking up into the moonlit sky, I could make out this gigantic and unmistakable shadow in the distance. A few minutes later, the 'glory arrived overhead with a great gust of wind, felt like 20 knots. It was the first time I had witnessed a 'glory from the ground, truly impressive. I counted seven successively weaker clouds going by overhead over the next hour or so (Liz politely excused herself after about number three and went back to bed). Following another day in the paradise that is Sweers Island (a picnic on the beach where we saw great numbers of giant turtles frolicking in the swell, not to mention a small shark cruising by), I was quietly optimistic about our chances to connect with a 'glory the next morning, 1.October. Sure enough, an exploratory look outside our cabin at about 6 a.m. confirmed some dew on the ground. Tex had kindly offered us the use of the ute to drive out to the strip, where the Grob awaited us close to daybreak. By the time I had finished loading and checking the glider, the first light revealed some undulations on the horizon which could only mean one thing: a great big beautiful 'glory! After lift off into the east, all was revealed by the time we got to 500 feet: about 20 miles away this magic great cloud awaited us stretching from horizon to horizon. Since the cloud was travelling towards us at about 1 mile per 3 minutes (20 knots) and we were approaching it at 15 miles per 10 minutes (90 knots), it only took about 10 - 15 minutes before we were confronted by this immense wall of cloud towering above us. We shut the engine down after confirming that we were in fact climbing at about 600 feet per minute in front of that magnificent cloud. Liz who had never flown in anything smaller than a 747 before coming along on this trip couldn't get over the smoothness of the glide ahead of this 'glory. We climbed in front of it to about 6000 feet, which represented the tallest 'glory I had so far been on, previous encounters being to about 3500 to 4500 feet. Arriving at the top of the cloud, it is hard to describe the vista which awaits you as you leave the gloom in front of the cloud and see the sun, which is not long above the eastern horizon, illuminate the tops of the primary 'glory as well as the entire downstream side of the 'glory system. On this occassion, we could observe four clearly defined but consecutively smaller parallel roll clouds and another three less well defined but still recognisable parts of the same wave system. Riding the 'glory is an excellent exercise in relative motion: your seemingly linear track in front of the cloud in fact desribes a great arc as the cloud itself travels over the Gulf at 20 knots or more. We travelled outbound some 40 miles past Mornington Island, then turned around and found that our track now was becoming more and more parallel with the coastline. Back near the mainland, we realised we were not alone! After hearing him on the radio for some time, we eventually observed a glider coming towards us, which turned out to be Geoff Pratt in a Monerai motorglider from Cairns who is an annual participant in the hunt for the 'glory. We followed the 'glory over the coast near Burketown, when we could see evidence of it breaking up in the convection which had now started. After exploring a secondary and tertiary roll cloud with progressively lower climb rates, it was time to start the engine and set course for Normanton, our next stop. When we called Ray at Sweers on the radio to thank them again for their hospitality and for a brief description of our ride that morning, he summed out our luck by asking: "do you think you've been struck on the arse by a rainbow?" - enough said, I think.

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The 2016 All-America Research Team: The Resilience of the Sell Side Corner Office We use cookies If you're happy with cookies click proceed. Find out more Proceed Vote Now Click here to log in or sign up to access your ballot This content is from: Research On the 45th anniversary of our ranking of Wall Street's top equity analysts, it's worth noting why the buy side still buys sell-side research. By Robert Teitelman October 06, 2016 From Locked ranking Bringing Transparency to an Emerging Asset Class: S&P Cryptocurrency Indices Since May Day 1975, when 180 years of fixed brokerage commissions ended on Wall Street, prognosticators have insisted that sell-side equity research's days are numbered. From criticism of research paid for with soft dollars to former New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer's campaign over conflicts of interest to threats from unbundling, passive investing and, this year, lurching markets and political and economic issues, doom-and-gloomers saw the relationship between sell-side research and buy-side investing as imperiled. And yet, year after year, the sell side has proved surprisingly resilient. As Nicholas Rosato, head of North American research for J.P. Morgan, contends, for all the fears and fluctuations, what has not changed over the decades is the mutually beneficial relationship with the buy side. "The buy side," says Rosato, "continues to need and value sell-side research." The 2016 All-America Research Team, Institutional Investor's annual ranking of the U.S.'s best sell-side analysts, is now 45 years old; the magazinelaunched the ranking in 1972, three years before May Day. The longevity of the All-America Research Team is evidence of the ability of sell-side research to evolve, adjust and change. The team is the buy side's judgment on the performance of its outsourced providers of investment analysis; it's an election, not a stock-picking contest. What's often overlooked — certainly by Spitzer — is how essential equity analysis, right or wrong, is to the health of the markets. Investment research is never omniscient or pure — neither, alas, are elections or markets — but the "buyers" understand that the depth and sophistication of the argument counts as much, or more, than the target price. In fact, this year proved to be a tough test — not a calamity like 2008, but challenging to both investors and sell-side research. Rosato has good reason to be personally sanguine. While markets quake and geopolitics rumble, investors have once again elevated Rosato's J.P. Morgan group to the top spot. The New York bank had held top honors for five consecutive years before Charlotte, North Carolina–based Bank of America Merrill Lynch edged ahead of it last year. This year J.P. Morgan leads with 40 analysts voted to the team — an improvement of four over 2015 — beating out BofA Merrill, which saw its total fall by six, to 32. In all, this year's team includes 322 analysts from 30 firms. BofA Merrill may have slipped in the team totals, but eight out of the top ten firms saw their numbers rise, notably New York–based Evercore ISI, from 25 to 30, and UBS, from 22 to 28. Those kind of increases at the top of the ranking were not the case in 2015; they may suggest that in a topsy-turvy year investors turned to the top firms, which tend to be larger and more diversified. The weighted average presents a different picture, however. This measure gives greater credence to getting higher-ranked analysts voted onto the team; in that sense, it's a quality-over-quantity measure. As it has for a number of years, J.P. Morgan runs away with the weighted average, in which a rating of 4 is assigned to each first-place position, 3 to each second-place spot, and so on. The bank racks up 109 points; the No. 2 shop, Evercore ISI, has 79. BofA Merrill slides to fourth place this year with a weighted average of 59. There was some movement in the ranks by weighted average, appropriate to a volatile year. Evercore ISI rises from No. 3 in 2015 to No. 2, while UBS hops three spots from No. 6 to No. 3. However, four firms — UBS, BofA Merrill, Bernstein and Morgan Stanley (the latter two based in New York) — come out neck and neck, with only five points separating No. 3 UBS and No. 5 Morgan Stanley. These results don't begin to capture the crosscurrents of the 2016 investing scene, however. Any investment analysis is about calculating equity valuations that make sense in dynamic markets. That's a tricky task late in the economic cycle. After a relatively calm and upbeat 2015, the S&P 500 started the year by plummeting in January and February, one of the worst starts in modern market history. One reason: fears that China, racked by its own stock market swoon and debt-burdened banks, was finally downshifting to lower growth, exacerbating a slump in commodities and energy. Then stocks roared back, wrong-footing many investors, at least until the June Brexit referendum in the U.K., where voters defied expert opinion and opted to leave the European Union. Markets plunged again, only to recover when it became apparent that the Brexit vote was not the end of the world, or even evidence that the U.K. was departing the EU any time soon. {BrightcoveVideo} The rest of the summer settled into a mellow, relatively low-volume day at the beach. Then came September and markets dove again, anxious that low-interest-rate policies at the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan were failing and that their leaders, particularly in the U.S., were ready to raise rates or abandon quantitative easing programs. Meanwhile, one of the most polarizing presidential contests in U.S. history has been unfolding, pitting real estate magnate and GOP nominee Donald Trump against the Democratic candidate, former secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Both drag around sizable negatives, and the race appears to be close. All elections create market uncertainties. It's difficult to factor in exactly what effect the race is having on the markets, but it has created another layer of anxiety — particularly in the event of a blank-slate Trump victory — in an already nail-biting environment. Although the S&P 500 was up 6.7 percent for the year in late September, the volatility has taken its toll, particularly on active investors, from large mutual fund complexes to hedge funds, many of which are underperforming. These are the sell side's major clients. "It's never easy when you're dealing with clients who are losing," says Brett Hodess, who runs BofA Merrill's U.S. research effort. Overall, many of the favorite stocks of 2015 fell from favor in 2016, in a market where many of the gains were coming from a narrowing universe of stocks. An active, value-oriented stock-picker's market — the kind sell-side research has traditionally served — shifted to big-cap, dividend, share-buyback or defensive plays as the year unfolded. U.S. stock markets profited from investors globally seeking yield, but as BofA Merrill's Hodess says, more than half of fund managers still believe the market is overvalued. David Adelman, director of Morgan Stanley's equity research for the Americas, puts it another way. He sees a market that has swung from a focus on individual stocks to a fixation on macro factors: interest rates and geopolitics. "Analysts are experts at companies," he says. "But the corporate component of the typical stock's share price performance has declined. The contribution attributable to macro factors has grown." Ironically, that complex set of shifting factors has forced sell-side research to mobilize its strengths. "Brexit, the ECB, the Fed, the Bank of Japan, China — all have played into an approach of mixing macro research and stock research," notes Vinayak Singh, the president of Evercore ISI. "That requires a tremendous amount of collaboration." The sell side at times has produced so-called thematic analysis — most notably in the late '90s with the rise of the dot-coms — as opposed to the usual company-specific updates and reports. But this year these thematic analyses became ubiquitous. "This has been a year in which fundamental bottom-up stock picking didn't always work out on a short-term basis," admits BofA's Hodess. "But there was a lot of demand for economic analysis and thematic work: What's driving their industry? What's disrupting them?" He cites reports from his group that require the participation of analysts from multiple sectors in far-flung locales, including deep dives into changing car technologies to looking at auto-parts providers as drivers of change to explaining why Pokémon Go is significant for the future of everything from smartphones to virtual reality games. Other research directors are following that trend. Morgan Stanley's Adelman also stresses collaboration, as well as cross-asset studies, an increasing use of big data and projects that link micro to macro. At the very least, this kind of research throws up barriers of entry to smaller research shops lacking scale, reach and financial resources. Evercore's Singh talks about talent migration to the bigger firms and consolidation of the sell side. The evidence for that may be in the greater concentration of ranked analysts among the top ten firms. Still, no one on the sell side should get comfortable. This has been a low-volume, low-IPO, low-commission year, with passive strategies like exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continuing to attract inflows. As it has since 1975, the question of who will pay for sell-side research looms. In Europe a much-discussed regulatory policy known as Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) mandates that research be unbundled from commissions, among many other changes — and it looks like it will finally be implemented on January 2018. The fact that MiFID II is an EU initiative doesn't mean U.S. research is immune. 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But it's also clear that low-fee ETFs are here to stay. Currently, says BofA Merrill's Hodess, the sell side is precluded from offering research on ETFs because they're technically considered an offering. But he believes that regulators may change this exclusion as they grow to become a larger part of the market — and an extension of sell-side research. All these research directors emphasize their goal to be preeminent, or at least near the top — no one more so than J.P. Morgan's Rosato, who acknowledges the complexities of sell-side research's position but takes the long view, where consistent excellence, defined as serving clients' increasingly complex needs, wins. His J.P. Morgan group has many advantages as part of a major, very profitable global bank with a top equity sales and trading operations. This allows him to focus on the ongoing relationship with buy-side clients. What does he worry about? 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Michael W. Smith Reflects on Friendship with Billy Graham Home News Michael W. Smith Reflects on Friendship with Billy Graham By MichaelWSmith.com | News | Comments are Closed | 26 September, 2013 | 0 This November, Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Michael W. Smith and his wife, Debbie, will invite non-Christian friends into their home outside Nashville, Tenn. "Maybe we should have invited these people into our home a long time ago," Smith said. So why now? This year, Smith's longtime friend, Billy Graham, is leading a national, in-home Crusade through a movement called My Hope America. More than 165,000 people around the country — including Smith — will invite friends into their homes this fall to share the Gospel through an interactive video and short testimonies. Smith has a list of friends he is praying for. "I'm really excited about it," he said. "This is history, big time, in the making. … I think it'll be a huge success." Smith has 22 albums, 10 books and multiple awards. He has traveled around the world and performed for national leaders. But even at that, and even living in the Bible Belt, he says, "I have a lot of friends who aren't believers." The singer/songwriter sees My Hope as "an opportunity to really jump out of the box … and get out of my comfort zone." In honor of the national outreach, Smith is one of 11 artists contributing to a My Hope CD, which will also point people to Christ. He wrote a song called "Take Me Home," inspired by Mr. Graham's longing for heaven. The song is a conversation Mr. Graham might have with Jesus when he…

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Q: Integrating a vector field (a numpy array) using scipy.integrate I was interested in integrating a vector field (i.e finding a streamline) for a given initial point using the scipy.integrate library. Since the vector field is a numpy.ndarray object, defined on a computational grid, the values in between the grid points have to be interpolated. Do any of the integrators handle this? That is, if I were to for instance attempt the following import numpy as np import scipy.integrate as sc vx = np.random.randn(10,10) vy = np.random.randn(10,10) def f(x,t): return [vx[x[0],x[1]], vy[x[0],x[1]]] # which obviously does not work if x[i] is a float p0 = (0.5,0.5) dt = 0.1 t0 = 0 t1 = 1 t = np.arange(t0,t1+dt,dt) sc.odeint(f,p0,t) Edit : I need to return the interpolated values of the vector field of the surrounding grid points : def f(x,t): im1 = int(np.floor(x[0])) ip1 = int(np.ceil(x[1])) jm1 = int(np.floor(x[0])) jp1 = int(np.ceil(x[1])) if (im1 == ip1) and (jm1 == jp1): return [vx[x[0],x[1]], vy[x[0],x[1]]] else: points = (im1,jm1),(ip1,jm1),(im1,jp1),(ip1,jp1) values_x = vx[im1,jm1],vx[ip1,jm1],vx[im1,jp1],vx[ip1,jp1] values_y = vy[im1,jm1],vy[ip1,jm1],vy[im1,jp1],vy[ip1,jp1] return interpolated_values(points,values_x,values_y) # how ? The last return statement is just some pseudo code. But this is basically what I am looking for. Edit : The scipy.interpolate.griddata function seem to be the way to go. Is it possible to incorporate it inside the function it self ? Something in the lines of this : def f(x,t): return [scipy.interpolate.griddata(x,vx),scipy.interpolate.griddata(x,vy)] A: I was going to suggest matplotlib.pyplot.streamplot which supports the keyword argument start_points as of version 1.5.0, however it's not practical and also very inaccurate. Your code examples are a bit confusing to me: if you have vx, vy vector field coordinates, then you should have two meshes: x and y. Using these you can indeed use scipy.interpolate.griddata to obtain a smooth vector field for integration, however that seemed to eat up too much memory when I tried to do that. Here's a similar solution based on scipy.interpolate.interp2d: import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import scipy.interpolate as interp import scipy.integrate as integrate #dummy input from the streamplot demo y, x = np.mgrid[-3:3:100j, -3:3:100j] vx = -1 - x**2 + y vy = 1 + x - y**2 #dfun = lambda x,y: [interp.griddata((x,y),vx,np.array([[x,y]])), interp.griddata((x,y),vy,np.array([[x,y]]))] dfunx = interp.interp2d(x[:],y[:],vx[:]) dfuny = interp.interp2d(x[:],y[:],vy[:]) dfun = lambda xy,t: [dfunx(xy[0],xy[1])[0], dfuny(xy[0],xy[1])[0]] p0 = (0.5,0.5) dt = 0.01 t0 = 0 t1 = 1 t = np.arange(t0,t1+dt,dt) streamline=integrate.odeint(dfun,p0,t) #plot it plt.figure() plt.plot(streamline[:,0],streamline[:,1]) plt.axis('equal') mymask = (streamline[:,0].min()*0.9<=x) & (x<=streamline[:,0].max()*1.1) & (streamline[:,1].min()*0.9<=y) & (y<=streamline[:,1].max()*1.1) plt.quiver(x[mymask],y[mymask],vx[mymask],vy[mymask]) plt.show() Note that I made the integration mesh more dense for additional precision, but it didn't change much in this case. Result: Update After some notes in comments I revisited my original griddata-based approach. The reason for this was that while interp2d computes an interpolant for the entire data grid, griddata only computes the interpolating value at the points given to it, so in case of a few points the latter should be much faster. I fixed the bugs in my earlier griddata attempt and came up with xyarr = np.array(zip(x.flatten(),y.flatten())) dfun = lambda p,t: [interp.griddata(xyarr,vx.flatten(),np.array([p]))[0], interp.griddata(xyarr,vy.flatten(),np.array([p]))[0]] which is compatible with odeint. It computes the interpolated values for each p point given to it by odeint. This solution doesn't consume excessive memory, however it takes much much longer to run with the above parameters. This is probably due to a lot of evaluations of dfun in odeint, much more than what would be evident from the 100 time points given to it as input. However, the resulting streamline is much smoother than the one obtained with interp2d, even though both methods used the default linear interpolation method: A: In case of someone have an expression of the field, I have used a concise version of Andras answer without the mask and vectors: import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from scipy.integrate import ode vx = lambda x,y: -1 - x**2 + y vy = lambda x,y: 1 + x - y**2 y0, x0 = 0.5, 0.6 def f(x, y): return vy(x,y)/vx(x,y) r = ode(f).set_integrator('vode', method='adams') r.set_initial_value(y0, x0) xf = 1.0 dx = -0.001 x, y = [x0,], [y0,] while r.successful() and r.t <= xf: r.integrate(r.t + dx) x.append(r.t + dx) y.append(r.y[0]) #plot it plt.figure() plt.plot(x, y) plt.axis('equal') plt.show() I hope it is useful for someone with the same needs.

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Coyote hunters, Volland, Kansas Creator: Kratzer, Otto A black and white photograph of Leo Burton and George Eldridge posing with coyote hides displayed across an automobile in Volland, Kansas. Coyote hunters in Alma, Kansas Photograph of a group of unidentified men posing with their dogs and seven dead coyotes. Coyote hunters in Wabaunsee County, Kansas This is a photograph showing George Colcher and Nelson Colcher with other unidentified men after hunting coyotes in Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Coyote hunt in Ford County An informal portrait of the members of a coyote hunting party, and the carcasses of nine coyotes, in Ford County, Kansas. Date: 1920s ? View of a man posing with a rifle and a dead coyote. Coyote hunt in western Kansas This postcard shows the results of a coyote hunt in western Kansas, possibly Gray County. Coyote pelts in Gray County, Kansas This photograph shows hunters and their hunting dogs with coyote pelts, Gray County, Kansas. Deserted Kansas Town Creator: Tavernier, Jules Grisaille watercolor sketch of a deserted town street with ramshackle buildings. The sketch is titled "Deserted Kansas Town" and was executed by Jules Tavernier. Tavernier was born in Paris in 1844 and trained as an artist in France. He served as a soldier in the Franco-Prussian War, and his drawings of war-torn Paris were flown by hot air balloon to London for publication. After the war he worked as an illustrator in London and then in New York for Harper's Weekly. In 1872, Harper's sent him on a trip across the United States on an assignment to document the American West. He arrived in San Francisco in 1874. This sketch is most likely a scene that Tavernier saw while in Kansas on that trip. Tavernier went on to be a well-known artist in California before moving to Hawaii, where he was part of a group of artists known as the Volcano School. He died in Honolulu in 1889. Maude Elliott, School teacher, Finney County, Kansas This photograph shows Maude Elliot shooting her handgun at a coyote that was too far away. She was able to hit him on the foot and he jumped high into the air and then fled. In her Maude Elliott explains how she had better luck hitting rattlesnakes. She was able to hit seven of them and the eighth she killed with the heel of her shoe. It was a small snake that had been slithering across the path of her front door. Nebraska and Kansas Creator: J. H. Colton & Co. This map of the Nebraska and Kansas territories by J. H. Colton shows forts, villages, missions, Indian lands, and various routes including the northern, central and southern routes of the Pacific Railroad; the Oregon route; the Santa Fe route; Cook's wagon route; Conde & Bartlet's route; and the route to Fort Smith. The map also includes an inset of parts of North, Central and South America; and the territory acquired from Mexico through the Gadsen Purchase. Woodcut illustrations include Indians, wolves, bear, deer, beaver, buffalo hunting, and settlers with wagon. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) provided that each territory would decide whether or not to allow slavery through the constitution under which it would enter the union. In Kansas, this approach to managing the expansion of slavery (know as "popular sovereignty") precipitated a battle between proslavery and antislavery forces known as "Bleeding Kansas." This map is provided through a co-operative project between the Lecompton Historical Society and the Kansas Historical Society. Partial funding was provided by the Ross and Margaret Wulfkuhle Charitable Trust and the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. Copies of this map are available for viewing at both the Kansas Historical Society and Lecompton Historical Society. Multiple scenes of Sherman County, Kansas. In the photograph of the coyote hunters, pictured left to right are: unknown, Glen Hines, Fred German, Mrs. Jack Hines, unknown, and Jack Hines. Slaughter of buffalos on the plains Creator: Davis, Theodore R. An illustration titled "Slaughter of buffalos on the Plains" by Theo R. Davis copied from Harper's Weekly.

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AFLW players to watch in 2022 — the newcomers, the veterans, the comeback stories and more Siren Sport / By Gemma Bastiani Posted Thu 6 Jan 2022 at 7:54pm Thursday 6 Jan 2022 at 7:54pm Thu 6 Jan 2022 at 7:54pm Bonnie Toogood (left), Áine Tighe (centre) and Stevie-Lee Thompson (right) are among those likely to catch the eye in AFLW season six. (Getty Images) abc.net.au/news/aflw-players-to-watch-in-2022/100736068 Coming into the sixth AFLW season in 2022, there are a number of players ready to make their mark, or continue their rise through the competition's ranks. It might be through kicking spectacular goals, consistently winning the ball out of the middle, or cleverly shutting down their direct opposition. So who are some of the players to keep track of in 2022? AFLW players to look out for this season Tahlia Randall Tahlia Randall (right) is set for a positional switch up forward for the Kangaroos in 2022. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Dylan Burns) Club: North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos AFLW appearances: 39 An inaugural Lion who moved south in 2019 during the first round of expansion, Randall has played predominantly as a key defender through her five seasons. This year, however, she looks set for a positional change, plying her trade as a full forward for much of the preseason. It seems North Melbourne is after some new attacking solutions given their average score dropped by more than a goal per game in 2021 compared to the previous year, so Randall's ability to read the ball, combined with her attack in the air, will serve the Kangaroos' forward line well, especially on end of delivery from players like Ashleigh Riddell, Kaitlyn Ashmore and Emma Kearney. Randall is also a reliable shot on goal from a distance — a valuable asset in AFLW — kicking her first ever AFLW goal this year from a set shot just inside the 50m arc. Greta Bodey Brisbane's Greta Bodey is fast and agile, and her attacking mindset will make her a handful for opposition defences in 2022. (Getty Images: Glenn Hunt) Club: Brisbane Lions In her debut season, Greta Bodey showed glimpses of what she could offer in 2020, but found it tough to consistently find the ball and convert it into attack. In the Lions' premiership season, however, things clicked for Bodey and her impact skyrocketed. She kicked nine goals — equal-second on the club's goal kicking tally — and doubled her average disposals to 12.1. This growth looks likely to continue in 2022, with her skillset now paired with an ever-improving game awareness and attacking mindset. Expect her to cause some headaches for opposition defences with her speed and agility coming inside 50, and assisted by taller forwards who are able to regularly bring the ball to ground and create opportunities for Bodey. Shelley Heath Small lockdown defender Shelley Heath isn't one of Melbourne's high-profile players, but she plays an important role for the Dees. (Getty Images: Kelly Defina) Club: Melbourne Demons Shelley Heath is the kind of player whose impact doesn't show on her stats sheet as much as it does on her direct opponent's. A small, lockdown defender, Heath is often tasked with the trickiest small forward from the opposition (think: Courtney Hodder) and relishes the one-on-one battle. Her speed is often underrated, so is rarely beaten on the lead or out the back, and in close she's not afraid to get her hands dirty, averaging 3.4 tackles per game in the 2021 season. With an abundance of clever small forwards in the game, and their efficiency at goal, Heath's role is becoming increasingly important to a Melbourne side that is vying for its first AFLW premiership. Chloe Dalton Chloe Dalton's (left) ability to move the ball, create chances and exert defensive pressure on opponents could be a big bonus for her new team GWS. (Getty Images: Brett Hemmings ) Club: Greater Western Sydney Giants After a year out of the game due to national Rugby 7s commitments, and a trade to the Giants, Chloe Dalton is returning to the AFLW in 2022. Dalton is an outside runner who is firmly focused on transitioning the ball into attack and creating scoring opportunities for her side — exactly the type of player the Giants need, after averaging the fourth-lowest score in the competition in 2021, with just 27 points each game. Not only this, but the defensive pressure and run-down tackling ability Dalton possesses is rare in the AFLW, and will be a welcome sight upon her return. Ruby Schleicher Ruby Schleicher's ability to get the football, gain ground and turn intercepts into attacks make her an important player for the Magpies. (Getty Images: Albert Perez) Club: Collingwood Magpies Ruby Schleicher's breakout 2021 season has seen her shoot up the ranks in the AFLW, and also named in Collingwood's leadership group for the first time. As a key part of the Magpies defence in 2021, Schleicher broke the competition's record for intercepts, recording 90 for the year. But it's not simply the way she cuts off opposition attack that is valuable. Schleicher's ability to reverse that and turn those intercepts into attack for her own side is vital, averaging 267 metres gained and 2.7 inside 50s each game in 2021, and we can expect this to continue into 2022. On top of this, Schleicher has become one of the best ball users in the competition, making the most of her increased disposal tally. Áine Tighe Áine Tighe has not yet played a game for Fremantle due to injury but the Irish woman could provide a big boost for the Dockers. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Will Russell) Club: Fremantle Dockers AFLW appearances: None She might not have played a game yet, but this Irish woman is one of the dark horses for the 2022 season. Exceptionally athletic and hardworking, Tighe has the potential to help Fremantle's forward line return to the damaging form it enjoyed in their undefeated 2020 season where it averaged 51 points a game. With a storyline akin to Kiara Bowers' delayed start to AFLW, Tighe has spent the last two seasons on Fremantle's list battling knee injuries, but looks set to finally make her mark in 2022. Chloe Scheer Crows premiership player Chloe Scheer (centre) will add aerial, attacking and goalscoring ability to her new side the Cats. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Sarah Reed) Club: Geelong Cats In what was a coup for Geelong, Chloe Scheer has bolstered a midfield/forward line that has been under pressure in recent years. In her 17 games at the Crows she kicked 13 goals, and was a key part of their 2019 premiership side. Scheer's ability in the air is an asset up forward and as a release kick down the line, but her strength at ground level and her attacking mindset will serve the Cats well as they look to improve their scoring in 2022. Scheer, alongside other new recruits like Georgie Prespakis and Zali Friswell, will help to spread the load through the middle that was largely carried by Amy McDonald in 2021, and Scheer's maturity will help the Cats to retain their structure more than they were able to last season. Tori Groves-Little Tori Groves-Little is likely to get the chance to provide a boost to the Suns' forward line in 2022. (Getty Images: Matt Roberts) Club: Gold Coast Suns AFLW appearances: 6 In three seasons of AFLW, Tori Groves-Little has played just six games, but looks primed for a breakthrough in 2022. Under new coach Cameron Joyce, Groves-Little has developed into a more attacking player who has the potential to make better use of Gold Coast's forays forward. Groves-Little's repeat efforts and determination will cause problems for opposition defences as they will take advantage of any lapses in concentration or effort. In a forward line that has lost Maddison Levi to Rugby and Kalinda Howarth to the backline, Groves-Little may just be the spark the Suns need to kickstart their attack. Bonnie Toogood Bonnie Toogood is becoming even more of a weapon for the Western Bulldogs with her combination of strength and goalscoring ability. (Getty Images / AFL Media: Michael Willson) Club: Western Bulldogs In each of her four seasons of AFLW, Bonnie Toogood has been growing progressively stronger and harder to beat in one-on-one contests. Her power is apparent, especially when lining up for goal, and kicked a career-high nine goals in 2021. Already testing the bounds of the new 'stand' rule, Toogood looks likely to become even more dangerous in front of goal in 2022. She is a forward who is particularly adept at taking contested marks, even in the toughest of situations, and has developed a chemistry with fellow forward Isabel Huntington. With enough supply, Toogood has the potential to be one of the most prolific goalkickers in the competition next season. Sarah D'Arcy Sarah D'Arcy will aim to back up her breakout 2021 season, pushing up the ground and delivering into the Tigers attack. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Daniel Pockett) Club: Richmond Tigers A move to Richmond ahead of the 2021 season wasn't the only big change for Sarah D'Arcy. After playing her first four seasons as a forward at Collingwood, kicking 10 goals in the process, she landed across half-back at the Tigers. Her improved fitness and knack at reading the ball saw D'Arcy break out last season, helping to stifle opposition attack while also pushing up the ground and delivering the ball forward for her own side. D'Arcy's work in conjunction with key defenders Harriet Cordner and Rebecca Miller saw Richmond concede two-fewer goals each game on average in 2021 compared to their inaugural season. Her role will remain vital to Richmond's fortunes as they look to continue their upward trajectory in 2022. Stevie-Lee Thompson Adelaide will be counting on Stevie-Lee Thompson for her run, carry and rebounding skills in the absence of Angela Foley. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Sarah Reed) Club: Adelaide Crows Added to Adelaide's leadership for the first time during the off season, Stevie-Lee Thompson is a player who has always taken on board every challenge assigned to her and excelled. Garnering the most attention for her move forward in 2019, leading the competition's goal kicking with 14, Thompson has continued to have a significant impact playing across all lines. Arguably Adelaide's best player in their 2021 grand final loss, her rebound, run and carry came to the fore, breaking lines and putting Brisbane's well-structured defence under pressure. As Angela Foley sits out next season with an ACL injury, Thompson's rebounding will prove even more important to the Crows in 2022, as will her on-field leadership. Jess Good Jess Good's mobility in addition to her rucking skills will make her a key player for Carlton in the upcoming season. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Graham Denholm ) Club: Carlton Blues A steal for Carlton out of Sturt in the SANFLW, Jess Good is a super athletic former basketballer who can play many roles in the AFLW. For what All Australian ruck Breann Moody lacks in terms of run and carry, Good offers this in spades. When not rucking, she'll provide a forward target, where dangerous mid-sized forwards Darcy Vescio and Nicola Stevens can play at her feet and stalk the ground ball. Effectively slotting straight into the role vacated by Alison Downie, Good is likely to make the Blues a more mobile outfit in 2022. Mikayla Bowen Mikayla Bowen's outside run complements the on-ball contingent in West Coast's midfield. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Daniel Carson) Club: West Coast Eagles At just 20 years of age, Mikayla Bowen has established herself as one of the most important players on West Coast's list. Able to have an impact pretty much anywhere on the field, Bowen's outside game and run into the forward line stands out as her best contribution, complementing the side's tough on-ball brigade. In her second season, Bowen averaged 16.6 disposals and four intercepts per game, while also getting forward and kicking five goals. Likely to play more of 2022 as a pure winger — player availability permitting — Bowen has the potential to improve on these numbers again, and will be key to the Eagles' plans to rise up the ladder. Rhiannon Watt The 186cm tall Rhiannon Watt is a point of difference around the ball for St Kilda. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Michael Willson) Club: St Kilda Saints Playing in both defence and the ruck for the Saints in 2021, expect to see vice-captain Rhiannon Watt juggle the same role combination in 2022. Surprisingly lithe for her 186cm frame, Watt offers plenty of support to the midfield when taking charge at stoppages, and is a reliable aerial outlet for a release kick out of defence when her side is trapped in defence. After averaging a career-high 12.3 disposals and 2.9 marks in 2021, Watt adds a point of difference around the ball for the Saints, on top of an impressive game sense which sees her position herself well around the field. ABC Sport is partnering with Siren Sport to elevate the coverage of Australian women in sport. Gemma Bastiani is an AFLW analyst, music business lecturer and co-founder of Siren: A Women in Sport Collective. Posted 6 Jan 2022 6 Jan 2022 Thu 6 Jan 2022 at 7:54pm How AFLW teams are strategically utilising wingers in an evolving competition AFL Women's Homebush Bay

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Special Prosecutor in Chicago Police Shooting August 5, 2016 Jack Bouboushian CHICAGO (CN) — Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon was appointed Thursday to handle the murder case against the white Chicago police officer who shot a black teen 16 times, sparking city-wide protests. Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder by the Cook County State's Attorney in November 2015 for the killing of Laquan McDonald over a year earlier. In the wake of McDonald's death, the city stonewalled the release of a police dashcam video of the shooting until a freelance reporter won a Freedom of Information suit for the video in court. The grainy video shows 17-year-old Laquan McDonald walking down the middle of the street on Oct. 20, 2014, away from the dash-cam-powered police cruiser, and parallel to another police SUV. McDonald is not walking toward the white officer, Jason Van Dyke, standing several yards away beside the SUV, when Van Dyke fires his weapon. Though the footage shows McDonald drop to the ground at the first bullet, Van Dyke fires 15 more rounds. The video then shows another officer run up to the body and kick something – possibly a knife – out of McDonald's hand. There is no audio attached to the video. Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to the charges, saying he feared for his life when he shot the teenager 16 times. He is currently released on a $1.5 million bond. The release of the video sparked major protests in the city, and forced Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fire the city's police superintendent amid strident calls for his own resignation. The Justice Department announced it will conduct an investigation of the Chicago Police Department after the release of video showing the shooting of Laquan McDonald. Specifically, the federal government will look at the CPD's policy for the use of force, racial disparity in officers' use of force, and its handling of misconduct allegations. According to the department's own statistics, it disciplined officers in only three percent of more than 56,000 misconduct complaints filed over a 12-year period. Most officers over this time period accrued an average of four complaints, but 10 percent of officers were accused of misconduct 10 times or more, including Van Dyke, who racked up 18 citizen complaints in his 14-year career. Van Dyke has never once faced discipline from the CPD. ← Pennsylvania AG to Face Perjury Trial Monday California Faulted for Ignoring Water|During Oil-Drilling Frenzy →

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Our calendars are starting to book up with holiday parties, which brings up one of the life-long great debates: what to wear. We just discovered a newly-launched line of ornate cocktail attire inspired by exotic locales that is exactly what we need to update our wardrobe. Meet Mestiza. Their elegant, statement-making pieces have just the right amount of sizzle and sparkle for the season, but the versatility to wear year-round (always justifying that purchase with wedding season). The brand was launched by two girlfriends – Louisa Rechter and Alessandra Perez-Rubio – who share a background in fashion, along with a connection to the Philippines. Alessandra was bi-culutrally raised in Manila and San Francisco, while Louisa's mother grew up in Cebu. As the women explain, "'Mestiza' is a term traditionally used in the Philippines, Spain, and Latin America to describe a person of mixed ancestry." Louisa and Alessandra's aesthetic is a homage to the modern Filipiniana, merging Philippino ancestry with a contemporary sensibility. The result is stunning. On top of that, a percent of their sales are allocated to employ women weaving textiles. They incorporate these handmade textiles into limited edition designs. Inspired? Come shop the line in our store next week on Wednesday and Thursday during our normal store hours (10 AM – 7 PM), plus meet the designers at a cocktail reception Wednesday evening 5 – 8 PM. Cheers! We're going gaga for this sculptural silhouette. Just want to dance in this tassel number! This white embroidery on a black background may inspire our next piece. Love their style? Take a look at their St. Frank favorites.

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June 13, 2006 • A 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic disappoints fans of the U.S. soccer team. The Americans must beat Italy on Saturday if they hope to advance in World Cup play. But no U.S. team has won a World Cup game played in Europe. June 11, 2006 • The U.S. soccer team opens World Cup play Monday against the Czech Republic. The squad's prospects are in some doubt, but a core group of enthusiastic American rooters is on hand in Germany... and the fans are pumped up. June 9, 2006 • Germany responded to the pressure as the World Cup's host nation with a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in the tournament opener Friday, a performance that could inspire the team the rest of the way. Captain Michael Ballack missed the game with a calf injury, but striker Miroslav Klose scored twice on his 28th birthday. June 9, 2006 • The World Cup 2006 soccer tournament begins in Munich with a game between Germany and Costa Rica. The world's biggest sporting event has brought fans from across the globe to cities across Germany. Thirty-two teams are competing to win the cup, with championship match scheduled for July 9. June 1, 2006 • Germany is getting ready to welcome millions of visitors for the World Cup, which starts in a few weeks. The country is also trying to bolster its image as a multi-cultural, fun-loving kind of place -- but a series of racial hate crimes in recent months has put the spotlight on what many say is a growing racism problem that Germany has tried to ignore. May 24, 2006 • Officials from the U.N. Security Council and Germany, meeting to discuss a strategy to keep Iran from gaining nuclear weapons, report progress -- but no consensus as of yet. The London session has focused on a package of incentives to encourage Iran to limit its nuclear program. May 24, 2006 • Europe is facing increasing pressure on its social services because of a shrinking work force. Germany is examining ways to encourage mothers to return to the work force after they have children. Current family-friendly laws often have the unintended effect of limiting a mother's career potential. May 22, 2006 • During WWII, hundreds of prisoners in the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia performed Verdi's Requiem as a way to passively defy their Nazi captors. On Sunday, American musicians performed the same requiem in the former Nazi camp as a tribute to Terezin's victims and survivors. May 18, 2006 • There are so many street musicans in Berlin that they have formed their own community. Mostly Turks, Morroccans and Eastern Europeans, the musicians have organized themselves with the help of the city council. May 16, 2006 • The German government has admitted that its foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has spied on German journalists. Media reports say some of the country's best-known investigative journalists were targeted as the BND tried to find out what they were working on and who their sources were. May 15, 2006 • EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels to work out a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. The Bush administration and its European allies fear that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. They hope to pass a U.N. Security Council resolution that would oblige Iran to halt all uranium enrichment work. May 14, 2006 • German and Polish police are working together to teach officers how to deal with 'hooligans,' the rowdy -- and sometimes violent -- gangs of fans expected to cross the border en masse for the World Cup this summer. Germans are said to be horrified at the prospect. British hooligans at least have to buy an airline ticket; Polish hooligans can just walk across the border. May 5, 2006 • One of Germany's largest states is using a mandatory questionnaire to make sure that immigrants from Islamic countries are able and willing to assimilate into German culture and accept German values. May 2, 2006 • Germany has reversed its decades-long opposition to opening its Holocaust archive. The files contain information on more than 17 million people who were murdered or forced into slave labor by the Nazis.

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Helping clients unlock their potential for growth has been deeply embedded in Grant Thornton's DNA for more than 100 years. We took our first steps to becoming a truly global organisation in 1979 when the UK and the US firms set up a new international organisation. Many of the original member firms remain in our global organisation, including India, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Singapore. All of our founding firms had one thing in common – a commitment to delivering best-in-class solutions to clients. Global growth gathered momentum during the next several decades as new member firms from dozens of countries became part of the international organisation. Seven years later in 1986, the US and UK firms each changed their names to Grant Thornton and in 1997, the first International Business Centre opened to manage our cross-border activity. In more recent years, we rebranded with a new logo and tagline – "An instinct for growth". Over 100 years after Thornton & Thornton opened its doors in Oxford, we're now a $4.7 billion global organisation.

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Q: How do I coordinate settings between my ASP.NET MVC 3 app and SpecFlow? So I have a VS 2010 solution containing one ASP.NET MVC 3 project and one SpecFlow project (with NUnit as test runner) to test the former. When testing under SpecFlow (by running the SpecFlow project), I'd like to change a parameter in the MVC application's ConfigurationManager.AppSettings dictionary, to make it connect to a test database. This change does not seem to affect the running app however, so I guess the test and the app do not share state. How can I share this application setting between the MVC app project and the SpecFlow project, so they use the same database? Edit: I found that the problem wasn't really one of sharing settings between projects (MVC and SpecFlow), but rather between two processes. The reason is that I test MVC via WatiN, which means that the development server, running in a process of its own, is being exercised by the tests. As such the premise of my original question was wrong from the onset, and I consider Jason's answer valid given the original premise. A: In your test project (SpecFlow) create a new app.config (unless it's already there) and add the appSettings section to that, with your test database connection string. IIRC the website will hopefully pick up the connection string from the appSettings of the test project, rather then the website.

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Thanks for replying. How do I enter words without taping the icon? edit: I have some saved searches shortcuts that when I press it shows results really fast but, is this means that I have to add any word I want to search in the form of a shortcut? Oh, I am glad I am not the only crazy one! Thank you for confirming the problem @samdale67. As they fix some of the shortcomings of ZOHO Notebook, it will be a contender. Part of the problem is with Firefox too, as Grammarly also misbehaves in Firefox especially when visiting NY Times. Hey, I'd forgotten about this post. Not really much to do with Evernote, as I track my rides using an Excel spreadsheet (it's currently up to 15 years worth, hopefully starting on year 16 shortly). Time to start dropping that winter weight; Planet Fitness is fine for what it is, but it's not the same as getting out on a real bike. 5 pounds is a reasonable goal for me this year, 10 pounds is definitely do-able with diet diligence &regular rides. Sadly, commuting is no longer an option, which would really help. I have exactly the same issue. I just keep getting a notice that the page needs to be reloaded, yet when I do that, the same notice appears. It seems like the Web Clipper for Firefox has been abandoned. The version for Chrome is a different story. It shows solid advancement in terms of how I think the clipper should function. But I'm not a fan of Chrome, alas. Contact support directly. It could be the installing and unstalling, and the multiple syncs that entails, caused you to hit your limit as a free user. It's astounding to me that they'd choose a plain F-key as a hotkey. F9 for me is, and forever will be, Set Breakpoint. I'm sure it has a other long-running meanings in other applications. Win+<whatever>, OK, but not F-keys, unless there's a way to modify them. <<merging thread to mother feature request>> Go ahead and add your votes to the request. Stacks aren't an entity, just a notebook grouping; you should join the notebook hierarchy discussion. In the meantime, Tags have an unlimited hierarchy. I have to agree too. They broke the search in a note keeping app and just don't seem to care that one of the most important features of such an app is now unusable. Agreed! Because now it is randomly highlighting the search term, but never in the first note in the search results. Ugh. I understand and it really makes sense. But my idea was that he would consider number 11 (eleven) of "3.11" as a number greater than 2 of "3.2".

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UIndy alum Kermit Berg returns for solo retrospective at Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery Kermit Berg in Berlin For Kermit Berg '73, a solo retrospective exhibition at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery will be a true homecoming. With a reception scheduled for 3-6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, and the exhibition through Oct. 25, the event traces the creative evolution of a world-renowned artist who began his remarkable journey at the University of Indianapolis. Berg, who has displayed his work at galleries in Berlin, Munich, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and other cities around the world, said the exhibition is an overview of his work since 2000. Curating for the event turned out to be a task which naturally prompted a certain amount of reflection. "I'm working with the concept of fluidity within the context of a career," Berg explained. "I've found it important to not produce the same five photographs (more or less) for thirty years in a row. That hasn't made some of the exhibiting that easy in terms of building an audience that will give new work serious examination and cross bridges with me. But I've had the extreme good fortune of finding an enthusiastic and loyal audience." "Lumiere Rouge" by Kermit Berg Along with evolving creatively throughout his career, an international perspective informs Berg's work. While he primarily operates from his studio in San Francisco, Berg has lived all over the world—most recently in Shanghai, China, and in Berlin for many years. His life in Berlin is the subject of a documentary being filmed by Iranian-born film producer Sahand Samani. Capturing opportunities from his surroundings in a formal, intentional way is a hallmark of Berg's approach. His portfolio of Shanghai, for example, explores historic two- and three-story buildings from the 1900s that are in critical danger of being destroyed. "Just being able to photograph safely at night, that was quite a new option for me," Berg said. Berg began experimental digital printmaking in 1985 while a guest instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His prints are the result of the highest technology available for fine art photography. To quote the New York critic and author Laura Gilbert, "In his sparsely populated and dramatically lit facades, métro stations, passages and interiors, Berg creates exquisite urban atmospheres." His series featuring Tokyo, Japan, layers graphics over photographic images for a dreamlike effect. The dominant grouping of photographs for the retrospective will be Berg's work from "Nuclear Family/Wohlstandstraum," a friendship story between a German and an American during World War Two, with some of the narrative taking place in Berg's hometown of Bremen, Indiana. Other pieces will be selections from Berg's journey as an artist, including two pieces from his German parliament project, which he was commissioned to create for the parliament's permanent collection. His work, "Epilogue," which features photographs displayed in a grid of square frames, will serve as an exhibition anchor. "Frieze," which will be displayed in a similar format to "Epilogue," uses 25 photographs of domestic objects from mid-20th century Germany, such as white porcelain vases, shot in monochrome. "I'm making them look more like artifacts from Egypt in terms of the photography," Berg said. The opportunity to exhibit at his alma mater took Berg by surprise, but he quickly began to get inspired by the idea of exhibiting in a university setting, where his work can be used as a teaching tool. He encourages viewers to look for themes in his work. "Eames Coffee Table" by Kermit Berg "The great thing about it is because it's such a nice, large space, it let me think in terms of—for the first time in a long time—looking at some of my own work," Berg said. "Where did something from 2000 show up again in 2017? It makes perfect sense for that observation to happen in a university setting." Berg said his leaving the German immigrant farmland community of Bremen to attend what was then known as Indiana Central College was his "first step on a world journey of discovery." Berg's experience of living in an international culture in a capital city "began my progress toward understanding what inclusiveness means in everyday life and help ground me as I later lived in New York, Berlin, and recently Shanghai. And now decades later we are still learning, or failing to learn, what is demanded of us to create a just and inclusive society." Solo Gallery Show: 2019 "The Photography of Kermit Berg" Reception: Friday, September 27, 3 – 6 p.m. Exhibition: September 27 – October 25 Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery

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Home > Company Industry Overviews > Novartis AG GSK Projects Modest Long-Term Revenue Growth for Vaccines Portfolio By Margaret Patrick Vaccines portfolio revenue growth rate In its 3Q17 earnings conference call, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has projected its Vaccines segment revenues to rise annually in the mid to high single digits until 2020. The company has also estimated 30% plus profit margins for its vaccines segment by 2020. A major part of this growth is expected to be attributable to the newly launched Shingrix vaccine as well as rapid uptake of meningitis vaccines Menveo and Bexsero. GlaxoSmithKline accounts for around 0.68% of the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF's (VT) total portfolio holdings. Novartis transaction On March 2, 2015, GlaxoSmithKline announced the completion of multiple transactions with Novartis (NVS), which included the divestment of the latter's non-influenza vaccines to the former company. This deal was concluded for a consideration of $7.1 billion, involving a $5.3 billion upfront payment and $1.8 billion milestone payments plus future royalty payments from GlaxoSmithKline. This deal added MenACWY tetravalent vaccine, Menveo, and MenB vaccine, Bexsero, to GlaxoSmithKline's vaccines portfolio. Menveo and Bexsero have enabled GlaxoSmithKline to compete effectively with other vaccine segment players such as Merck (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), and Sanofi. Menveo growth trends in 3Q17 Menveo earned total revenues close to 98 million pounds in 3Q17, which is YoY growth of 56% on a reported basis and 48% on a CER basis. The vaccine witnessed sales of 74 million pounds in the US market in 3Q17, which is YoY growth of 61% on a reported basis and 52% on a CER basis. This growth was mainly attributed to some withdrawals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) stockpile in 3Q16, which resulted in a benefit of around 30 million pounds in 3Q17. In absence of this one-time event, Menveo sales would have been flat in 3Q17. GlaxoSmithKline earned revenues close to 6 million pounds from the sale of Menveo in Europe in 3Q17, which is a YoY rise of 50% on a reported basis and on a CER basis. Further, in 3Q17, the company witnessed Menveo sales close to 18 million pounds in international markets, which is a YoY rise of 38% on a reported basis and 31% on a CER basis. In the next article, we will discuss growth prospects for GlaxoSmithKline's influenza and established vaccine portfolio in greater detail.

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AUSTRALIA - Franklin Harbour has been closed to oyster farmers this month following a series of tests that revealed raised pinnatoxin levels in the bay's shellfish. This is the second time this year the bay has been closed due to the detection of pinnatoxins under the South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (SASQAP). However, Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA) scientists are still unsure as to the cause or ramifications of the toxin's presence in local waters. Little is known about pinnatoxins, and there is no recorded evidence of them causing illness in humans, but their presence in local oysters makes them ineligible for export. "Because oysters are filter feeders they can concentrate toxins if they are present in the environment," said David Cunliffe, principal water quality advisor for the SA Department of Health. Peter Williams, chair of the Cowell-based oyster producer Aqaoysters, said local producers are confident the presence of pinnatoxins is not a serious issue. "All oysters grown here have been grown in absolutely perfect conditions, to the highest standards," Mr Williams said. "But there are some greater hurdles that apply for different reasons in our export markets - not health reasons, market reasons, designed to protect internal markets in different countries. We have absolute confidence that all the oyster growers on Eyre Peninsula grow to perfect health and consistent quality." At the moment, only Franklin Harbour has been affected by the ban. The area is the third-largest oyster growing area in the State and the closure affects 25 leases.

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{-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-} {-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-} {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-} {-# LANGUAGE TupleSections #-} module Tubes.Model.Tube where import Control.Monad.Random import Data.Binary (Binary) import GHC.Generics (Generic) import Data.Monoid import Data.Function ((&)) import Data.List (minimumBy, partition, find) import Data.Maybe (listToMaybe) import Data.Ord (comparing) import Tubes.Config -- | Point in 2D space. type Point = (Float, Float) -- | Station ID. type StationId = Int -- | TubeLine ID. type TubeLineId = Int -- | A passenger is a user of a tube system. data Passenger = Passenger { passengerDestination :: Point -- ^ Where is this passenger going. } deriving (Show, Generic, Binary) -- | A station. data Station = Station { stationLocation :: Point -- ^ Location of the station. , stationPassengers :: [Passenger] -- ^ Passengers waiting for a train on this station. } deriving (Show, Generic, Binary) -- | Tube system consisting of multiple lines and stations. data Tube = Tube { tubeLines :: [TubeLine] -- ^ Lines. , tubeStations :: [Station] -- ^ Stations. } deriving (Generic, Binary) data TubeLineDirection = Forward | Backward deriving (Eq, Show, Generic, Binary) data RouteDirection = RouteDirection { routeTubeLineId :: TubeLineId , routeDirection :: TubeLineDirection , routeTo :: Point } deriving (Show, Generic, Binary) type Route = [RouteDirection] -- | All possible routes from one point to another. routes :: Point -> Point -> Tube -> [Route] routes from' to tube = concatMap (routes' [] from') (stationLines from' tube) where routes' :: [TubeLineId] -> Point -> TubeLineId -> [Route] routes' visited from lineId | nearStation from to = pure [] | otherwise = sameLineRoute ++ interchangeRoutes where line = tubeLines tube !! lineId sameLineRoute = [ [ RouteDirection lineId dir to] | dir <- directionsToStation from to line ] interchangeRoutes = concat [ map (RouteDirection lineId dir point :) nextRoutes | (newLineId, point) <- lineInterchanges lineId tube , newLineId `notElem` visited , dir <- directionsToStation from point line , let nextRoutes = routes' (lineId : visited) point newLineId ] -- | Find a route with minimal interchanges (if exists). minimalInterchangeRoute :: Point -> Point -> Tube -> Maybe Route minimalInterchangeRoute from to tube = minimumBy (compareRouteLength) (fmap Just (routes from to tube) ++ [Nothing]) where compareRouteLength :: Maybe Route -> Maybe Route -> Ordering compareRouteLength (Just xs) (Just ys) = comparing length xs ys compareRouteLength Nothing Nothing = EQ compareRouteLength Nothing _ = GT compareRouteLength _ Nothing = LT -- | Which way to go by train on a given line to get from one station to another. directionsToStation :: Point -> Point -> TubeLine -> [TubeLineDirection] directionsToStation from to tubeLine = case dedup xs of (x:_:_:_) | nearStation x from -> [Forward, Backward] | otherwise -> [Backward, Forward] [x, y] | nearStation x from && nearStation y to -> [Forward] | otherwise -> [Backward] _ -> [] where dedup (x:y:ys) | x == y = dedup (x:ys) | otherwise = x : dedup (y:ys) dedup ys = ys xs = filter (\p -> any (nearStation p) [from, to]) (tubeLineStations tubeLine) handlePassenger :: Passenger -> Point -> Tube -> Maybe (TubeLineId, TubeLineDirection) handlePassenger passenger point tube = case minimalInterchangeRoute point (passengerDestination passenger) tube of Just (RouteDirection lineId dir _ : _) -> Just (lineId, dir) _ -> Nothing updatePassengersAt :: Station -> Train -> TubeLineId -> TubeLineDirection -> Tube -> (Station, Train) updatePassengersAt station train lineId dir tube = (newStation, newTrain) where newStation = station { stationPassengers = stayingOnStation ++ unboarding ++ drop n boarding } newTrain = train { trainPassengers = stayingOnTrain ++ take n boarding } n = trainCapacity - length stayingOnTrain (unboarding, stayingOnTrain) = stayingLeavingPassengers (trainPassengers train) (stayingOnStation, boarding) = stayingLeavingPassengers (stationPassengers station) stayingLeavingPassengers passengers = both (map fst) $ partition snd [ (passenger, unboard) | passenger <- passengers , not (nearStation (passengerDestination passenger) (stationLocation station)) , let action = handlePassenger passenger (stationLocation station) tube , let unboard = case action of Just (pLineId, pdir) | pLineId == lineId && pdir == dir -> False | otherwise -> True -- unboard when passenger needs to change line or direction here _ -> True ] both f (x, y) = (f x, f y) -- | Initialise an empty tube. initTube :: Tube initTube = Tube [] [] initRandomTube :: MonadRandom m => Int -> m Tube initRandomTube n = appEndo (mconcat (replicate n (Endo (>>= spawnRandomStation)))) (pure initTube) -- | Initialise a station at a given location. initStation :: Point -> Station initStation point = Station { stationLocation = point , stationPassengers = [] } spawnPassenger :: Point -> Point -> Tube -> Tube spawnPassenger from to tube = modifyStationAt from addPassenger tube where addPassenger station = station { stationPassengers = Passenger to : stationPassengers station } modifyStationAt :: Point -> (Station -> Station) -> Tube -> Tube modifyStationAt point f tube = tube { tubeStations = map g (tubeStations tube) } where g station | nearStation point (stationLocation station) = f station | otherwise = station modifyTrainAt :: TubeLineId -> Int -> (Train -> Train) -> Tube -> Tube modifyTrainAt tubeLineId trainId f tube = tube & modifyTubeLine tubeLineId g where g line = line { tubeLineTrains = modifyAt trainId f (tubeLineTrains line) } -- | Add a station to the system at a given location. addStation :: Point -> Tube -> Tube addStation s tube | isNewStation = tube { tubeStations = initStation s : tubeStations tube } | otherwise = tube where isNewStation = not (any (nearStation s) (map stationLocation (tubeStations tube))) -- | Add a new tube line connecting two stations. addTubeLine :: Point -> Point -> Tube -> Tube addTubeLine = addTubeLineWith id -- | Add a new tube line connecting two stations. addTubeLineWith :: (TubeLine -> TubeLine) -> Point -> Point -> Tube -> Tube addTubeLineWith f s e tube = tube { tubeLines = tubeLines tube ++ [f (initTubeLine [Segment s e])] } -- | Get a list of IDs for 'Tube' lines which go through and stop at a given location. stationLines :: Point -> Tube -> [TubeLineId] stationLines station = map fst . filter f . zip [0..] . tubeLines where f (_, line) = any (nearStation station) (tubeLineStations line) lineInterchanges :: TubeLineId -> Tube -> [(TubeLineId, Point)] lineInterchanges tubeLineId tube = [ (newLineId, point) | point <- tubeLineStations (tubeLines tube !! tubeLineId) , newLineId <- stationLines point tube , newLineId /= tubeLineId ] -- | Update everything in a tube system with a given time interval. updateTube :: MonadRandom m => Float -> Tube -> m Tube updateTube dt tube = tube { tubeLines = newLines } & handleEvents events & spawnRandomPassengers dt & (>>= spawnRandomStations dt) where (events, newLines) = sequenceA (zipWith (updateTubeLineTrains dt) [0..] (tubeLines tube)) spawnRandomStations :: MonadRandom m => Float -> Tube -> m Tube spawnRandomStations dt tube = do k <- poisson (dt * newStationRate (length (tubeStations tube))) appEndo (mconcat (replicate k (Endo (>>= spawnRandomStation)))) (pure tube) spawnRandomPassengers :: MonadRandom m => Float -> Tube -> m Tube spawnRandomPassengers dt tube = do k <- poisson (dt * newPassengerRate (length (tubeStations tube))) appEndo (mconcat (replicate k (Endo (>>= spawnRandomPassenger)))) (pure tube) spawnRandomStation :: MonadRandom m => Tube -> m Tube spawnRandomStation tube | length (tubeStations tube) >= cityCapacity = return tube | otherwise = do i <- getRandomR (0, n) j <- getRandomR (-n, 0) s <- getRandomR (0, 2 :: Int) dx <- getRandomR (- stationRadius*sqrt(2)/2, stationRadius*sqrt(2)/2) dy <- getRandomR (- stationRadius*sqrt(2)/2, stationRadius*sqrt(2)/2) let x = fromIntegral i y = fromIntegral j (px, py) = rotateV (fromIntegral s * 4 * pi / 3) (d * (x + y / 2), d * y * sqrt(3) / 2) point = (px + dx, py + dy) case pointToStation (px, py) tube of Nothing -> return (addStation point tube) Just _ -> spawnRandomStation tube where d = stationMinimalSpacing n = floor (cityRadius / d) :: Int spawnRandomPassenger :: MonadRandom m => Tube -> m Tube spawnRandomPassenger tube = do from <- randomStation tube to <- randomStation tube return (spawnPassenger from to tube) randomStation :: MonadRandom m => Tube -> m Point randomStation tube = do i <- getRandomR (0, n - 1) return (stationLocation (stations !! i)) where stations = tubeStations tube n = length stations poisson :: MonadRandom m => Float -> m Int poisson lambda = go 0 1 where l = exp (- lambda) go k p | p > l = do u <- getRandomR (0, 1) go (k + 1) (p * u) | otherwise = pure (k - 1) handleEvents :: [TrainStopEvent] -> Tube -> Tube handleEvents events tube = foldr handleEvent tube events handleEvent :: TrainStopEvent -> Tube -> Tube handleEvent TrainStopEvent{..} tube = tube & modifyStationAt trainStopStation (const newStation) & modifyTrainAt trainStopTubeLine trainStopTrain (const newTrain) where Just station = getStationAt trainStopStation tube train = getTrainAt trainStopTubeLine trainStopTrain tube (newStation, newTrain) = updatePassengersAt station train trainStopTubeLine trainStopDirection tube getStationAt :: Point -> Tube -> Maybe Station getStationAt point = find (nearStation point . stationLocation) . tubeStations getTrainAt :: TubeLineId -> Int -> Tube -> Train getTrainAt lineId trainId = (!! trainId) . tubeLineTrains . (!! lineId) . tubeLines addTrain :: TubeLine -> TubeLine addTrain tubeLine = case tubeLineSegments tubeLine of (segment:_) -> tubeLine { tubeLineTrains = initTrain segment : tubeLineTrains tubeLine } _ -> tubeLine -- | If a 'Point' belongs to a 'Station' of a tube system then return it. -- Otherwise return 'Nothing'. pointToStation :: Point -> Tube -> Maybe Point pointToStation point = listToMaybe . filter (nearStation point) . map stationLocation . tubeStations pointToTubeLineEnd :: Point -> Tube -> [(Point, TubeLineId, TubeLineDirection)] pointToTubeLineEnd point tube = [ (segmentStart segment, tubeLineId, dir) | (tubeLineId, tubeLine) <- zip [0..] (tubeLines tube) , let segments = tubeLineSegments tubeLine , (segment, dir) <- concat [ (,Backward) <$> take 1 segments , (,Forward) <$> map flipSegment (take 1 (reverse segments)) ] , nearSegmentStart point segment ] flipSegment :: Segment -> Segment flipSegment (Segment from to) = Segment to from findSegments :: Point -> Point -> Tube -> [Segment] findSegments from to tube = filter f segments where f (Segment s e) = nearStation s from && nearStation e to segments = concatMap tubeLineSegments (tubeLines tube) -- | Check if a 'Point' is near the 'Station'. nearStation :: Point -> Point -> Bool nearStation = near stationRadius near :: Float -> Point -> Point -> Bool near d (x, y) (u, v) = sqrt ((x - u)^2 + (y - v)^2) < d nearSegmentStart :: Point -> Segment -> Bool nearSegmentStart p (Segment s e) = abs w < trackWidth/2 && l < 0 && l > (-endTrackLength) where n = normalizeV (e - s) w = dotV (p - s) (rotateV (pi/2) n) l = dotV (p - s) n dotV (x, y) (u, v) = x * u + y * v normalizeV (x, y) = (d*x, d*y) where d = 1 / sqrt( x^2 + y^2 ) rotateV :: Float -> Point -> Point rotateV r (x, y) = ( x * cos r - y * sin r , x * sin r + y * cos r) nearSegmentEnd :: Point -> Segment -> Bool nearSegmentEnd p = nearSegmentStart p . flipSegment -- | A line with tracks and trains. data TubeLine = TubeLine { tubeLineSegments :: [Segment] -- ^ Segments of which a line consists. , tubeLineTrains :: [Train] -- ^ Trains on the line. } deriving (Generic, Binary) -- | Station index on a tube line. type StationIndex = Int -- | Create a new line with one new train. initTubeLine :: [Segment] -> TubeLine initTubeLine [] = TubeLine [] [] initTubeLine segments@(s:_) = TubeLine segments [initTrain s] -- | Get a list of all stations on the line. tubeLineStations :: TubeLine -> [Point] tubeLineStations = segmentsToStations . tubeLineSegments where segmentsToStations [] = [] segmentsToStations (Segment s e : ss) = s : e : map segmentEnd ss -- | Modify a single 'TubeLine' in a tube system. modifyTubeLine :: TubeLineId -> (TubeLine -> TubeLine) -> Tube -> Tube modifyTubeLine tubeLineId f tube = tube { tubeLines = modifyAt tubeLineId f (tubeLines tube) } modifyAt :: Int -> (a -> a) -> [a] -> [a] modifyAt i f xs = case splitAt i xs of (ys, z:zs) -> ys ++ f z : zs _ -> xs data TrainStopEvent = TrainStopEvent { trainStopTrain :: Int -- TrainIndex , trainStopStation :: Point , trainStopTubeLine :: TubeLineId , trainStopDirection :: TubeLineDirection } -- | Update all trains on the line. -- Each train goes updateTubeLineTrains :: Float -> TubeLineId -> TubeLine -> ([TrainStopEvent], TubeLine) updateTubeLineTrains dtime tubeLineId tubeLine = (allEvents, tubeLine { tubeLineTrains = newTrains }) where (allEvents, newTrains) = sequenceA (zipWith (updateTubeLineTrain [] dtime) [0..] (tubeLineTrains tubeLine)) updateTubeLineTrain events dt i train = case moveTrain dt train of (newTrain, Nothing) -> (events, newTrain) (newTrain, Just leftoverTime) -> let (from, to, segment) = nextSegment train dir | from < to = Forward | otherwise = Backward event = TrainStopEvent { trainStopTrain = i , trainStopStation = segmentStart segment , trainStopTubeLine = tubeLineId , trainStopDirection = dir } in updateTubeLineTrain (event : events) leftoverTime i newTrain { trainFrom = from , trainTo = to , trainSegment = segment , trainProgress = 0 , trainLocation = 0 } nextSegment train -- forward motion | from < to && to < n = (to, to + 1, segments !! to) | from < to = (to, from, mirrorSegment segment) -- backward motion | from > to && to > 0 = (to, to - 1, mirrorSegment (segments !! (to - 1))) | otherwise = (to, from, segments !! to) where segment = trainSegment train from = trainFrom train to = trainTo train segments = tubeLineSegments tubeLine n = length segments -- | A segment is a straight track the connects two points. data Segment = Segment { segmentStart :: Point -- ^ Segment starting point. , segmentEnd :: Point -- ^ Segment end point. } deriving (Generic, Binary) -- | Length of a segment. segmentLength :: Segment -> Float segmentLength s = sqrt ((x1 - x2)^2 + (y1 - y2)^2) where (x1, y1) = segmentStart s (x2, y2) = segmentEnd s -- | Switch start and end points of a segment. mirrorSegment :: Segment -> Segment mirrorSegment (Segment s e) = Segment e s -- | A train. data Train = Train { trainSegment :: Segment -- ^ Rail segment the train is on. , trainProgress :: Float -- ^ Time spent on this segment (in seconds). , trainLocation :: Float -- ^ Train location on the current segment (from start). , trainFrom :: StationIndex -- ^ Station the train departed from recently. , trainTo :: StationIndex -- ^ Station the train is headed to. , trainPassengers :: [Passenger] -- ^ A list of passengers on board of a train. } deriving (Generic, Binary) -- | Compute train location on a linear track -- of given length at a given time since start. -- -- Note: negative time and overtime are ignored -- and returned as a second result. trainTrackLocation :: Float -- ^ Linear track length. -> Float -- ^ Time since start (in seconds). -> (Float, Maybe Float) -- ^ Travelled path length and leftover time (if any). trainTrackLocation d t | t < 0 = (0, Just t) | longTrack = trainLongTrackLocation | otherwise = trainShortTrackLocation where -- track length necessary to gain full speed accelTrackLength = trainMaxSpeed^2 / trainAcceleration / 2 -- long track means train gets full speed longTrack = d > 2 * accelTrackLength trainLongTrackLocation | accelerating = (trainAcceleration * t^2 / 2, Nothing) | fullspeed = (accelTrackLength + trainMaxSpeed * (t - fullspeedAccelTime), Nothing) | decelerating = (decelLocation, Nothing) | otherwise = (d, Just overtime) where accelerating = t < fullspeedAccelTime fullspeed = t < fullspeedAccelTime + fullspeedTravelTime decelerating = overtime < 0 overtime = t - (2 * fullspeedAccelTime + fullspeedTravelTime) -- time since deceleration started t' = t - fullspeedAccelTime - fullspeedTravelTime -- time needed to gain full speed fullspeedAccelTime = trainMaxSpeed / trainAcceleration -- time spent with full speed fullspeedTravelTime = (d - 2 * accelTrackLength) / trainMaxSpeed decelLocation = accelTrackLength + -- acceleration trainMaxSpeed * fullspeedTravelTime + -- full speed trainMaxSpeed * t' - trainAcceleration * t'^2 / 2 -- deceleration trainShortTrackLocation | accelerating = (trainAcceleration * t^2 / 2, Nothing) | decelerating = (accelLength + decelLength, Nothing) | otherwise = (d, Just overtime) where accelerating = t < accelTime decelerating = overtime < 0 overtime = t - 2 * accelTime -- time since deceleration started t' = t - accelTime accelLength = d / 2 decelLength = maxSpeed * t' - trainAcceleration * t'^2 / 2 -- time for acceleration/deceleration accelTime = sqrt (2 * accelLength / trainAcceleration) -- max gained speed maxSpeed = accelTime * trainAcceleration -- | Move a train along its segment. -- Any leftover time (negative or positive) is returned as a second result. moveTrain :: Float -> Train -> (Train, Maybe Float) moveTrain dt train = (newTrain, leftover) where newTrain = train { trainProgress = newProgress , trainLocation = newLocation } newProgress = trainProgress train + dt (newLocation, leftover) = trainTrackLocation (segmentLength (trainSegment train)) newProgress -- | Initialise a train at the start of a segment. initTrain :: Segment -> Train initTrain s = Train { trainSegment = s , trainProgress = 0 , trainLocation = 0 , trainFrom = 0 , trainTo = 1 , trainPassengers = [] } -- | Compute actual train position. trainPosition :: Train -> (Float, Float) trainPosition train = (sx + p * (ex - sx), sy + p * (ey - sy)) where (sx, sy) = segmentStart (trainSegment train) (ex, ey) = segmentEnd (trainSegment train) p = trainLocation train / segmentLength (trainSegment train) trainDirection :: Train -> TubeLineDirection trainDirection train | trainFrom train < trainTo train = Forward | otherwise = Backward -- | Compute train orientation (angle in radians). trainOrientation :: Train -> Float trainOrientation = segmentOrientation . trainSegment -- | Segment orientation (angle in radians). segmentOrientation :: Segment -> Float segmentOrientation s = atan2 (ey - sy) (ex - sx) where (sx, sy) = segmentStart s (ex, ey) = segmentEnd s -- | Append a new segment to the end of the line. appendTubeLineSegment :: Point -> TubeLine -> TubeLine appendTubeLineSegment point tubeLine = tubeLine { tubeLineSegments = appendSegment (tubeLineSegments tubeLine) } where appendSegment [] = [] appendSegment [segment] = [segment, Segment (segmentEnd segment) point] appendSegment (x:xs) = x : appendSegment xs -- | Prepend a new segment to the beginning of the line. prependTubeLineSegment :: Point -> TubeLine -> TubeLine prependTubeLineSegment point tubeLine = tubeLine { tubeLineSegments = prependSegment (tubeLineSegments tubeLine) , tubeLineTrains = map (updateStationIndices (+1)) (tubeLineTrains tubeLine) } where prependSegment [] = [] prependSegment segments@(segment : _) = Segment point (segmentStart segment) : segments updateStationIndices f train = train { trainFrom = f (trainFrom train) , trainTo = f (trainTo train) }

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But there are plenty of solo works for other instruments, with Bach's unaccompanied violin and cello suites towering at the top of the list: Paganini's 24 caprices and Ysaye's six sonatas for solo violin; Philip Glass's "Songs and Poems" or Tania Leon's "Four Pieces" for solo cello. 6. Classical music isn't just about the composers. Are there any tutorials on how music works? Whatever musical instrument or style you are interested in, these tutorials will be an essential source of information and guidance for years to come. ChordWizard® Music Theory 3.0 is the full version of the How Music Works tutorials, including all the sounds, text searching, bookmarking, and many printing options. Video answer: How music works 1 - melody - part 5

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Vampire's Kiss The life of white-collar New Yorker Peter (Nicolas Cage) seems to revolve solely around making as much money and sleeping with as many women as possible. After a typical night of scouring trendy bars for some action, Peter manages to take home the sexy Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who bites him on the neck while they're in bed. The next day, Peter is certain he is now a vampire. Though no one shares his point of view and he hasn't changed physically, he dons fake fangs and begins stalking women. 30 Best Vampire Movies of All Time, Ranked for Filmmakers From Sri Lanka to ancient Greece, the myth of the vampire has permeated virtually every society throughout history. The myth typically arose to explain sudden deaths caused by illnesses but attributed those tragedies to a horrific creature of the night. Over the years, vampires have gone on to symbolize the darker side of humanity and… Continue reading 30 Best Vampire Movies of All Time, Ranked for Filmmakers Mike Bedard October 30, 2022 20 Best 1980s Vampire Movies, Ranked for Filmmakers The 1980s were a seminal time for the horror genre. It was the decade of slasher films and when the genre began to become deconstructed as audiences became more familiar with the tropes present in horror films. It was also a great time for films involving vampires, which is why we are ranking the best… Continue reading 20 Best 1980s Vampire Movies, Ranked for Filmmakers Mike Bedard November 18, 2019

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Le Parti radical allemand , abrégé en DFP, est un parti politique libéral allemand qui a existé entre 1884 et 1893. Formation Le parti est fondé le de la fusion entre la et le Parti progressiste allemand. Cette décision est entérinée par les deux partis le 15 et lors de l'assemblée générale du nouveau parti. Les négociations qui ont mené à la fusion commencent dès janvier, quelques jours après la mort d'Eduard Lasker, entre Eugen Richter (du parti progressiste) et Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg (de la . L'objectif du rapprochement est de former un groupe parlementaire puissant au . La dispose de et le parti progressiste 59 à la fusion. Le nouveau parti forme un comité central dirigé par von Stauffenberg. Ses porte-paroles sont Albert Hänel et Rudolf Virchow. Le comité directeur est constitué de sept membres et dirigé par Richter. Son porte-parole est Heinrich Rickert. Raison de sa formation En 1884, Eugen Richter, très social libéral, et Stauffenberg, beaucoup plus modéré, pensent à tort que la succession au trône de Guillaume , vieux, conservateur et dont l'état de santé se dégrade, est imminente. Son successeur, le Kronprinz Frédéric est supposé nettement plus libéral. La fusion a donc pour objectif de permettre de former une force parlementaire suffisamment solide pour servir de base à un gouvernement social-libéral qui viendrait au pouvoir en même temps que le nouvel empereur. Ils suivent ainsi l'exemple de William Ewart Gladstone au Royaume-Uni. Les réformes libérales, par exemple pour plus de parlementarisme, constamment bloquées par le chancelier Otto von Bismarck, doivent pouvoir reprendre leurs cours. Le Kronprinz Frédéric Guillaume envoie d'ailleurs au député Ludwig Bamberger un message de félicitation lors de la création du parti. Les meneurs du parti - , Rudolf Virchow, Stauffenberg... - croient que le prince héritier va les soutenir contre Bismarck, puis leur confier le pouvoir une fois accédé à la couronne. Pour toutes ces raisons le DFP est surnommé alors le , le parti du prince héritier. Résultats aux élections Le , avec plus de , les deux partis réunis forment après le la seconde force politique au . Les stratèges du parti espèrent obtenir plus de sièges lors des élections d'. Les électeurs de l'union libérale ne sont majoritairement cependant pas prêts à voter pour un parti social-libéral dirigé contre le chancelier Bismarck. Quelques mois seulement après sa fondation, le parti perd un tiers de ses mandats lors des élections du . Il obtient 17,6 % des suffrages, ce qui lui donne . Ils subissent la pression des conservateurs à l'est et celle des sociaux-démocrates dans les villes. Ses électeurs sont souvent des indécis ou de ceux voulant choisir le moindre mal. Lors des élections de 1887, il n'en reçoit que la moitié soit 32. La campagne menée par Bismarck contre les libéraux ayant porté ses fruits. Les élections du , après la mort du chancelier Frédéric III et la démission de Bismarck, marquent leur retour au premier plan avec dans l'hémicycle. Enfin en 1893, le parti remporte . Programme Le DFP présente un programme, selon les critères de l'époque, social-libéral réclamant la garantie illimitée de la mise en application de la constitution, le parlementarisme pour la monarchie constitutionnelle, la garantie de la liberté de la presse, de réunion, d'association, la séparation de l'Église et de l'État et enfin la mise sur un pied d'égalité de toutes les religions (y compris le judaïsme). Par ailleurs, le parti milite pour une réduction massive des impôts, la fin de la politique douanière protectionniste mise en place par Bismarck et le renforcement des syndicats. Ils refusent par conséquent clairement les lois antisocialistes présentées par le chancelier, bien qu'il s'oppose au socialisme tout comme à la réaction. Le "Kronprinzenpartei" jusqu'en 1888 Même si la Victoria soutient le parti auprès du gouvernement avec son libéralisme tout britannique, le prince Frédéric n'en fait de facto pas autant. Il n'est, à la différence de Stauffenberg avec qui il entretient de bonnes relations, que partiellement libéral, un peu comme Georg von Siemens. Son l'influence de sa femme il a certes abandonné les orientations ultra-conservatrices de sa jeunesse pour développer quelques tendances libérales. Il est par exemple pour le respect strict de la constitution, à l'inverse des conservateurs et surtout des habitudes de Bismarck. Il est également favorable à une meilleure éducation pour le peuple, à la liberté d'expression et donc de la presse. Il rejette cependant tout courant social-libéral, qui veut imposer le parlementarisme sur le modèle britannique et réduire la puissance de la couronne. Quand Frédéric accède au trône en 1888 sous le nom de Frédéric III, il est déjà très malade. Il ne reste finalement que au pouvoir, il renvoie le ministre de l'intérieur conservateur prussien et beau-frère de Bismarck Robert von Puttkamer. À cette exception près, il ne fait rien en faveur des ou contre le chancelier impérial. Son fils Guillaume II est lui complètement opposé au libéralisme. La mort de l'empereur Frédéric III le met fin à tous les espoirs politiques des membres du parti. En août de la même année, le député écrit à Stauffenberg à propos de l'ancien empereur, par ailleurs aimé du peuple, qu'il faut en conserver l'image d'un homme engagé pour offrir un meilleur avenir à son peuple. Cette initiative est soutenue par l'ancienne impératrice. La légende de l'empereur Frédéric se met donc petit à petit en place : il aurait lutté sa vie durant contre les aspirations de son père et les manigances de Bismarck pour préserver la liberté du peuple allemand et aurait activement soutenu les politiques libérales. S'il avait vécu plus longtemps, il aurait fait de l'Allemagne un pays aussi prospère et libre que l'Angleterre. Les historiens mettent toutefois en doute le fait que Frédéric III ait voulu être le roi des Allemands, avec une politique menée par le , et ait abandonné la monarchie de droit divin. Scission du parti en 1893 Malgré le succès relatif obtenu lors des élections législatives de 1890, les dissensions internes couvent entre aile droite et gauche du DFP. La modération qu'opère constamment Stauffenberg sur Richter disparait quand le premier se retire de la politique en 1892 pour retourner dans son domaine dans le Wurtemberg. En 1893, les tensions entre les deux ailes du parti deviennent trop importantes, les ponts sont coupés. Le projet de réforme de l'armée du gouvernement mené par Leo von Caprivi est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase. Six députés, dont Georg von Siemens, refusent de suivre la position défendue par Eugen Richter et votent en faveur du projet gouvernemental. Ils argumentent que le programme de 1884 impose de se ranger à la proposition de réforme. Le parti se divise donc entre ses deux ailes. Les véritables raisons de la division sont toutefois plus profondes. Les deux partis antérieurs, le progressiste et la , n'ont jamais réussi à véritablement fusionner. Les deux ailes du parti conservant leurs propres organisations. Les tensions entre ces deux courants ont toujours existé. Le style de Richter n'ayant pas simplifié les choses. Avec la mort de l'empereur Frédéric III, les derniers espoirs de former un gouvernement disparaissent, le retrait de Bismarck marque la perte d'un ennemi commun. De plus le retrait de Stauffenberg laisse les mains libres au radical Eugen Richter. Le DFP se divise entre l'aile gauche qui devient le Parti populaire radical et l'aile droite qui devient l'Union radicale. Ce n'est qu'en 1910, que ces partis s'unissent de nouveau avec le Parti populaire allemand pour former le Parti populaire progressiste. En 1918, ce parti fait partie du Parti démocrate allemand. Membres importants Ludwig Bamberger Adelbert Delbrück Albert Hänel Albert Kalthoff Eduard Lasker Theodor Mommsen Eugen Richter Heinrich Rickert Georg von Siemens Franz August von Stauffenberg Rudolf Virchow Bibliographie Notes et références Ancien parti politique en Allemagne Parti politique libéral en Europe Parti politique fondé en 1884 Ancien parti politique libéral Parti politique disparu en 1893

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About the IR IR FAQ Home > AJES > Vol. 25 (2022) > No. 1 Bathymetric Mapping and Sonar Imaging of Tufa at Green Lakes: Fayetteville, New York Justin Stroup, SUNY Oswego Rachel Lee, SUNY Oswego Richard A. Frieman, New York State Education Department Aidan R. Becker, SUNY Oswego Nicole M. Insolia, SUNY Oswego The Fayetteville Green Lakes State Park, located in Fayetteville, New York, consists of two deep (48 m+), meromictic (non-mixing) lakes with unique limnological, bacterial, and chemical characteristics. These lakes, named Round Lake and its larger companion Green Lake, have been extensively studied for nearly 200 years because of their unique character. The lake water contains two distinct layers, the oxygen-rich mixolimnion and the anoxic monimolimnion divided by the chemocline (a chemical compositional boundary). Tufa deposits exist along the shorelines of both lakes at various depths and are a product of groundwater output into the lakes, as well as the lakes' unique water chemistry and microbial communities. Here, we use sonar imaging techniques to produce updated bathymetric maps of Green and Round Lake, and provide the first detailed characterization of the near-shore environment using side-scanning sonar imagery to determine the locations and morphologies of tufa deposits. We also document shoreline debris specifically large tree trunks and branches which have fallen into the lake over time and are frequently encrusted. We identified fourteen locations of tufa ranging from large formations (10s of meters long) to small tufa heads (~1 m) in Green Lake. Our updated bathymetry and documentation of tufa locations and geometry expand on an extensive history of prior work, will aid future investigators by revealing lesser-known tufa localities, and will assist the Fayetteville Green Lakes State Park with monitoring and conservation efforts for this ecologically unique area. All Issues Vol. 25, No. 1 Vol. 24, No. 1 Vol. 23, No. 1 Vol. 22, No. 1 Vol. 21, No. 1 Vol. 20, No. 1 Vol. 19, No. 1 Vol. 18, No. 1 Vol. 17, No. 1 Vol. 16, No. 1 Vol. 15, No. 2 Vol. 15, No. 1 Vol. 14, No. 2 Vol. 14, No. 1 Vol. 13, No. 2 Vol. 13, No. 1 Vol. 12, No. 2 Vol. 12, No. 1 Vol. 11, No. 2 Vol. 11, No. 1 Vol. 10, No. 2 Vol. 10, No. 1 Vol. 9, No. 2 Vol. 9, No. 1 Vol. 8, No. 2 Vol. 8, No. 1 Vol. 7, No. 2 Vol. 7, No. 1 Vol. 6, No. 2 Vol. 6, No. 1 Vol. 5, No. 2 Vol. 5, No. 1 Vol. 4, No. 2 Vol. 4, No. 1 Vol. 3, No. 2 Vol. 3, No. 1 Vol. 2, No. 2 Vol. 2, No. 1 Vol. 1, No. 2 Vol. 1, No. 1 Photo Copyright Kevin MacKenzie

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L'espressione Triennio liberale (1820-1823), o Triennio Costituzionale, si riferisce ai circa tre anni del lungo regno di Ferdinando VII, compresi fra il pronunciamento militare del tenente colonnello Rafael del Riego, il 1º gennaio 1820, e la revoca della Costituzione, il 1º ottobre 1823. La costituzione del 1812 Con l'invasione napoleonica si avrà una sollevazione popolare che porterà alla sconfitta dell'esercito napoleonico. Tale guerra di popolo non si fermerà qui, ma andrà avanti per avere una costituzione, che verrà concessa e promulgata a Cadice nel 1812, la Costituzione di Cadice, moderata ma comunque liberale. Ferdinando VII, al suo ritorno in Spagna nel 1814, la dichiara illegale e scioglie le Cortès. La sollevazione militare del 1820 Nel 1820, a seguito della rivolta in Sud America nelle colonie spagnole, il re Ferdinando VII radunò una parte del proprio esercito a Cadice per imbarcarlo alla volta del Sud America. A Cadice vi erano numerosi generali che si erano formati nella guerra di popolo del 1808, che aveva portato all'approvazione della Costituzione di Cadice, e che male avevano digerito la sua cancellazione. Ma l'esercito si rifiutò di partire, ribellandosi e chiedendo il ripristino della Costituzione di Cadice. Ribellione cui si pose alla testa il giovane generale Rafael del Riego, anch'esso formatosi nella guerra di liberazione del 1808. Presto molte città del sud della Spagna vennero poste sotto il loro controllo, e si formarono anche delle milizie cittadine. A questo punto il re fu costretto a ripristinare la Costituzione del 1812, formando dei governi con i generali ribelli più moderati, e a questo punto, l'esercito ribelle si divise, da una parte i moderati che si sentivano soddisfatti, dall'altra parte gli exaltados, che volevano portare la rivoluzione fino in fondo, ovvero alla formazione di una repubblica. Nel 1821 si arrivò ad uno scontro tra le due branche rivoluzionarie, dove gli exaltados furono sconfitti momentaneamente, ma a questo punto il re Ferdinando VII proclamò una insurrezione filomonarchica dalle campagne, sostenuta dai generali più moderati dell'esercito e dal clero, mentre nel frattempo formava governi sempre più moderati e teneva aperti i canali della diplomazia con i paesi della Santa Alleanza. I paesi della Santa Alleanza, che si erano riuniti nel congresso di Verona nel 1822, decisero di intervenire per porre fine alla situazione di instabilità politica che la Spagna stava vivendo, affidando questo compito alla Francia reazionaria di Luigi XVIII. L'intervento francese non avrà problemi ad imporsi, e Riego verrà fatto prigioniero e poi impiccato, mentre la Costituzione verrà nuovamente ritirata. Il governo liberale Le divisioni del partito liberale I mesi che seguirono furono caratterizzati da una diffusa instabilità politica. Essa era, anzitutto, legata alla evidente ostilità del sovrano al regime costituzionale. Cui si aggiungeva, da parte liberale, una marcata frattura fra i più moderati liberali doceañistas (con riferimento all'anno della prima promulgazione della costituzione, il 1812), ed i più radicali liberali veintenos (con riferimento all'anno della seconda promulgazione della costituzione, il 1820). Il confronto non si limitava alle Cortes, ma aveva larghi riflessi nella reciproca ostilità fra società segrete rivali. Fra le quali spiccarono la Massoneria (con i liberali moderati), la Sociedad del anillo (moderata) e la Confederación de caballeros comuneros (radicale). Quest'ultima, a sua volta, si scisse, all'inizio del 1823, in due gruppi rivali, uno moderato e il secondo estremista, più vicina alle posizioni della Carboneria spagnola. Gli insuccessi in politica interna In un simile clima, non sorprende che la popolazione cominciasse a risentire di una crescente disaffezione verso il governo costituzionale. Che non poté procedere ad alcuna riforma significativa (famoso il caso della mancata abolizione della decima, sostituita da una curiosa 'mezza decima', medio diezmo) e condusse una politica finanziaria rovinosa. Per compensare le evidenti diffoltà economiche e sociali, la maggioranza parlamentare sapeva ricompattarsi in una politica anti-clericale, che includeva l'abolizione dell'Inquisizione (che non sarebbe stata, poi, mai più reintrodotta), la cacciata dei Gesuiti, sottolineata da alcuni episodi di inutile crudeltà, incluso l'assassinio di 25 di questi ultimi nei pressi di Manresa (Catalogna). Anche in questo stabilendo un pericoloso precedente nella pratica politica, ancor oggi, si può affermare, non del tutto superato. Le trame di Ferdinando VII Ferdinando VII, naturalmente, non si peritava di attizzare tali endemiche rivalità, mentre negoziava in segreto con la Santa Alleanza un intervento militare, capace di rovesciare il governo costituzionale e ripristinare il governo assolutista. La cosiddetta prima guerra civile Il partito reazionario, d'altra parte, forte anche del continuato appoggio del sovrano, cominciò, verso la fine del triennio, una serie di sommosse e tentativi di rovesciare il governo in carica. Iniziative che possono essere considerate come i prodromi del futuro movimento carlista. La seconda restaurazione L'intervento francese Le evidenti difficoltà del regime costituzionale facilitarono la decisione delle potenze della Santa Alleanza, le quali autorizzarono, a seguito del congresso di Verona del 9-14 ottobre 1822, la Francia di Luigi XVIII a condurre un corpo di spedizione in Spagna, volto a reintrodurre la monarchia assoluta. Questi inviò un corpo di spedizione formato da ben 95.000 uomini, i cosiddetti Centomila Figli di San Luigi, e guidato dal duca d'Angoulême. Questi attraversò la frontiera il 7 aprile 1823 e, il 24 maggio, venne trionfalmente accolto a Madrid. La capitale era stata abbandonata dai liberali radicali, che si erano rifugiati nella grande città commerciale di Cadice, recando con loro il monarca prigioniero. Qui i deputati liberali delle Cortes Generales si riunirono per votare la destituzione del prigioniero Ferdinando. Ma giunsero anche i francesi, che cominciarono un assedio, concluso il 31 agosto, dopo la battaglia del Trocadero (cui partecipò anche Carlo Alberto di Savoia), con la capitolazione della città. Il decennio nefasto Ferdinando VII, restaurato nei suoi poteri di monarca assoluto, diede inizio alla fase peggiore del suo lungo regno, normalmente richiamata come il Decennio nefasto (1823-1833). Il partito liberale subì, tutto intero, una durissima repressione. Moltissimi furono i notabili ed intellettuali emigrati, specie a Londra, nel quartiere di Somerstown, ove taluni sopravvissero grazie ad un modesto sussidio offerto loro dal governo inglese, per aver combattuto, dieci anni prima, il comune avversario Napoleone. Molti anche coloro che furono semplicemente eliminati, a partire dal simbolo della rivoluzione, il Riego, impiccato il 7 novembre 1823 nella Piazza de La Cebada, a Madrid. Note Voci correlate Congresso di Verona (1822) Battaglia del Trocadero Spedizione di Spagna Ferdinando VII di Spagna Luigi Antonio di Borbone-Francia Decennio nefasto spagnolo Altri progetti Restaurazione spagnola

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One last word of advice, be wise and use good judgement when it comes to creating herbal medicine, harvesting plants in the wild, and plant-based remedies in general. Certainly, there is a lot of great information floating around — but also a ton of really bogus and sometimes dangerous stuff out there too. If ever in doubt, find an herbalist, or naturopathic practitioner in your area that you can ask for advice. I'm sure I've overlooked so many things! How did you start your journey into herbal remedies without breaking the bank? We have a co-op of sorts and get our herbs at a discount. We don't have fees for our group- and for that we are really, really lucky. Many, if not most, co-ops will have a fee. The lady who does ours is so wonderful! It really makes a difference when we get a group of people together and can get our herbs and supplies at a good discount. Sometimes we will even split herbs by the pound, as they are cheaper when you order by the pound versus ounce. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE // AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER // LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN // THE SOFTWARE. #endregion using System; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Web.Mvc; using System.Web.Routing; using System.Web.UI; using DotNetNuke.Framework; using DotNetNuke.UI.Modules; using Hotcakes.Commerce; using Hotcakes.Commerce.Dnn.Utils; using Hotcakes.Commerce.Extensions; using Hotcakes.Commerce.Globalization; using Hotcakes.Commerce.Utilities; using Hotcakes.Modules.Core.Filters; namespace Hotcakes.Modules.Core.Controllers.Shared { [StoreClosedFilter] [Serializable] public class BaseAppController : Controller { public HotcakesApplication HccApp { get { return HotcakesApplication.Current; } } public ModuleInstanceContext ModuleContext { get { var dataTokens = Request.RequestContext.RouteData.DataTokens; return dataTokens["moduleContext"] as ModuleInstanceContext; 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} protected override RedirectResult Redirect(string url) { if (Factory.CreateHccFormRenderer().VirtualFormUsed) { return new HccRedirectResult(url); } return base.Redirect(url); } protected void InitializeLocalization() { string localResourceFile; // area have to be from RouteData.DataTokens // controller have to be from RouteData.Values var areaName = (string) RouteData.DataTokens["area"]; var controllerName = (string) RouteData.Values["controller"]; if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(areaName)) { localResourceFile = string.Format("{0}/Views/{1}/App_LocalResources/Controller.resx", HccApp.ViewsVirtualPath, controllerName); } else { localResourceFile = string.Format("{0}/Areas/{1}/Views/{2}/App_LocalResources/Controller.resx", HccApp.ViewsVirtualPath, areaName, controllerName); } Localization = Factory.Instance.CreateLocalizationHelper(localResourceFile); } protected override ViewResult View(string viewName, string masterName, object model) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(viewName)) viewName = ModuleViewName; return base.View(viewName, masterName, model); } protected string GetValidationSummaryMessage() { var sb = new StringBuilder(); ModelState.Values.ToList() .ForEach(v => { v.Errors.ToList().ForEach(e => sb.AppendFormat("{0} <br/>", e.ErrorMessage)); }); return sb.ToString(); } protected JsonResult GetStatusMessage(string message, bool isSuccess, string redirectUrl = "") { return Json(new {Status = isSuccess ? 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Home » International franchise takes bmobile to the USA International franchise takes bmobile to the USA Trinidad - TSTT and ezetop Ltd announced today the establishment of a new online and international distribution agreement for the sale of bmobile prepaid airtime at www.ezetop.com and in over 40,000 retail outlets in the USA. The bmobile airtime will be available through ezetop's retail partners Blackstone, Touch-n-Buy and PaySpot, some of the leading and largest prepaid networks in the U.S. "This agreement marks another milestone in the modernisation of the bmobile network which we are positioning as a flagship international technology product from Trinidad and Tobago" said Anthony Joseph, Executive Vice President Mobile Services at TSTT. Bmobile International top-up allows bmobile customers staying in the USA to buy airtime directly from partner retailers in the USA and keep their accounts topped up. It also allows anyone in the USA to buy airtime and have it electronically credited to the bmobile account of someone still in Trinidad and Tobago. "In addition to benefiting recreational travellers, this is also a breakthrough solution for local business travellers who want more control of their roaming charges." David Shackleton, ezetop's Chief operating Officer said: "We are delighted to extend our international recharge services to bmobile customers in Trinidad & Tobago, the second bmobile country to become available across the largest global international recharge platform. This means that Trinidadians abroad can top up when they are abroad and can send instant support to their friends and families back home". The international top-up agreement comes closely on the heals of upgrades TSTT has been doing to its network. Joseph explained that over the past 6 months, TSTT had been quietly redesigning its mobile network so that its frequencies would be compatible with the North American GSM mobile frequency standards. "The bmobile network is in sync with other GSM networks in North America which makes it easier to travel with a bmobile phone between the Caribbean and USA and brings the Trinbagonian diaspora closer to home," said Joseph.

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The program is delivered to students at St. Mary's in four phases. Click on the above link to learn more details about the model used to deliver this program. We are so grateful to all of our sponsors who make I CAN the Way I AM possible. Specifically in 2017 The Men's Club and PTU! If you would like to make a donation or become a sponsor contact Karen or Rita. Click here to learn what happens at each grade level through the I CAN program. Parent volunteers meet one evening to prepare for hands-on simulations that will take place in the classrooms.

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Blog Kiosk: 7/24/2015 - Dodger Links - Kershaw, Greinke and Joc Pederson The unhittable Clayton Kershaw. He was magnificent... No, he's been magnificent for quite some time now. Last night he threw a complete game three-hit shutout to extend his scoreless innings streak to 29 innings, and I think it's fair to say that all the troubles he faced at the start of the season are now over. Heck, he might be pitching better than he ever has in the past. Consider this, via Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider: Kershaw is the first MLB pitcher with three straight games of at least 10 strikeouts and no runs or walks allowed. In over 100 years of history no pitcher has ever done what Kershaw is currently doing. That's amazing. The above photo of Kershaw and Joc Pederson in midst of a "high-five" is via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2015. Go here to take a look at more photos from yesterday's game from Jon. Below are some links to check out: I gotta get on this right away. Roberto at Vin Scully is My Homeboy tells us about a limited edition Dodger pin giveaway at 76 gas stations, here. Hey! Congrats to the expecting family. I guess Greinke's scoreless streak will have to wait a bit. He is likely to miss his scheduled start today, but could pitch over the weekend. Via a tweet from Alanna Rizzo: RHP Zack Greinke is not with team. He is with his wife, @Wilsysmommy, as they are expecting their 1st baby. It is unlikely he pitches tmrw. — Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) July 23, 2015 Via Joe Posnanski's blog, "A Zack Greinke Story." (Hat Tip: Dustin Nosler on twitter) I guarantee you'll laugh. Here's an early peek at the Justin Turner bobblehead the Dodgers are giving away to fans on September 1st. Check it out on the right. Via Dustin Nosler at Dodger Digest, "Julio Urias almost back, but his development was stunted." Via James Montgomery at Rolling Stone, "Joc Pederson Just Wants to Buy You Breakfast." Here's a recent interview with our star rookie: JM: You mentioned breakfast; I'm wondering, when you're out with your teammates, who picks up the check? JP: I went with [Scott] Van Slyke the other day, and we got to play credit card roulette, and that was cool. Adrian Gonzalez, I go with him a lot, and I always ask him to let me pay but he never lets it happen. It's kind of awkward at times. He's done so much for me that I really want to pay – it would be nice to buy one breakfast or something. Kudos to the Indians. Via Ian Denomme at Big League Stew, "Report: Indians won't trade Mike Aviles, whose daughter is battling leukemia." Here's a great interview Drake Witham at SportsNet LA.com with Robin Knight. She was previously cast as one of the ballplayers in "A League of Their Own" and currently works at Dodger Stadium on the Pitch F/X system and as a stats stringer. Check it out here. Madonna and I were pals during the shoot ... great ensemble. Mo, that's what I called her, was one of the hardest working people. She did not want anyone doing her baseball stuff for her, Geena was the same way. Plus they worked their butts off on any down time, a small group of us would go out and practice practice practice. I teased her that she played baseball like a dancer and she picked on me when we had to do the jitterbug. She said, "yeah, well you dance like a baseball player." We both learned. By ernest at Friday, July 24, 2015 Labels: Blog Kiosk, Bobbleheads, Clayton Kershaw, Joc Pederson, Julio Urias, Justin Turner, Zach Greinke 2015 Allen & Ginter Baseball - The Dodger Base Cards Blog Kiosk: 7/24/2015 - Dodger Links - Kershaw, Gr...

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This spring and summer, Disney is kicking it up a notch and introducing some fun new character meet 'n greets, dining experiences, attractions and shows. There's so much magic in the air at Walt Disney World Resorts and Parks your family is bound to have an incredible time! New Bird Show at Animal Kingdom featuring the characters from the Disney Pixar movie 'UP', Dug and Russell! ● A "Dino-Tastic" Celebration for Donald Duck Will Debut At Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park - where Donald takes over Dinoland, U.S.A., in a new character celebration. Toy Story Land opening in Summer 2018! There's so many new choices, how will you decide what to experience with your family? Consider a planning expert! My focus is always on your family and helping you experience the magic of vacationing your way. My expertise is listening to how you like to vacation and make recommendations based on your family's desires. Providing you concierge level service and being the vacation expert you need for your next trip is my service promise. *Continued support before, during and after your vacation! Ready to plan your Walt Disney World Vacation? Let's connect today! For more quick tips and my best advice, join me on Facebook. Mickey-shaped food is extra Yummy, especially when it's free!

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Tampa - A tip to the Tampa Police Department led to the arrest of Jared Michael Cano, 17. Cano is alleged to have planned to set off explosives at Freedom High School on the first day of school. Police first received information about the planned attack on the high school shortly before noon on Tuesday. The information revealed Cano was planning set off explosives on August 23, the day classes resume at the school after the summer break. Approximately six hours after the Tampa Police Department became aware of the plot, they received permission from Cano's mother to search her home. During the search, police found materials to make pipe bombs as well as fusing and timing devices. According to bomb specialists with the Tampa PD, the material found was capable of causing many deaths and catastrophic injuries. As well as bomb-making materials police found a journal containing detailed plans on how Cano was going to set off explosive devices in his former school. Detailed drawings of the interior of Freedom High School were also recovered. The 17-year-old has been charged with one count of threatening to throw, project, place or discharge a destructive device as well as one count of possession of bomb making materials. Cano also faces charges of cultivation of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. According to police, Cano was growing marijuana in his room. Cano was expelled from Freedom High in March 2010 and it is believed he has been home schooled since then. His expulsion followed an arrest for something that occurred out of school. Major John Newman of the Tampa Police told the media, Mr. Cano has indeed been on our juvenile checklist in '08 and '09. He had been arrested recently for a burglary in which a firearm was stolen and he has other charges such as breaking and entering of autos and possession of marijuana. At a Wednesday press conference, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor said that Cano wrote in his "manifesto" that he was specifically targeting two members of the faculty at the school. He also expressed the desire to kill more people than had been killed at Columbine in 1999. Nicolette French, also 17,who had been friends with Cano since the seventh grade said that Cano had recently talked about the Columbine school shootings. Castor also thanked those who assisted in foiling the plot, especially the informant who notified police. It is not known what would have happened had the confidential informant not come forward as the attack had been at an advanced stage of planning. Cano appeared in court yesterday and is being held in secure detention. The State of Florida will decide whether or not he will be tried as an adult.

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A fair global climate fund – vital, and within reach? Campaigning for change, Food & climate change article written on the 06 Dec 2010 One of the things the world needs most to come out of the Cancún talks, is a global climate fund to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of climate change, build resilience, and support sustainable development. Funding needs to be adequate, transparent, and directly accessible; and should prioritise those who are most vulnerable to climate impacts – and this makes it vital for the voices of women and vulnerable communites to be heard. This aim is within reach … what will Australia do to make it happen? While the first international issue that came up in the public forum with Ministers at Sunday's Community Cabinet concerned the imminent decision on Australia's bid for the 2022 World Cup; our focus was on the world in which it would be held, and whether we will do all that we can, now, to ensure that it is one in which the Pacific peoples, their oceans and islands can survive. We were concerned about the 2020s, and about what is happening right now – the real and present dangers that communities in the Pacific and other vulnerable regions face due to shifting seasons, storms and tides, and loss of freshwater, gardens, fish and reefs. This is what vulnerable countries at November's Tarawa Climate Conference called the 'immediate term'. This immediacy, of impacts people are experiencing now, and the urgency of our need to act, is exactly what we hoped to convey to the Ministers and our Australian delegation at Cancún. After the forum, we had the chance to meet face to face with Mark Dreyfus, Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Development, who will soon join the UN talks at Cancún along with Minister Combet. I joined this meeting with Wendy Flannery from Friends of the Earth, who has worked in the Pacific and with Pacific Islanders for more than 20 years, and is passionate about their right to survival of their lands and cultures. The Government's stance on several climate issues is still a huge distance from where we need to be – most glaringly in the target for emissions cuts by 2020 of only 5%, which runs counter to any aspirations for limiting climate change to 2 C as professed or 1.5 C as needed, or the need to equitably share the global effort toward any goal. However, meeting Mark Dreyfus gave me more hope for the negotiations than I had before. He listened and responded with interest and respect, and after realising we were already wired into the action through UN Climate Trackers, he knows that there are many more people who are watching our delegation and actively voicing our concerns – and able to give him some inside views on the ground before he gets there! We started by speaking about the urgency of limiting climate change, and helping Pacific Islanders to build their resilience and adapt to the impacts they are already experiencing. An essential part of this is a fair global climate fund to enable developing countries to deal with climate impacts and realise their right to sustainable development. This funding needs to be adequate, transparent and accessible, in stark contrast to the tangled web of channels offering meagre resources. The chance at Cancún to set up a fair climate fund offers an essential opportunity to rebuild trust, to give momentum to global co-operation on climate change, and to give tangible assistance to communities suffering the impacts of climate change – who cannot wait another year for assistance they need now. We hope that a decision will be reached in Cancún that establishes the fund within the UN and sets out a work plan for sourcing long-term financial flows into the fund, and effective distribution to reach those who need it most. For funds to reach the most vulnerable groups and communities, it is essential that their voices are heard in decision-making at all levels of the climate finance system, and in planning and implementing funded activities. This includes balanced representation of men and women, of developing countries, and civil society participation, acknowledging huge variation in vulnerabilities to climate change, but also the huge scope for women and other vulnerable groups to play vital roles in resilience and development. The aim of setting up a fair global climate fund is within reach, if countries including Australia give it the priority it deserves. I hope that Mark Dreyfus will take this call with him. If he needs inspiration or courage, he needs only to look around him at the COP, to see the faces of Ursula Rakova from Tulele Peisa, and the young people from Project Survival Pacific and around the world. The crisis they face with such courage is a crisis we helped to generate, and one we can help to change. Oxfam estimates that by 2020, at least US$200 billion will be needed each year to limit emissions and enable climate adaptation in developing countries. Other estimates range from 75 to >200 billion per year. Australia's fair share is US$2.9 bn per year from 2013, US$4.6 bn per year by 2020, based on our historical responsibilities and our capacity to provide funds. Right now, Australia is a long way from reaching our fair share of financing to meet existing or projected needs. However, this is well within our ability if we support innovative finance sources such as pollution levies on international flights and shipping, and the 'Robin Hood Tax', a tiny tax (0.05%) on fast transactions by financial institutions that could raise billions. What you can do: Ask Climate Change Minister Greg Combet and Mark Dreyfus to support the implementation of a global climate fund at Cancun Jessie Wells is a volunteer with Oxfam Australia

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"""TensorBoard Summary Writer for TensorFlow Eager Execution.""" from __future__ import absolute_import from __future__ import division from __future__ import print_function import uuid from tensorflow.contrib.summary import gen_summary_ops from tensorflow.python.eager import context from tensorflow.python.framework import constant_op from tensorflow.python.framework import dtypes from tensorflow.python.framework import ops from tensorflow.python.ops import init_ops from tensorflow.python.ops import resource_variable_ops from tensorflow.python.ops import state_ops from tensorflow.python.ops import summary_op_util from tensorflow.python.ops import variable_scope def _maybe_as_cpu_tensor(v): if isinstance(v, (ops.EagerTensor, ops.Tensor)): return v.as_cpu_tensor() else: return v def _summary_writer_function(name, tensor, function, family=None): def record(): with summary_op_util.summary_scope( name, family, values=[tensor]) as (tag, scope): function(tag, scope) return True return record class SummaryWriter(object): """Writes summaries for TensorBoard, compatible with eager execution. This class is the supported way of writing TensorBoard summaries under eager execution. """ _CPU_DEVICE = "cpu:0" def __init__(self, logdir, max_queue=10, flush_secs=120, filename_suffix=""): """Summary writer for TensorBoard, compatible with eager execution. If necessary, multiple instances of `SummaryWriter` can be created, with distinct `logdir`s and `name`s. Each `SummaryWriter` instance will retain its independent `global_step` counter and data writing destination. Example: ```python writer = tfe.SummaryWriter("my_model") # ... Code that sets up the model and data batches ... for _ in xrange(train_iters): loss = model.train_batch(batch) writer.scalar("loss", loss) writer.step() ``` Args: logdir: Directory in which summary files will be written. max_queue: Number of summary items to buffer before flushing to filesystem. If 0, summaries will be flushed immediately. flush_secs: Number of secondsbetween forced commits to disk. filename_suffix: Suffix of the event protobuf files in which the summary data are stored. Raises: ValueError: If this constructor is called not under eager execution. """ # TODO(apassos, ashankar): Make this class and the underlying # contrib.summary_ops compatible with graph model and remove this check. if not context.in_eager_mode(): raise ValueError( "Use of SummaryWriter is currently supported only with eager " "execution enabled. File an issue at " "https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/new to express " "interest in fixing this.") # TODO(cais): Consider adding name keyword argument, which if None or empty, # will register the global global_step that training_util.get_global_step() # can find. with context.device(self._CPU_DEVICE): self._name = uuid.uuid4().hex self._global_step = 0 self._global_step_tensor = variable_scope.get_variable( "global_step/summary_writer/" + self._name, shape=[], dtype=dtypes.int64, initializer=init_ops.zeros_initializer()) self._global_step_dirty = False self._resource = gen_summary_ops.summary_writer(shared_name=self._name) gen_summary_ops.create_summary_file_writer( self._resource, logdir, max_queue, flush_secs, filename_suffix) def __del__(self): if self._resource: resource_variable_ops.destroy_resource_op(self._resource) self._resource = None def step(self): """Increment the global step counter of this SummaryWriter instance.""" self._global_step += 1 self._global_step_dirty = True @property def global_step(self): """Obtain the current global_step value of this SummaryWriter instance. Returns: An `int` representing the current value of the global_step of this `SummaryWriter` instance. """ return self._global_step def _update_global_step_tensor(self): with context.device(self._CPU_DEVICE): if self._global_step_dirty: self._global_step_dirty = False return state_ops.assign(self._global_step_tensor, self._global_step) else: return self._global_step_tensor def generic(self, name, tensor, metadata, family=None): """Write a generic-type summary. Args: name: A name for the generated node. Will also serve as the series name in TensorBoard. tensor: A `Tensor` or compatible value type containing the value of the summary. metadata: Metadata about the summary. family: Optional; if provided, used as the prefix of the summary tag name, which controls the tab name used for display on Tensorboard. """ with context.device(self._CPU_DEVICE): with summary_op_util.summary_scope( name, family, values=[tensor]) as (tag, scope): gen_summary_ops.write_summary( self._resource, self._update_global_step_tensor(), _maybe_as_cpu_tensor(tensor), tag, _maybe_as_cpu_tensor(metadata), name=scope) def scalar(self, name, tensor, family=None): """Write a scalar summary. Args: name: A name for the generated node. Will also serve as the series name in TensorBoard. tensor: A real numeric `Tensor` or compatible value type containing a single value. family: Optional; if provided, used as the prefix of the summary tag name, which controls the tab name used for display on Tensorboard. Returns: A summary writer function for scalars. """ with context.device(self._CPU_DEVICE): with summary_op_util.summary_scope( name, family, values=[tensor]) as (tag, scope): gen_summary_ops.write_scalar_summary( self._resource, self._update_global_step_tensor(), tag, _maybe_as_cpu_tensor(tensor), name=scope) def histogram(self, name, tensor, family=None): """Write a histogram summary. Args: name: A name for the generated node. Will also serve as a series name in TensorBoard. tensor: A real numeric `Tensor` or compatible value type. Any shape. Values to use to build the histogram. family: Optional; if provided, used as the prefix of the summary tag name, which controls the tab name used for display on Tensorboard. """ with context.device(self._CPU_DEVICE): with summary_op_util.summary_scope( name, family, values=[tensor]) as (tag, scope): gen_summary_ops.write_histogram_summary( self._resource, self._update_global_step_tensor(), tag, _maybe_as_cpu_tensor(tensor), name=scope) def image(self, name, tensor, bad_color=None, max_images=3, family=None): """Write an image summary.""" with context.device(self._CPU_DEVICE): if bad_color is None: bad_color_ = constant_op.constant([255, 0, 0, 255], dtype=dtypes.uint8) with summary_op_util.summary_scope( name, family, values=[tensor]) as (tag, scope): gen_summary_ops.write_image_summary( self._resource, self._update_global_step_tensor(), tag, _maybe_as_cpu_tensor(tensor), bad_color_, max_images, name=scope) def audio(self, name, tensor, sample_rate, max_outputs, family=None): """Write an audio summary. Args: name: A name for the generated node. Will also serve as a series name in TensorBoard. tensor: A 3-D `float32` `Tensor` of shape `[batch_size, frames, channels]` or a 2-D `float32` `Tensor` of shape `[batch_size, frames]`, or compatible value type. sample_rate: A Scalar `float32` `Tensor` indicating the sample rate of the signal in hertz. max_outputs: Max number of batch elements to generate audio for. family: Optional; if provided, used as the prefix of the summary tag name, which controls the tab name used for display on Tensorboard. """ with context.device(self._CPU_DEVICE): with summary_op_util.summary_scope( name, family, values=[tensor]) as (tag, scope): gen_summary_ops.write_audio_summary( self._resource, self._update_global_step_tensor(), tag, _maybe_as_cpu_tensor(tensor), sample_rate=_maybe_as_cpu_tensor(sample_rate), max_outputs=max_outputs, name=scope)

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Hello! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break! Welcome back to Sophie's UR lecture! For regular decision applicants, now is the most anxious stage during the admissions process: the waiting time! Many people thought the stage of writing applications and taking standardized tests is the most difficult one; however, in my opinion, the waiting stage was one of the most anxious times of my life! Even though the next several months seem unbearable, believe me—there are so many things you can do during this time to help you make a wise decision by May! Relax! You already submitted your applications and you've done your best! You will be happy wherever you go! At first I didn't believe in this saying when I first heard from my AP Calculus teacher. However, it's indeed true. Your future success doesn't depend entirely on where you end up going, it's more about how hard you work and how many opportunities you've seized. So I believe a brilliant young man/woman like you will have a bright future wherever you end up going! Add additional information in your MyROC! If you didn't get a chance to interview, never fear! There's a new option in MyROC that lets you upload additional information into your account at any time. You could talk about any significant new honors, positions, or accomplishments, changes in your academic interests or career plans, or any new information about your plans at Rochester. Focus on your school work and extracurricular activities! After submitting all of my materials, I gave my full attention to sports and the AP tests in May. While still waiting for colleges to make their decisions, I studied for the AP tests very hard, finished every Barron's AP test prep book I had, and spent extra time on reading the textbooks. Doing well on AP tests will save you so much time in college and leave more room on your schedule to explore other subjects. As for me, I got to skip two semesters of calculus and one semester of physics, so I took public health and French instead. Eventually I found that I absolutely love those subjects, so I will minor in public health and French. Most biomedical engineering majors don't have time to have a minor, but I might be able to obtain two, and it's all because I did well on my AP tests. Last but not least, enjoy your last few months in high school. Some of you may not agree, but high school is a precious and memorable time in your life. During these four years, you grew from a teenager to a young adult, and soon you have to say goodbye to your childhood friends and family, and start a new life somewhere else. Cherish the remaining time at home and school, embrace your community, and get excited for final results to come out! Breath deeply, get ready to keep working hard, and enjoy your remaining time in high school! Best of luck to everyone!

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Island country in South Asia "Ceylon" redirects here. C'mere til I tell yiz. For other uses, see Ceylon (disambiguation). For the bleedin' American alternative rock band, see Sri Lanka (band). Coordinates: 7°N 81°E / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala) இலங்கை சனநாயக சோசலிசக் குடியரசு (Tamil) Sinhala: Śrī Laṅkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Sōsalisak Kuṭiyarasu Anthem: "Sri Lanka Matha" (English: "Mammy Sri Lanka") Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)[1] Colombo (executive and judicial)[2] 6°56′N 79°52′E / 6.933°N 79.867°E / 6.933; 79.867 Tamil[3] Recognised languages (2012[4]) 74.9% Sinhalese 11.2% Sri Lankan Tamils 9.2% Sri Lankan Moors 4.2% Indian Tamils 0.5% Others (incl. Jesus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph. Burghers, Malays, Veddas, Chinese, Indians) 70.2% Buddhism (official)[5] 12.6% Hinduism 9.7% Islam 7.4% Christianity 0.1% Other/None Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic • President Gotabaya Rajapaksa • Prime Minister • Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena[6] • Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya from the bleedin' United Kingdom • Dominion • Republic • Current constitution 65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi) (120th) • Water (%) • 2019 estimate 21,803,000[7] (58th) • 2012 census 20,277,597[8] 327/km2 (846.9/sq mi) (43rd) 2020 estimate $321.856 billion[9] (58th) $14,509[9] (91st) $92.111 billion[9] (65th) $4,152[9] (109th) 39.8[10] 0.782[11] high · 72nd Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR) UTC+5:30 (SLST) Drivin' side Callin' code Internet TLD .ලංකා .இலங்கை www.gov.lk You may need renderin' support to display the oul' Indic text in this article correctly. Sri Lanka (UK: /sri ˈlæŋkə, ʃriː -/, US: /- ˈlɑːŋkə/ ( listen);[12][13] Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā; Tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: Ilaṅkai), officially the oul' Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), is an island country in South Asia, located in the feckin' Indian Ocean southwest of the oul' Bay of Bengal and southeast of the bleedin' Arabian Sea. Sri Lanka has been called "the pearl of the bleedin' Indian ocean" because of its shape and location.[14] It is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the oul' Gulf of Mannar and the bleedin' Palk Strait. Here's another quare one for ye. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and centre of commerce. Sri Lanka's documented history spans 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements datin' back at least 125,000 years.[15] It has a bleedin' rich cultural heritage, and the oul' first known Buddhist writings of Sri Lanka, the bleedin' Pāli Canon, date back to the oul' Fourth Buddhist council in 29 BCE.[16][17] Its geographic location and deep harbours made it of great strategic importance from the time of the bleedin' ancient Silk Road through to the bleedin' modern Maritime Silk Road.[18][19][20] Its location as a major tradin' hub made it known to both the oul' far East as well as the feckin' European continent from as far back as the oul' Anuradhapura period. G'wan now. The country's trade in luxury goods and spices attracted traders of many nations, creatin' Sri Lanka's diverse population. Here's a quare one. Durin' an oul' period of great political crisis, the bleedin' Portuguese, whose arrival in Sri Lanka was largely accidental, sought to control the oul' island's maritime regions and its lucrative external trade. Sufferin' Jaysus listen to this. The Portuguese possessions were later taken over by the bleedin' Dutch. Jaysis. The Dutch possessions were then taken by the British, who later extended their control over the oul' whole island, colonisin' it from 1815 to 1948. Resistance to the oul' British was immediate. Bejaysus this is a quare tale altogether. A national movement for political independence arose in the bleedin' early 20th century, and in 1948, Ceylon became a republic and adopted its current name in 1972. Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Sri Lanka's recent history has been marred by a holy 26-year civil war, which ended decisively when the feckin' Sri Lanka Armed Forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009.[21] Sri Lanka's current constitution stipulates it as a bleedin' republic and unitary state governed by an oul' semi-presidential system. Jesus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph. It has had an oul' long history of international engagement, as a feckin' foundin' member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and a feckin' member of the feckin' United Nations, the feckin' Commonwealth of Nations, the oul' G77, and the bleedin' Non-Aligned Movement. Here's a quare one for ye. Sri Lanka is rated "high" on the feckin' Human Development Index (HDI), with its HDI ratin' and per capita income the bleedin' highest among South Asian nations.[22] The Sri Lankan constitution accords Buddhism the feckin' "foremost place", and although it does not identify it as a bleedin' state religion, Buddhism is given special privileges in the feckin' Sri Lankan constitution.[23] Sri Lanka is home to many cultures, languages and ethnicities. The majority of the oul' population are from the oul' Sinhalese ethnicity, while a bleedin' large minority of Tamils have also played an influential role in the oul' island's history. Story? Moors, Burghers, Malays, Chinese, and the oul' indigenous Vedda are also established groups.[24] 1 Toponymy 2.1 Prehistoric Sri Lanka 2.2 Ancient Sri Lanka 2.3 Post-classical Sri Lanka 2.4 Early Modern Sri Lanka 2.5 Contemporary Sri Lanka 3 Geography 3.1 Climate 3.2 Flora and fauna 4 Government and politics 4.1 Politics 4.2 Administrative divisions 4.3 Foreign relations 4.4 Military 6.2 Religion 8 Human rights and media 9.1 Food and festivals 9.2 Visual, literary and performin' arts Main article: Names of Sri Lanka In antiquity, Sri Lanka was known to travellers by a holy variety of names. Accordin' to the bleedin' Mahavamsa, the oul' legendary Prince Vijaya named the oul' land Tambapanni ('copper-red hands' or 'copper-red earth'), because his followers' hands were reddened by the oul' red soil of the bleedin' area.[25][26] In Hindu mythology, such as the bleedin' Ramayana, the island was referred to as Lankā ('Island'). The Tamil term Eelam (Tamil: ஈழம், romanized: īḻam) was used to designate the bleedin' whole island in Sangam literature.[27][28] The island was known under Chola rule as Mummudi Cholamandalam ('realm of the three crowned Cholas').[29] Ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobanā (Ancient Greek: Ταπροβανᾶ) or Taprobanē (Ταπροβανῆ)[30] from the oul' word Tambapanni. The Persians and Arabs referred to it as Sarandīb (the origin of the oul' word "serendipity") from Sanskrit Siṃhaladvīpaḥ.[31][32] Ceilão, the feckin' name given to Sri Lanka by the bleedin' Portuguese Empire when it arrived in 1505,[33] was transliterated into English as Ceylon.[34] As a British crown colony, the feckin' island was known as Ceylon; it achieved independence as the bleedin' Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. The country is now known in Sinhala as Śrī Laṅkā (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා) and in Tamil as Ilaṅkai (Tamil: இலங்கை, IPA: [iˈlaŋɡaɪ]), what? In 1972, its formal name was changed to "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka". Stop the lights! Later, on 7 September 1978, it was changed to the feckin' "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka".[35][36] As the oul' name Ceylon still appears in the feckin' names of a bleedin' number of organisations, the feckin' Sri Lankan government announced in 2011 a bleedin' plan to rename all those over which it has authority.[37] Main article: History of Sri Lanka Prehistoric Sri Lanka Main article: Prehistory of Sri Lanka The pre-history of Sri Lanka goes back 125,000 years and possibly even as far back as 500,000 years.[38] The era spans the bleedin' Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and early Iron Ages. Among the bleedin' Paleolithic human settlements discovered in Sri Lanka, Pahiyangala (named after the bleedin' Chinese traveller monk Faxian), which dates back to 37,000 BP,[39] Batadombalena (28,500 BP)[40] and Belilena (12,000 BP) are the bleedin' most important. In these caves, archaeologists have found the remains of anatomically modern humans which they have named Balangoda Man, and other evidence[41] suggestin' that they may have engaged in agriculture and kept domestic dogs for drivin' game.[42] Durin' the bleedin' protohistoric period (1000-500 BCE) Sri Lanka was culturally united with southern India,[43] and shared the bleedin' same megalithic burials, pottery, iron technology, farmin' techniques and megalithic graffiti.[44][45] This cultural complex spread from southern India along with Dravidian clans such as the feckin' Velir, prior to the oul' migration of Prakrit speakers.[46][47][44] One of the feckin' first written references to the oul' island is found in the oul' Indian epic Ramayana, which provides details of a holy kingdom named Lanka that was created by the divine sculptor Vishwakarma for Kubera, the feckin' Lord of Wealth.[48] It is said that Kubera was overthrown by his demon stepbrother Ravana, the powerful emperor who built a feckin' mythical flyin' machine named Dandu Monara.[49] The modern city of Wariyapola is described as Ravana's airport.[50] Early inhabitants of Sri Lanka were probably ancestors of the feckin' Vedda people,[51] an indigenous people numberin' approximately 2,500 livin' in modern-day Sri Lanka. Here's another quare one for ye. The 19th-century Irish historian James Emerson Tennent theorised that Galle, a city in southern Sri Lanka, was the oul' ancient seaport of Tarshish from which Kin' Solomon is said to have drawn ivory, peacocks, and other valuables. Ancient Sri Lanka Main articles: Pre Anuradhapura period and Anuradhapura period Ptolemy's world map of Ceylon, first century CE, in a 1535 publication Accordin' to the oul' Mahāvamsa, an oul' Sinhalese chronicle written in Pāḷi, the feckin' original inhabitants of Sri Lanka are said to be the Yakshas and Nagas. Soft oul' day. Ancient cemeteries that were used before 600 BCE and other signs of advanced civilisation have also been discovered in Sri Lanka.[52] Sinhalese history traditionally starts in 543 BCE with the oul' arrival of Prince Vijaya, a semi-legendary prince who sailed with 700 followers to Sri Lanka, after bein' expelled from Vanga Kingdom (present-day Bengal).[53] He established the feckin' Kingdom of Tambapanni, near modern-day Mannar. Here's a quare one for ye. Vijaya (Singha) is the oul' first of the oul' approximately 189 monarchs of Sri Lanka described in chronicles such as the bleedin' Dipavamsa, Mahāvaṃsa, Cūḷavaṃsa, and Rājāvaliya.[54] The Avukana Buddha statue, an oul' 12-metre-tall (39 ft) standin' Buddha statue from the oul' reign of Dhatusena of Anuradhapura, 5th century The Anuradhapura period (377 BCE – 1017 CE) began with the oul' establishment of the oul' Anuradhapura Kingdom in 380 BCE durin' the reign of Pandukabhaya. Thereafter, Anuradhapura served as the feckin' capital city of the bleedin' country for nearly 1,400 years.[55] Ancient Sri Lankans excelled at buildin' certain types of structures such as tanks, dagobas and palaces.[56] Society underwent a feckin' major transformation durin' the bleedin' reign of Devanampiya Tissa, with the bleedin' arrival of Buddhism from India. Chrisht Almighty. In 250 BCE,[57] Mahinda, a holy bhikkhu and the feckin' son of the oul' Mauryan Emperor Ashoka arrived in Mihintale carryin' the message of Buddhism.[58] His mission won over the monarch, who embraced the oul' faith and propagated it throughout the bleedin' Sinhalese population.[59] Succeedin' kingdoms of Sri Lanka would maintain many Buddhist schools and monasteries and support the feckin' propagation of Buddhism into other countries in Southeast Asia. Sri Lankan Bhikkhus studied in India's famous ancient Buddhist University of Nalanda, which was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji, that's fierce now what? It is probable that many of the scriptures from Nalanda are preserved in Sri Lanka's many monasteries and that the bleedin' written form of the bleedin' Tripiṭaka, includin' Sinhalese Buddhist literature, were part of the bleedin' University of Nalanda.[60] In 245 BCE, bhikkhuni Sanghamitta arrived with the oul' Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree, which is considered to be a feckin' saplin' from the bleedin' historical Bodhi Tree under which Gautama Buddha became enlightened.[61] It is considered the oul' oldest human-planted tree (with an oul' continuous historical record) in the oul' world, to be sure. (Bodhivamsa)[62] Sri Lanka experienced the bleedin' first of many foreign invasions durin' the bleedin' reign of Suratissa, who was defeated by two horse traders named Sena and Guttika from South India.[59] The next invasion came immediately in 205 BCE by an oul' Chola named Elara, who overthrew Asela and ruled the bleedin' country for 44 years, fair play. Dutugamunu, the eldest son of the bleedin' southern regional sub-kin', Kavan Tissa, defeated Elara in the oul' Battle of Vijithapura, would ye believe it? Durin' its two and a half millennia of existence, the bleedin' Sinhala Kingdom was invaded at least eight times by neighbourin' South Indian dynasties such as the feckin' Chola, Pandya, Chera, and Pallava. Arra' would ye listen to this shite? These invaders were all subsequently driven back.[63] There also were incursions by the bleedin' kingdoms of Kalinga (modern Odisha) and from the bleedin' Malay Peninsula as well. The Sigiriya rock fortress The Fourth Buddhist Council of Theravada Buddhism was held at the oul' Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya in Sri Lanka under the oul' patronage of Valagamba of Anuradhapura in 25 BCE. Whisht now and listen to this wan. The council was held in response to a feckin' year in which the harvests in Sri Lanka were particularly poor and many Buddhist monks subsequently died of starvation. Right so. Because the Pāli Canon was at that time oral literature maintained in several recensions by dhammabhāṇakas (dharma reciters), the survivin' monks recognised the danger of not writin' it down so that even if some of the bleedin' monks whose duty it was to study and remember parts of the oul' Canon for later generations died, the feckin' teachings would not be lost.[64] After the bleedin' council, palm-leaf manuscripts containin' the completed Canon were taken to other countries such as Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Sri Lanka was the bleedin' first Asian country known to have a female ruler: Anula of Anuradhapura (r. Jesus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph. 47–42 BCE).[65] Sri Lankan monarchs undertook some remarkable construction projects such as Sigiriya, the bleedin' so-called "Fortress in the Sky", built durin' the oul' reign of Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura, who ruled between 477 and 495. Whisht now and eist liom. The Sigiriya rock fortress is surrounded by an extensive network of ramparts and moats. Inside this protective enclosure were gardens, ponds, pavilions, palaces and other structures.[66][67] In 993 CE, the feckin' invasion of Chola emperor Rajaraja I forced the oul' then Sinhalese ruler Mahinda V to flee to the feckin' southern part of Sri Lanka. Here's a quare one for ye. Takin' advantage of this situation, Rajendra I, son of Rajaraja I, launched an oul' large invasion in 1017. Story? Mahinda V was captured and taken to India, and the bleedin' Cholas sacked the feckin' city of Anuradhapura causin' the oul' fall of Anuradhapura Kingdom, that's fierce now what? Subsequently, they moved the bleedin' capital to Polonnaruwa.[68] Post-classical Sri Lanka Main articles: Polonnaruwa period and Transitional period of Sri Lanka Followin' a holy seventeen-year-long campaign, Vijayabahu I successfully drove the feckin' Chola out of Sri Lanka in 1070, reunitin' the feckin' country for the bleedin' first time in over a feckin' century.[69][70] Upon his request, ordained monks were sent from Burma to Sri Lanka to re-establish Buddhism, which had almost disappeared from the oul' country durin' the feckin' Chola reign.[71] Durin' the oul' medieval period, Sri Lanka was divided into three sub-territories, namely Ruhunu, Pihiti and Maya.[72] A Buddhist statue in the bleedin' ancient capital city of Polonnaruwa, 12th century Sri Lanka's irrigation system was extensively expanded durin' the reign of Parākramabāhu the feckin' Great (1153–1186).[73] This period is considered as a holy time when Sri Lanka was at the oul' height of its power.[74][75] He built 1,470 reservoirs – the oul' highest number by any ruler in Sri Lanka's history – repaired 165 dams, 3,910 canals, 163 major reservoirs, and 2,376 mini-reservoirs.[76] His most famous construction is the oul' Parakrama Samudra,[77] the feckin' largest irrigation project of medieval Sri Lanka. Jaykers! Parākramabāhu's reign is memorable for two major campaigns – in the south of India as part of a bleedin' Pandyan war of succession, and a holy punitive strike against the feckin' kings of Ramanna (Burma) for various perceived insults to Sri Lanka.[78] After his demise, Sri Lanka gradually decayed in power. Bejaysus. In 1215, Kalinga Magha, an invader with uncertain origins, identified as the feckin' founder of the oul' Jaffna kingdom, invaded and captured the oul' Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, so it is. He sailed from Kalinga[76] 690 nautical miles on 100 large ships with an oul' 24,000 strong army, what? Unlike previous invaders, he looted, ransacked, and destroyed everythin' in the ancient Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Kingdoms beyond recovery.[79] His priorities in rulin' were to extract as much as possible from the bleedin' land and overturn as many of the traditions of Rajarata as possible. His reign saw the massive migration of native Sinhalese people to the oul' south and west of Sri Lanka, and into the feckin' mountainous interior, in a bleedin' bid to escape his power.[80][81] Sri Lanka never really recovered from the feckin' impact of Kalinga Magha's invasion. Kin' Vijayabâhu III, who led the feckin' resistance, brought the feckin' kingdom to Dambadeniya. Whisht now and eist liom. The north, in the bleedin' meanwhile, eventually evolved into the feckin' Jaffna kingdom.[80][81] The Jaffna kingdom never came under the feckin' rule of any kingdom of the feckin' south except on one occasion; in 1450, followin' the feckin' conquest led by kin' Parâkramabâhu VI's adopted son, Prince Sapumal.[82] He ruled the feckin' North from 1450 to 1467 CE.[83] The next three centuries startin' from 1215 were marked by kaleidoscopically shiftin' collections of capitals in south and central Sri Lanka, includin' Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa, Gampola, Raigama, Kotte,[84] Sitawaka, and finally, Kandy. Chinese admiral Zheng He and his naval expeditionary force landed at Galle, Sri Lanka in 1409 and got into battle with the oul' local kin' Vira Alakesvara of Gampola. Arra' would ye listen to this. Zheng He captured Kin' Vira Alakesvara and later released yer man.[85][86][87][88] Zheng He erected the Galle Trilingual Inscription, a bleedin' stone tablet at Galle written in three languages (Chinese, Tamil, and Persian), to commemorate his visit.[89][90] The stele was discovered by S. Listen up now to this fierce wan. H. Bejaysus here's a quare one right here now. Thomlin at Galle in 1911 and is now preserved in the Colombo National Museum. Early Modern Sri Lanka Main article: Kandyan period See also: Portuguese Ceylon, Dutch Ceylon, and British Ceylon period A 17th-century engravin' of Dutch explorer Joris van Spilbergen meetin' with Kin' Vimaladharmasuriya in 1602 The early modern period of Sri Lanka begins with the bleedin' arrival of Portuguese soldier and explorer Lourenço de Almeida, the oul' son of Francisco de Almeida, in 1505.[91] In 1517, the oul' Portuguese built a bleedin' fort at the oul' port city of Colombo and gradually extended their control over the feckin' coastal areas. Bejaysus this is a quare tale altogether. In 1592, after decades of intermittent warfare with the feckin' Portuguese, Vimaladharmasuriya I moved his kingdom to the feckin' inland city of Kandy, a bleedin' location he thought more secure from attack.[92] In 1619, succumbin' to attacks by the Portuguese, the feckin' independent existence of the feckin' Jaffna kingdom came to an end.[93] Durin' the reign of the Rajasinha II, Dutch explorers arrived on the feckin' island. In 1638, the oul' kin' signed a bleedin' treaty with the oul' Dutch East India Company to get rid of the feckin' Portuguese who ruled most of the oul' coastal areas.[94] The followin' Dutch–Portuguese War resulted in a holy Dutch victory, with Colombo fallin' into Dutch hands by 1656. Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The Dutch remained in the oul' areas they had captured, thereby violatin' the treaty they had signed in 1638. The Burgher people, a distinct ethnic group, emerged as a feckin' result of interminglin' between the Dutch and native Sri Lankans in this period.[95] The Kingdom of Kandy was the last independent monarchy of Sri Lanka.[96] In 1595, Vimaladharmasurya brought the feckin' sacred Tooth Relic – the traditional symbol of royal and religious authority amongst the oul' Sinhalese – to Kandy, and built the bleedin' Temple of the feckin' Tooth.[96] In spite of on-goin' intermittent warfare with Europeans, the bleedin' kingdom survived. Later, a holy crisis of succession emerged in Kandy upon kin' Vira Narendrasinha's death in 1739. Jesus Mother of Chrisht almighty. He was married to an oul' Telugu-speakin' Nayakkar princess from South India (Madurai) and was childless by her.[96] Eventually, with the bleedin' support of bhikku Weliwita Sarankara, the oul' crown passed to the feckin' brother of one of Narendrasinha's princesses, overlookin' the right of "Unambuwe Bandara", Narendrasinha's own son by an oul' Sinhalese concubine.[97] The new kin' was crowned Sri Vijaya Rajasinha later that year, the shitehawk. Kings of the oul' Nayakkar dynasty launched several attacks on Dutch controlled areas, which proved to be unsuccessful.[98] Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy, the bleedin' last rulin' Sri Lankan monarch Durin' the feckin' Napoleonic Wars, fearin' that French control of the oul' Netherlands might deliver Sri Lanka to the feckin' French, Great Britain occupied the feckin' coastal areas of the oul' island (which they called Ceylon) with little difficulty in 1796.[99] Two years later, in 1798, Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha, third of the oul' four Nayakkar kings of Sri Lanka, died of a fever. Bejaysus. Followin' his death, a feckin' nephew of Rajadhi Rajasinha, eighteen-year-old Kannasamy, was crowned.[100] The young kin', now named Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, faced a British invasion in 1803 but successfully retaliated. Be the hokey here's a quare wan. The First Kandyan War ended in a stalemate.[100] By then the feckin' entire coastal area was under the oul' British East India Company as a feckin' result of the feckin' Treaty of Amiens, bejaysus. On 14 February 1815, Kandy was occupied by the bleedin' British in the bleedin' second Kandyan War, endin' Sri Lanka's independence.[100] Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, the oul' last native monarch of Sri Lanka, was exiled to India.[101] The Kandyan Convention formally ceded the oul' entire country to the feckin' British Empire. Attempts by Sri Lankan noblemen to undermine British power in 1818 durin' the bleedin' Uva Rebellion were thwarted by Governor Robert Brownrigg.[102] The beginnin' of the modern period of Sri Lanka is marked by the oul' Colebrooke-Cameron reforms of 1833.[103] They introduced a holy utilitarian and liberal political culture to the feckin' country based on the feckin' rule of law and amalgamated the oul' Kandyan and maritime provinces as a bleedin' single unit of government.[103] An executive council and a legislative council were established, later becomin' the foundation of a representative legislature. Bejaysus this is a quare tale altogether. By this time, experiments with coffee plantations were largely successful.[104] Soon, coffee became the bleedin' primary commodity export of Sri Lanka, the hoor. Fallin' coffee prices as a result of the bleedin' depression of 1847 stalled economic development and prompted the feckin' governor to introduce a bleedin' series of taxes on firearms, dogs, shops, boats, etc., and to reintroduce an oul' form of rajakariya, requirin' six days free labour on roads or payment of an oul' cash equivalent.[104] These harsh measures antagonised the bleedin' locals, and another rebellion broke out in 1848.[105] A devastatin' leaf disease, Hemileia vastatrix, struck the feckin' coffee plantations in 1869, destroyin' the entire industry within fifteen years.[106] The British quickly found a replacement: abandonin' coffee, they began cultivatin' tea instead, to be sure. Tea production in Sri Lanka thrived in the feckin' followin' decades, fair play. Large-scale rubber plantations began in the early 20th century. British appointed Kandyan chiefs, 1905 By the bleedin' end of the feckin' 19th century, a bleedin' new educated social class transcendin' race and caste arose through British attempts to staff the oul' Ceylon Civil Service and the legal, educational, engineerin', and medical professions with natives.[107] New leaders represented the oul' various ethnic groups of the population in the Ceylon Legislative Council on a bleedin' communal basis, what? Buddhist and Hindu revivalism reacted against Christian missionary activities.[108][109] The first two decades in the feckin' 20th century are noted by the unique harmony among Sinhalese and Tamil political leadership, which has since been lost.[110] In 1919, major Sinhalese and Tamil political organisations united to form the Ceylon National Congress, under the bleedin' leadership of Ponnambalam Arunachalam,[111] pressin' colonial masters for more constitutional reforms. But without massive popular support, and with the governor's encouragement for "communal representation" by creatin' a feckin' "Colombo seat" that dangled between Sinhalese and Tamils, the bleedin' Congress lost momentum towards the feckin' mid-1920s.[112] The Donoughmore reforms of 1931 repudiated the communal representation and introduced universal adult franchise (the franchise stood at 4% before the reforms). This step was strongly criticised by the oul' Tamil political leadership, who realised that they would be reduced to a minority in the oul' newly created State Council of Ceylon, which succeeded the legislative council.[113][114] In 1937, Tamil leader G. Whisht now. G. Jesus Mother of Chrisht almighty. Ponnambalam demanded a holy 50–50 representation (50% for the oul' Sinhalese and 50% for other ethnic groups) in the State Council. However, this demand was not met by the bleedin' Soulbury reforms of 1944–45. Contemporary Sri Lanka Main article: History of Sri Lanka (1948–present) See also: Sri Lankan independence movement and Sri Lankan Civil War The formal ceremony markin' the bleedin' start of self-rule, with the feckin' openin' of the bleedin' first parliament at Independence Square The Soulbury constitution ushered in dominion status, with independence proclaimed on 4 February 1948.[115] D. S, the hoor. Senanayake became the oul' first Prime Minister of Ceylon.[116] Prominent Tamil leaders includin' Ponnambalam and Arunachalam Mahadeva joined his cabinet.[113][117] The British Royal Navy remained stationed at Trincomalee until 1956. Sure this is it. A countrywide popular demonstration against withdrawal of the rice rations resulted in the resignation of prime minister Dudley Senanayake.[118] S. Bejaysus here's a quare one right here now. W. Would ye swally this in a minute now?R. D. Jesus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph. Bandaranaike was elected prime minister in 1956. Here's another quare one for ye. His three-year rule had a profound impact through his self-proclaimed role of "defender of the besieged Sinhalese culture".[119] He introduced the bleedin' controversial Sinhala Only Act, recognisin' Sinhala as the oul' only official language of the bleedin' government, you know yerself. Although partially reversed in 1958, the bleedin' bill posed a feckin' grave concern for the bleedin' Tamil community, which perceived in it a threat to their language and culture.[120][121][122] The Federal Party (FP) launched a movement of non-violent resistance (satyagraha) against the oul' bill, which prompted Bandaranaike to reach an agreement (Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact) with S. J. Jesus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph. V. Chelvanayakam, leader of the bleedin' FP, to resolve the bleedin' loomin' ethnic conflict.[123] The pact proved ineffective in the feckin' face of ongoin' protests by opposition and the feckin' Buddhist clergy. Whisht now. The bill, together with various government colonisation schemes, contributed much towards the political rancour between Sinhalese and Tamil political leaders.[124] Bandaranaike was assassinated by an extremist Buddhist monk in 1959.[125] Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the feckin' widow of Bandaranaike, took office as prime minister in 1960, and withstood an attempted coup d'état in 1962. Durin' her second term as prime minister, the feckin' government instituted socialist economic policies, strengthenin' ties with the Soviet Union and China, while promotin' a policy of non-alignment. Soft oul' day. In 1971, Ceylon experienced a Marxist insurrection, which was quickly suppressed. In 1972, the bleedin' country became a bleedin' republic named Sri Lanka, repudiatin' its dominion status, would ye swally that? Prolonged minority grievances and the feckin' use of communal emotionalism as an election campaign weapon by both Sinhalese and Tamil leaders abetted a feckin' fledglin' Tamil militancy in the feckin' north durin' the 1970s.[126] The policy of standardisation by the Sirimavo government to rectify disparities created in university enrolment, which was in essence an affirmative action to assist geographically disadvantaged students to obtain tertiary education,[127] resulted in reducin' the proportion of Tamil students at university level and acted as the feckin' immediate catalyst for the rise of militancy.[128][129] The assassination of Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duraiyappah in 1975 by the bleedin' Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) marked a crisis point.[130][131] The government of J, game ball! R. Jayawardene swept to power in 1977, defeatin' the largely unpopular United Front government.[132] Jayawardene introduced a bleedin' new constitution, together with a feckin' free-market economy and a holy powerful executive presidency modelled after that of France. Bejaysus here's a quare one right here now. It made Sri Lanka the bleedin' first South Asian country to liberalise its economy.[133] Beginnin' in 1983, ethnic tensions were manifested in an on-and-off insurgency against the government by the oul' LTTE. An LTTE attack on 13 soldiers resulted in the feckin' anti-Tamil race riots in July 1983, allegedly backed by Sinhalese hard-line ministers, which resulted in more than 150,000 Tamil civilians fleein' the feckin' island, seekin' asylum in other countries.[134][135] Lapses in foreign policy resulted in India strengthenin' the bleedin' Tigers by providin' arms and trainin'.[136][137][138] In 1987, the feckin' Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was signed and the oul' Indian Peace Keepin' Force (IPKF) was deployed in northern Sri Lanka to stabilise the feckin' region by neutralisin' the bleedin' LTTE.[139] The same year, the bleedin' JVP launched its second insurrection in Southern Sri Lanka,[140] necessitatin' redeployment of the IPKF in 1990.[141] In October 1990, the feckin' LTTE expelled Sri Lankan Moors (Muslims by religion) from northern Sri Lanka.[142] In 2002, the Sri Lankan government and LTTE signed a Norwegian-mediated ceasefire agreement.[122] The 2004 Asian tsunami killed over 35,000 in Sri Lanka.[143] From 1985 to 2006, the bleedin' Sri Lankan government and Tamil insurgents held four rounds of peace talks without success, you know yourself like. Both LTTE and the oul' government resumed fightin' in 2006, and the oul' government officially backed out of the bleedin' ceasefire in 2008.[122] In 2009, under the Presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the oul' Sri Lanka Armed Forces defeated the feckin' LTTE and re-established control of the entire country by the bleedin' Sri Lankan Government.[144] Overall, between 60,000 and 100,000 people were killed durin' the feckin' 26 years of conflict.[145][146] Main article: Geography of Sri Lanka Topographic map of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka lies on the feckin' Indian Plate, a holy major tectonic plate that was formerly part of the oul' Indo-Australian Plate.[147] It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the bleedin' Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10° N, and longitudes 79° and 82° E.[148] Sri Lanka is separated from the mainland portion of the bleedin' Indian subcontinent by the oul' Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait. Sufferin' Jaysus listen to this. Accordin' to Hindu mythology, a land bridge existed between the oul' Indian mainland and Sri Lanka. It now amounts to only a holy chain of limestone shoals remainin' above sea level.[149] Legends claim that it was passable on foot up to 1480 CE, until cyclones deepened the feckin' channel.[150][151] Portions are still as shallow as 1 metre (3 ft), hinderin' navigation.[152] The island consists mostly of flat to rollin' coastal plains, with mountains risin' only in the feckin' south-central part. Here's another quare one. The highest point is Pidurutalagala, reachin' 2,524 metres (8,281 ft) above sea level. A view of Sripada from Maskeliya Sri Lanka has 103 rivers. Here's a quare one. The longest of these is the oul' Mahaweli River, extendin' 335 kilometres (208 mi).[153] These waterways give rise to 51 natural waterfalls of 10 metres (33 ft) or more, would ye believe it? The highest is Bambarakanda Falls, with a feckin' height of 263 metres (863 ft).[154] Sri Lanka's coastline is 1,585 km (985 mi) long.[155] Sri Lanka claims an exclusive economic zone extendin' 200 nautical miles, which is approximately 6.7 times Sri Lanka's land area. Me head is hurtin' with all this raidin'. The coastline and adjacent waters support highly productive marine ecosystems such as fringin' coral reefs and shallow beds of coastal and estuarine seagrasses.[156] Sri Lanka has 45 estuaries and 40 lagoons.[155] Sri Lanka's mangrove ecosystem spans over 7,000 hectares and played a holy vital role in bufferin' the force of the feckin' waves in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.[157] The island is rich in minerals such as ilmenite, feldspar, graphite, silica, kaolin, mica and thorium.[158][159] Existence of petroleum and gas in the feckin' Gulf of Mannar has also been confirmed, and the feckin' extraction of recoverable quantities is underway.[160] Sri Lanka map of Köppen climate classification The climate is tropical and warm, because of moderatin' effects of ocean winds. Mean temperatures range from 17 °C (62.6 °F) in the feckin' central highlands, where frost may occur for several days in the oul' winter, to a maximum of 33 °C (91.4 °F) in other low-altitude areas. Chrisht Almighty. Average yearly temperatures range from 28 °C (82.4 °F) to nearly 31 °C (87.8 °F). Day and night temperatures may vary by 14 °C (25.2 °F) to 18 °C (32.4 °F).[161] The rainfall pattern is influenced by monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. Listen up now to this fierce wan. The "wet zone" and some of the windward shlopes of the oul' central highlands receive up to 2,500 millimetres (98.4 in) of rain each year, but the feckin' leeward shlopes in the oul' east and northeast receive little rain. Most of the east, southeast, and northern parts of Sri Lanka comprise the bleedin' "dry zone", which receives between 1,200 and 1,900 mm (47 and 75 in) of rain annually.[162] The arid northwest and southeast coasts receive the least amount of rain at 800 to 1,200 mm (31 to 47 in) per year. Periodic squalls occur and sometimes tropical cyclones brin' overcast skies and rains to the oul' southwest, northeast, and eastern parts of the island. Humidity is typically higher in the oul' southwest and mountainous areas and depends on the oul' seasonal patterns of rainfall.[163] An increase in average rainfall coupled with heavier rainfall events has resulted in recurrent floodin' and related damages to infrastructure, utility supply and the bleedin' urban economy.[164] Main articles: Environment of Sri Lanka and Wildlife of Sri Lanka See also: List of mammals of Sri Lanka and List of birds of Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan elephant is one of three recognised subspecies of the oul' Asian elephant. Jaysis. The 2011 elephant census estimated a population of 5,879.[165] Sri Lanka contains four terrestrial ecoregions: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests, Sri Lanka montane rain forests, Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests, and Deccan thorn scrub forests.[166] The country had a bleedin' 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.83/10, rankin' it 94th globally out of 172 countries.[167] Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka were included among the oul' first 18 global biodiversity hotspots due to high levels of species endemism. I hope yiz are all ears now. The number of biodiversity hotspots has now increased to 34.[168] Sri Lanka has the feckin' highest biodiversity per unit area among Asian countries for flowerin' plants and all vertebrate groups except birds.[169] A remarkably high proportion of the species among its flora and fauna, 27% of the 3,210 flowerin' plants and 22% of the oul' mammals, are endemic.[170] Sri Lanka supports a feckin' rich avifauna of that stands at 453 species and this include 240 species of birds that are known to bread in the bleedin' country. Jaykers! 33 species are accepted by some ornithologists as endemic while some ornithologists consider only 27 are endemic and the bleedin' remainin' six are considered as proposed endemics.[171] Sri Lanka's protected areas are administrated by two government bodies; The Department of Forest Conservation and the oul' Department of Wildlife Conservation. Department of Wildlife Conservation administrates 61 wildlife sanctuaries, 22 national parks, four nature reserves, three strict nature reserves, and one jungle corridor while Department of Forest Conservation oversees 65 conservation forests and one national heritage wilderness area. 26.5% of the oul' country's land area is legally protected. This is a feckin' higher percentage of protected areas when compared to the bleedin' rest of Asia.[172] Flowerin' acacias flourish on the feckin' arid Jaffna Peninsula. Bejaysus. Among the trees of the feckin' dry-land forests are valuable species such as satinwood, ebony, ironwood, mahogany and teak. The wet zone is a feckin' tropical evergreen forest with tall trees, broad foliage, and a dense undergrowth of vines and creepers. Arra' would ye listen to this. Subtropical evergreen forests resemblin' those of temperate climates flourish in the higher altitudes.[173] The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is an endangered subspecies of leopard native to Sri Lanka. Yala National Park in the bleedin' southeast protects herds of elephant, deer, and peacocks. The Wilpattu National Park in the northwest, the bleedin' largest national park, preserves the feckin' habitats of many water birds such as storks, pelicans, ibis, and spoonbills. The island has four biosphere reserves: Bundala, Hurulu Forest Reserve, the Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya, and Sinharaja.[174] Sinharaja is home to 26 endemic birds and 20 rainforest species, includin' the feckin' elusive red-faced malkoha, the oul' green-billed coucal and the oul' Sri Lanka blue magpie, the cute hoor. The untapped genetic potential of Sinharaja flora is enormous. Would ye swally this in a minute now?Of the 211 woody trees and lianas within the bleedin' reserve, 139 (66%) are endemic. C'mere til I tell yiz. The total vegetation density, includin' trees, shrubs, herbs, and seedlings, has been estimated at 240,000 individuals per hectare. C'mere til I tell yiz. The Minneriya National Park borders the bleedin' Minneriya Tank, which is an important source of water for elephants inhabitin' the oul' surroundin' forests. Dubbed "The Gatherin'", the congregation of elephants can be seen on the bleedin' tank-bed in the oul' late dry season (August to October) as the bleedin' surroundin' water sources steadily disappear, grand so. The park also encompasses a range of micro-habitats which include classic dry zone tropical monsoonal evergreen forest, thick stands of giant bamboo, hilly pastures (patanas), and grasslands (talawas).[175] Maha rath mala (Rhododendron arboreum ssp. zeylanicum) is a rare sub-species of Rhododendron arboreum found in Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. Durin' the feckin' Mahaweli Program of the oul' 1970s and 1980s in northern Sri Lanka, the oul' government set aside four areas of land totallin' 1,900 km2 (730 sq mi) as national parks, what? Statistics of Sri Lanka's forest cover show rapid deforestation from 1956 to 2010. Sufferin' Jaysus listen to this. In 1956, 44.2 percent of the country's land area had forest cover. Bejaysus. Forest cover depleted rapidly in recent decades; 29.6 percent in 1999, 28.7 percent in 2010.[176] The old Sri Lankan parliament buildin', near the bleedin' Galle Face Green. C'mere til I tell ya. It now serves as the Presidential Secretariat's headquarters. Main article: Constitution of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a holy democratic republic and a feckin' unitary state which is governed by a semi-presidential system, with a mixture of a feckin' presidential system and a holy parliamentary system.[177] Sri Lanka is the bleedin' oldest democracy in Asia.[178] Most provisions of the bleedin' constitution can be amended by a bleedin' two-thirds majority in parliament, what? The amendment of certain basic features such as the bleedin' clauses on language, religion, and reference to Sri Lanka as a unitary state require both a two-thirds majority and approval in an oul' nationwide referendum. In common with many democracies, the feckin' Sri Lankan government has three branches: Executive: The President of Sri Lanka is the bleedin' head of state; the commander in chief of the armed forces; head of government, and is popularly elected for a five-year term.[179] The president heads the bleedin' cabinet and appoints ministers from elected members of parliament.[180] The president is immune from legal proceedings while in office with respect to any acts done or omitted to be done by yer man or her in either an official or private capacity.[181] Followin' passage of the oul' 19th amendment to the bleedin' constitution in 2015, the president has two terms, which previously stood at no term limit. Legislative: The Parliament of Sri Lanka is a holy unicameral 225-member legislature with 196 members elected in multi-seat constituencies and 29 elected by proportional representation.[182] Members are elected by universal suffrage for a feckin' five-year term. Be the hokey here's a quare wan. The president may summon, suspend, or end a bleedin' legislative session and dissolve Parliament any time after four and a half years. Be the hokey here's a quare wan. The parliament reserves the bleedin' power to make all laws.[183] The president's deputy, the feckin' prime minister, leads the oul' rulin' party in parliament and shares many executive responsibilities, mainly in domestic affairs. Judicial: Sri Lanka's judiciary consists of a Supreme Court – the oul' highest and final superior court of record,[183] a bleedin' Court of Appeal, High Courts and a feckin' number of subordinate courts, enda story. The highly complex legal system reflects diverse cultural influences.[184] Criminal law is based almost entirely on British law, for the craic. Basic civil law derives from Roman law and Dutch law, bejaysus. Laws pertainin' to marriage, divorce, and inheritance are communal.[185] Because of ancient customary practices and/or religion, the oul' Sinhala customary law (Kandyan law), the oul' Thesavalamai, and Sharia law are followed in special cases.[186] The president appoints judges to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, and the feckin' High Courts. G'wan now. A judicial service commission, composed of the chief justice and two Supreme Court judges, appoints, transfers, and dismisses lower court judges. The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Colombo Main articles: Politics of Sri Lanka and Elections in Sri Lanka The current political culture in Sri Lanka is a contest between two rival coalitions led by the bleedin' centre-leftist and progressivist United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), an offsprin' of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), and the bleedin' comparatively right-win' and pro-capitalist United National Party (UNP).[187] Sri Lanka is essentially a holy multi-party democracy with many smaller Buddhist, socialist and Tamil nationalist political parties. As of July 2011, the feckin' number of registered political parties in the country is 67.[188] Of these, the bleedin' Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), established in 1935, is the feckin' oldest.[189] The UNP, established by D. Whisht now and eist liom. S, like. Senanayake in 1946, was until recently the largest single political party.[190] It is the feckin' only political group which had representation in all parliaments since independence.[190] SLFP was founded by S. Right so. W, the cute hoor. R, what? D. Bandaranaike in July 1951.[191] SLFP registered its first victory in 1956, defeatin' the rulin' UNP in 1956 Parliamentary election.[191] Followin' the bleedin' parliamentary election in July 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the prime minister and the world's first elected female head of government.[192] G. Jesus Mother of Chrisht almighty. G. Ponnambalam, the bleedin' Tamil nationalist counterpart of S. W, the shitehawk. R. Here's another quare one. D. Bandaranaike,[193] founded the feckin' All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC) in 1944. Would ye believe this shite?Objectin' to Ponnambalam's cooperation with D, Lord bless us and save us. S. Senanayake, a feckin' dissident group led by S.J.V. Sufferin' Jaysus. Chelvanayakam broke away in 1949 and formed the oul' Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), also known as the bleedin' Federal Party, becomin' the oul' main Tamil political party in Sri Lanka for next two decades.[194] The Federal Party advocated a bleedin' more aggressive stance toward the oul' Sinhalese.[195] With the bleedin' constitutional reforms of 1972, the ACTC and ITAK created the feckin' Tamil United Front (later Tamil United Liberation Front). Followin' a feckin' period of turbulence as Tamil militants rose to power in the feckin' late 1970s, these Tamil political parties were succeeded in October 2001 by the feckin' Tamil National Alliance.[195][196] Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, an oul' Marxist–Leninist political party founded by Rohana Wijeweera in 1965, serves as a third force in the current political context.[197] It endorses leftist policies which are more radical than the traditionalist leftist politics of the feckin' LSSP and the feckin' Communist Party.[195] Founded in 1981, the bleedin' Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is the feckin' largest Muslim political party in Sri Lanka.[198] National symbols of Sri Lanka Lion Flag Gold Lion Passant "Sri Lanka Matha" Sri Lankan birdwin' Grizzled giant squirrel Sri Lanka junglefowl Ceylon ironwood (nā) Source: [199][200] Bay of Bengal Palk Strait Gulf of North Central Province Uva Province Sabaragamuwa Main article: Administrative divisions of Sri Lanka For administrative purposes, Sri Lanka is divided into nine provinces[201] and twenty-five districts.[202] Provinces There have been provinces in Sri Lanka since the bleedin' 19th century, but they had no legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the oul' 1978 constitution established provincial councils after several decades of increasin' demand for a decentralisation of the bleedin' government.[203] Each provincial council is an autonomous body not under the oul' authority of any ministry, the shitehawk. Some of its functions had been undertaken by central government ministries, departments, corporations, and statutory authorities,[203] but authority over land and police is not as a bleedin' rule given to provincial councils.[204][205] Between 1989 and 2006, the oul' Northern and Eastern provinces were temporarily merged to form the North-East Province.[206][207] Prior to 1987, all administrative tasks for the feckin' provinces were handled by a holy district-based civil service which had been in place since colonial times, would ye swally that? Now each province is administered by a bleedin' directly elected provincial council: Administrative Divisions of Sri Lanka Area (mi2) Central Kandy 5,674 2,191 2,556,774 Eastern Trincomalee 9,996 3,859 1,547,377 North Central Anuradhapura 10,714 4,137 1,259,421 Northern Jaffna 8,884 3,430 1,060,023 North Western Kurunegala 7,812 3,016 2,372,185 Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 4,902 1,893 1,919,478 Southern Galle 5,559 2,146 2,465,626 Uva Badulla 8,488 3,277 1,259,419 Western Colombo 3,709 1,432 5,837,294 Districts and local authorities Each district is administered under a feckin' district secretariat. The districts are further subdivided into 256 divisional secretariats, and these to approximately 14,008 Grama Niladhari divisions.[208] The districts are known in Sinhala as disa and in Tamil as māwaddam. Listen up now to this fierce wan. Originally, a bleedin' disa (usually rendered into English as Dissavony) was a holy duchy, notably Matale and Uva. There are three other types of local authorities: municipal councils (18), urban councils (13) and pradeshiya sabha, also called pradesha sabhai (256).[209] Local authorities were originally based on feudal counties named korale and rata, and were formerly known as "D.R.O, like. divisions" after the divisional revenue officer.[210] Later the bleedin' D.R.O.s became "assistant government agents," and the feckin' divisions were known as "A.G.A, grand so. divisions", game ball! These divisional secretariats are currently administered by an oul' divisional secretary. Main article: Foreign relations of Sri Lanka President J, that's fierce now what? R. Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Jayewardene giftin' a baby elephant to US President Ronald Reagan in 1984 Sri Lanka is a bleedin' foundin' member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), bedad. While ensurin' that it maintains its independence, Sri Lanka has cultivated relations with India.[211] Sri Lanka became a holy member of the feckin' United Nations in 1955. Bejaysus. Today, it is also a member of the Commonwealth, the SAARC, the oul' World Bank, the oul' International Monetary Fund, the oul' Asian Development Bank, and the Colombo Plan. The United National Party has traditionally favoured links with the bleedin' West, while the feckin' Sri Lanka Freedom Party has favoured links with the feckin' East.[211] Sri Lankan Finance Minister J. Story? R. Jayewardene, together with then Australian Foreign Minister Sir Percy Spencer, proposed the oul' Colombo Plan at the bleedin' Commonwealth Foreign Minister's Conference held in Colombo in 1950.[212] At the oul' San Francisco Peace Conference in 1951, while many countries were reluctant, Sri Lanka argued for a free Japan and refused to accept payment of reparations for World War II damage because it believed it would harm Japan's economy.[213] Sri Lanka-China relations started as soon as the People's Republic of China was formed in 1949. The two countries signed an important Rice-Rubber Pact in 1952.[214] Sri Lanka played a bleedin' vital role at the feckin' Asian–African Conference in 1955, which was an important step in the crystallisation of the NAM.[215] The Bandaranaike government of 1956 significantly changed the oul' pro-western policies set by the oul' previous UNP government. It recognised Cuba under Fidel Castro in 1959. Jaykers! Shortly afterward, Cuba's revolutionary Che Guevara paid a feckin' visit to Sri Lanka.[216] The Sirima-Shastri Pact of 1964[217] and Sirima-Gandhi Pact of 1974[218] were signed between Sri Lankan and Indian leaders in an attempt to solve the oul' long-standin' dispute over the oul' status of plantation workers of Indian origin. In 1974, Kachchatheevu, an oul' small island in Palk Strait, was formally ceded to Sri Lanka.[219] By this time, Sri Lanka was strongly involved in the NAM, and the feckin' fifth NAM summit was held in Colombo in 1976.[220] The relationship between Sri Lanka and India became tense under the government of J. R. Bejaysus this is a quare tale altogether. Jayawardene.[141][221] As a result, India intervened in the Sri Lankan Civil War and subsequently deployed an Indian Peace Keepin' Force in 1987.[222] In the bleedin' present, Sri Lanka enjoys extensive relations with China,[223] Russia,[224] and Pakistan.[225] The Sri Lanka Armed Forces, comprisin' the bleedin' Sri Lanka Army, the oul' Sri Lanka Navy, and the feckin' Sri Lanka Air Force, come under the bleedin' purview of the Ministry of Defence.[226] The total strength of the feckin' three services is around 346,000 personnel, with nearly 36,000 reserves.[227] Sri Lanka has not enforced military conscription.[228] Paramilitary units include the bleedin' Special Task Force, the feckin' Civil Security Force, and the oul' Sri Lanka Coast Guard.[229][230] Since independence in 1948, the primary focus of the oul' armed forces has been internal security, crushin' three major insurgencies, two by Marxist militants of the oul' JVP and a 26-year-long conflict with the feckin' LTTE. Sure this is it. The armed forces have been in an oul' continuous mobilised state for the last 30 years.[231][232] The Sri Lankan Armed Forces have engaged in United Nations peacekeepin' operations since the feckin' early 1960s, contributin' forces to permanent contingents deployed in several UN peacekeepin' missions in Chad, Lebanon, and Haiti.[233] Main article: Economy of Sri Lanka See also: Agriculture in Sri Lanka, Tea production in Sri Lanka, Tourism in Sri Lanka, and Transport in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka exports by product (2017) from Harvard Atlas of Economic Complexity Accordin' to the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka's GDP in terms of purchasin' power parity is the second highest in the oul' South Asian region in terms of per capita income. Sure this is it. In the oul' 19th and 20th centuries, Sri Lanka became a holy plantation economy famous for its production and export of cinnamon, rubber, and Ceylon tea, which remains an oul' trademark national export.[234] The development of modern ports under British rule raised the strategic importance of the bleedin' island as a holy centre of trade.[235] From 1948 to 1977, socialism strongly influenced the oul' government's economic policies. Colonial plantations were dismantled, industries were nationalised, and a feckin' welfare state established. In 1977, the free market economy was introduced to the feckin' country incorporatin' privatisation, deregulation, and the feckin' promotion of private enterprise.[133] The Colombo World Trade Center in Colombo. Presidential Secretariat, Bank of Ceylon and Galadhari Hotel are also visible in the oul' image. While the production and export of tea, rubber, coffee, sugar, and other commodities remain important, industrialisation has increased the oul' importance of food processin', textiles, telecommunications, and finance. Here's a quare one for ye. The country's main economic sectors are tourism, tea export, clothin', rice production, and other agricultural products. Here's another quare one. In addition to these economic sectors, overseas employment, especially in the Middle East, contributes substantially in foreign exchange.[236] As of 2010[update], the service sector makes up 60% of GDP, the bleedin' industrial sector 28%, and the oul' agriculture sector 12%.[236] The private sector accounts for 85% of the oul' economy.[237] China, India and the oul' United States are Sri Lanka's largest tradin' partners.[238] Economic disparities exist between the feckin' provinces with the feckin' Western Province contributin' 45.1% of the oul' GDP and the oul' Southern Province and the feckin' Central Province contributin' 10.7% and 10%, respectively.[239] With the bleedin' end of the oul' war, the oul' Northern Province reported a bleedin' record 22.9% GDP growth in 2010.[240] Sri Lanka's most widely known export, Ceylon tea, which ISO considers the feckin' cleanest tea in the oul' world in terms of pesticide residues, to be sure. Sri Lanka is also the feckin' world's 2nd largest exporter of tea.[241] The per capita income of Sri Lanka doubled from 2005 to 2011.[242] Durin' the oul' same period, poverty dropped from 15.2% to 7.6%, unemployment rate dropped from 7.2% to 4.9%, market capitalisation of the oul' Colombo Stock Exchange quadrupled, and the oul' budget deficit doubled.[236] Over 90% of the households in Sri Lanka are electrified; 87% of the oul' population have access to safe drinkin' water; and 39% have access to pipe-borne water.[236] Income inequality has also dropped in recent years, indicated by an oul' Gini coefficient of 0.36 in 2010.[243] The 2011 Global Competitiveness Report, published by the feckin' World Economic Forum, described Sri Lanka's economy as transitionin' from the factor-driven stage to the feckin' efficiency-driven stage and that it ranked 52nd in global competitiveness.[244] Also, out of the oul' 142 countries surveyed, Sri Lanka ranked 45th in health and primary education, 32nd in business sophistication, 42nd in innovation, and 41st in goods market efficiency, that's fierce now what? In 2016, Sri Lanka ranked 5th in the World Givin' Index, registerin' high levels of contentment and charitable behaviour in its society.[245] In 2010, The New York Times placed Sri Lanka at the feckin' top of its list of 31 places to visit.[246] S&P Dow Jones Indices classifies Sri Lanka as a bleedin' frontier market as of 2018.[247] Sri Lanka ranks well above other South Asian countries in the bleedin' Human Development Index (HDI) with an index of 0.750. By 2016, the oul' country's debt soared as it was developin' its infrastructure to the feckin' point of near bankruptcy which required a holy bailout from the feckin' International Monetary Fund (IMF)[248] The IMF had agreed to provide a feckin' US$1.5 billion bailout loan in April 2016 after Sri Lanka provided a bleedin' set of criteria intended to improve its economy. Stop the lights! By the feckin' fourth quarter of 2016, the bleedin' debt was estimated to be $64.9 billion. Bejaysus here's a quare one right here now. Additional debt had been incurred in the oul' past by state-owned organisations and this was said to be at least $9.5 billion. Since early 2015, domestic debt increased by 12% and external debt by 25%.[249] In November 2016, the oul' IMF reported that the feckin' initial disbursement was larger than US$150 million originally planned, a full US$162.6 million (SDR 119.894 million). The agency's evaluation for the oul' first tranche was cautiously optimistic about the future. Under the feckin' program Sri Lankan government implemented a new Inland Revenue Act and an automatic fuel pricin' formula which were noted by the bleedin' IMF in its fourth review. In 2018 China agreed to bail out Sri Lanka with a feckin' loan of $1.25 billion to deal with foreign debt repayment spikes in 2019 to 2021.[250][251][252] Main article: Demographics of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's population, (1871–2001) Population pyramid 2016 Sri Lanka has roughly 21,670,000 people and an annual population growth rate of 1.14%. C'mere til I tell ya. The birth rate is 17.6 births per 1,000 people, and the oul' death rate is 6.2 deaths per 1,000 people.[236] Population density is highest in western Sri Lanka, especially in and around the oul' capital, the shitehawk. Sinhalese constitute the bleedin' largest ethnic group in the oul' country, with 74.8% of the oul' total population.[253] Sri Lankan Tamils are the oul' second major ethnic group in the island, with an oul' percentage of 11.2%. Moors comprise 9.2%, game ball! There are also small ethnic groups such as the feckin' Burghers (of mixed European descent) and Malays from Southeast Asia. C'mere til I tell ya now. Moreover, there is a bleedin' small population of Vedda people who are believed to be the oul' original indigenous group to inhabit the feckin' island.[254] Main article: Languages of Sri Lanka Sinhala and Tamil are the oul' two official languages.[255] The constitution defines English as the link language, fair play. English is widely used for education, scientific and commercial purposes, for the craic. Members of the oul' Burgher community speak variant forms of Portuguese Creole and Dutch with varyin' proficiency, while members of the feckin' Malay community speak a bleedin' form of Creole Malay that is unique to the oul' island.[256] Religion in Sri Lanka (2012 census)[257][258] Buddhism (70.2%) Hinduism (12.6%) Islam (9.7%) Christianity (7.4%) Others (0.05%) Main article: Religion in Sri Lanka Buddhism is the oul' largest and is considered as an "Official religion" of Sri Lanka under Chapter II, Article 9, "The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the oul' foremost place and accordingly it shall be the oul' duty of the oul' State to protect and foster the feckin' Buddha Sasana".[5][259] Buddhism is practiced by 70.2% of the Sri Lankan's population with most bein' predominantly from Theravada school of thought.[260] Most Buddhists are of the oul' Sinhalese ethnic group with minority Tamils. Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka in the 2nd century BCE by venerable Mahinda Maurya.[260] A saplin' of the feckin' Bodhi Tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment was brought to Sri Lanka durin' the feckin' same time. Sufferin' Jaysus. The Pāli Canon (Thripitakaya), havin' previously been preserved as an oral tradition, was first committed to writin' in Sri Lanka around 30 BCE.[261] Sri Lanka has the feckin' longest continuous history of Buddhism of any predominantly Buddhist nation.[260] Durin' periods of decline, the bleedin' Sri Lankan monastic lineage was revived through contact with Thailand and Burma.[261] Hinduism was the dominant religion in Sri Lanka before the feckin' arrival of Buddhism in the feckin' 3rd century BCE, to be sure. Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka by Mahinda, the son of the feckin' Emperor Ashoka, durin' the bleedin' reign of Kin' Devanampiya Tissa.[262] The Sinhalese embraced Buddhism and Tamils remain Hindus in Sri Lanka, bejaysus. However it was activity from across the oul' Palk Strait that truly set the bleedin' scene for Hinduism's survival in Sri Lanka. Be the hokey here's a quare wan. Shaivism (devotional worship of Lord Shiva) was the feckin' dominant branch practiced by the oul' Tamil peoples, thus most of the oul' traditional Hindu temple architecture and philosophy of Sri Lanka drew heavily from this particular strand of Hinduism. Thirugnanasambanthar mentioned the names of a bleedin' number of Sri Lankan Hindu temples in his works.[263] Hinduism is the feckin' second most prevalent religion and predates Buddhism.[264] Islam is the feckin' third most prevalent religion in the country, havin' first been brought to the island by Arab traders over the feckin' course of many centuries, startin' around the bleedin' 7th century CE. C'mere til I tell ya. Most Muslims are Sunni who follow the feckin' Shafi'i school.[265] Most followers today are believed to be descendants of those Arab traders and the feckin' local women they married.[266] Christianity reached the country through Western colonists in the oul' early 16th century.[267] Around 7.4% of the bleedin' Sri Lankan population are Christians, of whom 82% are Roman Catholics who trace their religious heritage directly to the bleedin' Portuguese, you know yerself. Tamil Catholics attribute their religious heritage to St. Francis Xavier as well as Portuguese missionaries, bedad. The remainin' Christians are evenly split between the Anglican Church of Ceylon and other Protestant denominations.[268] There is also a feckin' small population of Zoroastrian immigrants from India (Parsis) who settled in Ceylon durin' the oul' period of British rule,[269] but this community has steadily dwindled in recent years.[270] Religion plays a prominent role in the feckin' life and culture of Sri Lankans. Jaysis. The Buddhist majority observe Poya Days each month accordin' to the feckin' Lunar calendar, and Hindus and Muslims also observe their own holidays. C'mere til I tell ya. In a feckin' 2008 Gallup poll, Sri Lanka was ranked the feckin' third most religious country in the world, with 99% of Sri Lankans sayin' religion was an important part of their daily life.[271] Largest cities of Sri Lanka (2012 Department of Census and Statistics enumeration)[272] 1 Colombo Western 561,314 11 Galle Southern 86,333 2 Kaduwela Western 252,041 12 Batticaloa Eastern 86,227 3 Maharagama Western 196,423 13 Jaffna Northern 80,829 4 Kesbewa Western 185,122 14 Matara Southern 74,193 5 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Western 184,468 15 Gampaha Western 62,335 6 Moratuwa Western 168,280 16 Katunayake Western 60,915 7 Negombo Western 142,449 17 Boralesgamuwa Western 60,110 8 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Western 107,925 18 Kolonnawa Western 60,044 9 Kalmunai Eastern 99,893 19 Anuradhapura North Central 50,595 10 Kandy Central 98,828 20 Trincomalee Eastern 48,351 Main article: Health in Sri Lanka Sri Lankans have a bleedin' life expectancy of 77.9 years at birth, which is 10% higher than the oul' world average.[236] The infant mortality rate stands at 8.5 per 1,000 births and the maternal mortality rate at 0.39 per 1,000 births, which is on par with figures from the bleedin' developed countries. The universal "pro-poor"[273] health care system adopted by the country has contributed much towards these figures.[274] Sri Lanka ranks first among southeast Asian countries with respect to commitment of suicide, with 33 deaths per 100,000 persons. Accordin' to the feckin' Department of Census and Statistics, poverty, destructive pastimes, and inability to cope with stressful situations are the feckin' main causes behind the high suicide rates.[275] Main article: Education in Sri Lanka The University of Peradeniya's Sarachchandra open-air theatre, named in memory of Ediriweera Sarachchandra, Sri Lanka's premier playwright With a literacy rate of 92.5%,[236] Sri Lanka has one of the most literate populations amongst developin' nations.[276] Its youth literacy rate stands at 98%,[277] computer literacy rate at 35%,[278] and primary school enrollment rate at over 99%.[279] An education system which dictates 9 years of compulsory schoolin' for every child is in place. The free education system established in 1945[280] is a result of the feckin' initiative of C. Would ye swally this in a minute now?W. W, like. Kannangara and A. Stop the lights! Ratnayake.[281][282] It is one of the few countries in the bleedin' world that provide universal free education from primary to tertiary stage.[283] Kannangara led the bleedin' establishment of the feckin' Madhya Vidyalayas (central schools) in different parts of the feckin' country in order to provide education to Sri Lanka's rural children.[278] In 1942, a feckin' special education committee proposed extensive reforms to establish an efficient and quality education system for the bleedin' people. Bejaysus here's a quare one right here now. However, in the feckin' 1980s changes to this system separated the administration of schools between the oul' central government and the oul' provincial government, enda story. Thus the elite national schools are controlled directly by the feckin' ministry of education and the oul' provincial schools by the oul' provincial government. Sri Lanka has approximately 9,675 government schools and 817 private schools and pirivenas.[236] Sri Lanka has 15 public universities.[284] A lack of responsiveness of the feckin' education system to labour market requirements, disparities in access to quality education, lack of an effective linkage between secondary and tertiary education remain major challenges for the feckin' education sector.[285] A number of private, degree awardin' institutions have emerged in recent times to fill in these gaps, yet the feckin' participation at tertiary level education remains at 5.1%.[286] Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke served as chancellor of Moratuwa University from 1979 to 2002.[287] Main article: Transport in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has an extensive road network for inland transportation. C'mere til I tell yiz. With more than 100,000 km (62,000 mi) of paved roads,[288] it has one of the feckin' highest road densities in the bleedin' world (1.5 km or 0.93 mi of paved roads per every 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi of land). The road network consists of 35 A-Grade highways and two controlled-access highways (E01 and E03).[289][290] A and B grade roads are national (arterial) highways administered by Road Development Authority.[291] C and D grade roads are provincial roads comin' under the purview of the bleedin' Provincial Road Development Authority of the feckin' respective province. The other roads are local roads fallin' under local government authorities. The railway network, operated by the bleedin' state-run national railway operator Sri Lanka Railways, spans 1,447 kilometres (900 mi).[292] Sri Lanka also has three deep-water ports at Colombo, Galle, and Trincomalee, in addition to the newest port bein' built at Hambantota. Human rights and media Main articles: Human rights in Sri Lanka and Media in Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka Broadcastin' Corporation (formerly Radio Ceylon) is the oldest-runnin' radio station in Asia,[293] established in 1923 by Edward Harper just three years after broadcastin' began in Europe.[293] The station broadcasts services in Sinhala, Tamil, English and Hindi. Since the 1980s, many private radio stations have also been introduced. Broadcast television was introduced in 1979 when the oul' Independent Television Network was launched. In fairness now. Initially, all television stations were state-controlled, but private television networks began broadcastin' in 1992.[294] As of 2010[update], 51 newspapers (30 Sinhala, 10 Tamil, 11 English) are published and 34 TV stations and 52 radio stations are in operation.[236] In recent years, freedom of the oul' press in Sri Lanka has been alleged by media freedom groups to be amongst the bleedin' poorest in democratic countries.[295] Alleged abuse of a newspaper editor by a bleedin' senior government minister[296] achieved international notoriety because of the oul' unsolved murder of the oul' editor's predecessor, Lasantha Wickrematunge,[297] who had been a holy critic of the government and had presaged his own death in a feckin' posthumously published article.[298] Officially, the constitution of Sri Lanka guarantees human rights as ratified by the feckin' United Nations. However, human rights has come under criticism by Amnesty International, Freedom from Torture, Human Rights Watch,[299] and the United States Department of State.[300] British colonial rulers,[301] the feckin' LTTE, and the government of Sri Lanka have been accused of violatin' human rights. Sure this is it. A report by an advisory panel to the oul' UN secretary-general accused both the oul' LTTE and the feckin' Sri Lankan government of war crimes durin' final stages of the bleedin' civil war.[302][303] Corruption remains a problem in Sri Lanka, and there is little protection for those who stand up against corruption.[304] The 135-year-old Article 365 of the bleedin' Sri Lankan Penal Code criminalises gay sex and provides for a holy penalty of up to ten years in prison.[305] The UN Human Rights Council has documented over 12,000 named individuals who have disappeared after detention by security forces in Sri Lanka, the bleedin' second highest figure in the bleedin' world since the bleedin' Workin' Group came into bein' in 1980.[306] The Sri Lankan government confirmed that 6,445 of these died. Bejaysus this is a quare tale altogether. Allegations of human rights abuses have not ended with the close of the ethnic conflict.[307] UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanethem Pillay visited Sri Lanka in May 2013. After her visit, she said: "The war may have ended [in Sri Lanka], but in the feckin' meantime democracy has been undermined and the oul' rule of law eroded." Pillay spoke about the oul' military's increasin' involvement in civilian life and reports of military land grabbin'. Jaysis. She also said that, while in Sri Lanka, she had been allowed to go wherever she wanted, but that Sri Lankans who came to meet her were harassed and intimidated by security forces.[308][309] In 2012, the feckin' UK charity Freedom from Torture reported that it had received 233 referrals of torture survivors from Sri Lanka for clinical treatment or other services provided by the bleedin' charity. Jesus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph. In the feckin' same year, the group published Out of the Silence, which documents evidence of torture in Sri Lanka and demonstrates that the bleedin' practice has continued long after the oul' end of the civil war in 2009.[310] On 29 July 2020, Human Rights Watch said that the feckin' Sri Lanka government has targeted lawyers, human rights defenders, and journalists to suppress criticism against government.[311] Hindu devotees engagin' in Kavadi at a temple in Vavuniya The culture of Sri Lanka is influenced primarily by Buddhism and Hinduism.[312] Sri Lanka is the oul' home to two main traditional cultures: the oul' Sinhalese (centred in Kandy and Anuradhapura) and the oul' Tamil (centred in Jaffna). Tamils co-existed with the oul' Sinhalese people since then, and the oul' early mixin' rendered the feckin' two ethnic groups almost physically indistinct.[313] Ancient Sri Lanka is marked for its genius in hydraulic engineerin' and architecture. Right so. The British colonial culture has also influenced the oul' locals. Listen up now to this fierce wan. The rich cultural traditions shared by all Sri Lankan cultures is the basis of the oul' country's long life expectancy, advanced health standards and high literacy rate.[314] Food and festivals Main articles: Sri Lankan cuisine and Festivals in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rice and curry Dishes include rice and curry, pittu, kiribath, wholemeal roti, strin' hoppers, wattalapam (a rich puddin' of Malay origin made with coconut milk, jaggery, cashews, eggs, and spices includin' cinnamon and nutmeg), kottu, and appam.[315] Jackfruit may sometimes replace rice, so it is. Traditionally food is served on an oul' plantain leaf or lotus leaf, the cute hoor. Middle Eastern influences and practices are found in traditional Moor dishes, while Dutch and Portuguese influences are found with the island's Burgher community preservin' their culture through traditional dishes such as lamprais (rice cooked in stock and baked in a banana leaf), breudher (Dutch holiday biscuit), and bolo fiado (Portuguese-style layer cake). In April, Sri Lankans celebrate the bleedin' Buddhist and Hindu new year festivals.[316] Esala Perahera is a symbolic Buddhist festival consistin' of dances and decorated elephants held in Kandy in July and August.[317] Fire dances, whip dances, Kandian dances and various other cultural dances are integral parts of the bleedin' festival. G'wan now and listen to this wan. Christians celebrate Christmas on 25 December to celebrate the bleedin' birth of Jesus Christ and Easter to celebrate the oul' resurrection of Jesus. Jesus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph. Tamils celebrate Thai Pongal and Maha Shivaratri, and Muslims celebrate Hajj and Ramadan. Visual, literary and performin' arts Main articles: Cinema of Sri Lanka, Music of Sri Lanka, Dances of Sri Lanka, Theatre of Sri Lanka, and Sri Lankan literature Female dancers in traditional Kandyan dress The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre was constructed as a major venue for the oul' performin' arts The movie Kadawunu Poronduwa (The Broken Promise), produced by S. Story? M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone, heralded the feckin' comin' of Sri Lankan cinema in 1947. Bejaysus. Ranmuthu Duwa (Island of Treasures) marked the oul' transition cinema from black-and-white to colour. In recent years, movies have featured subjects such as family melodrama, social transformation and the years of conflict between the military and the bleedin' LTTE.[318] The Sri Lankan cinematic style is similar to Bollywood movies. In 1979, movie attendance rose to an all-time high, but has been in steady decline since then.[319] An influential filmmaker is Lester James Peiris, who has directed a number of movies which led to global acclaim, includin' Rekava (Line of Destiny, 1956), Gamperaliya (The Changin' Village, 1964), Nidhanaya (The Treasure, 1970) and Golu Hadawatha (Cold Heart, 1968).[320] Sri Lankan-Canadian poet Rienzi Crusz, is the oul' subject of a documentary on his life in Sri Lanka. His work is published in Sinhala and English, begorrah. Naturalised Canadian Michael Ondaatje is well known for his English-language novels and three films. The earliest music in Sri Lanka came from theatrical performances such as Kolam, Sokari and Nadagam.[321] Traditional music instruments such as Béra, Thammátama, Daŭla and Răbān were performed at these dramas, grand so. The first music album, Nurthi, recorded in 1903, was released through Radio Ceylon. Songwriters like Mahagama Sekara and Ananda Samarakoon and musicians such as W, what? D. Sufferin' Jaysus. Amaradeva, Victor Ratnayake, Nanda Malini and Clarence Wijewardene have contributed much towards the oul' progression of Sri Lankan music.[322] Baila originated among Kaffirs or the Afro-Sinhalese community.[323] A Low Country drummer playin' the bleedin' traditional Yak Béra There are three main styles of Sri Lankan classical dance. They are, the oul' Kandyan dances, low country dances and Sabaragamuwa dances, begorrah. Of these, the bleedin' Kandyan style is most prominent. C'mere til I tell ya now. It is a feckin' sophisticated form of dance[324] that consists of five sub-categories: Ves dance, Naiyandi dance, Udekki dance, Pantheru dance and 18 Vannam.[325] An elaborate headdress is worn by the feckin' male dancers, and a feckin' drum called Geta Béraya is used to assist the feckin' dancers to keep on rhythm.[326] The history of Sri Lankan paintin' and sculpture can be traced as far back as to the oul' 2nd or 3rd century BCE.[327] The earliest mention about the feckin' art of paintin' on Mahāvaṃsa, is to the feckin' drawin' of a palace on cloth usin' cinnabar in the bleedin' 2nd century BCE. The chronicles have description of various paintings in relic-chambers of Buddhist stupas and in monastic residence. Theatre came to the country when a Parsi theatre company from Mumbai introduced Nurti, a bleedin' blend of European and Indian theatrical conventions to the oul' Colombo audience in the oul' 19th century.[325] The golden age of Sri Lankan drama and theatre began with the bleedin' stagin' of Maname, a play written by Ediriweera Sarachchandra in 1956.[328] It was followed by an oul' series of popular dramas like Sinhabāhu, Pabāvatī, Mahāsāra, Muudu Puththu and Subha saha Yasa. Sri Lankan literature spans at least two millennia and is heir to the oul' Aryan literary tradition as embodied in the hymns of the bleedin' Rigveda.[329] The Pāli Canon, the bleedin' standard collection of scriptures in the feckin' Theravada Buddhist tradition, was written down in Sri Lanka durin' the feckin' Fourth Buddhist council, at the bleedin' Alulena cave temple, Kegalle, as early as 29 BCE.[330] Chronicles such as the oul' Mahāvaṃsa, written in the 6th century, provide vivid descriptions of Sri Lankan dynasties. Accordin' to the oul' German philosopher Wilhelm Geiger, the bleedin' chronicles are based on Sinhala Atthakatha (commentary).[329] The oldest survivin' prose work is the oul' Dhampiya-Atuva-Getapadaya, compiled in the oul' 9th century CE.[329] The greatest literary feats of medieval Sri Lanka include Sandesha Kāvya (poetic messages) such as Girā Sandeshaya (parrot message), Hansa Sandeshaya (swan message) and Salalihini Sandeshaya (myna message), like. Poetry includin' Kavsilumina, Kavya-Sekharaya (Diadem of Poetry) and proses such as Saddharma-Ratnāvaliya, Amāvatura (Flood of Nectar) and Pujāvaliya are also notable works of this period, which is considered to be the oul' golden age of Sri Lankan literature.[329] The first modern-day novel, Meena by Simon de Silva appeared in 1905[325] and was followed by several revolutionary literary works. Soft oul' day. Martin Wickramasinghe, the oul' author of Madol Doova is considered the iconic figure of Sri Lankan literature.[331] Main article: Sport in Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. While the feckin' national sport is volleyball, by far the most popular sport in the bleedin' country is cricket.[332] Rugby union also enjoys extensive popularity,[333] as do association football, netball and tennis. G'wan now and listen to this wan. Aquatic sports such as boatin', surfin', swimmin', kitesurfin'[334] and scuba divin' attract many Sri Lankans and foreign tourists. There are two styles of martial arts native to Sri Lanka: Cheena di and Angampora.[335] The Sri Lanka national cricket team achieved considerable success beginnin' in the oul' 1990s, risin' from underdog status to winnin' the oul' 1996 Cricket World Cup.[336] They also won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 played in Bangladesh, beatin' India in the oul' final. In addition, Sri Lanka became the bleedin' runners-up of the Cricket World Cup in 2007[337] and 2011,[338] and of the oul' ICC World Twenty20 in 2009 and 2012.[339] Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been rated as the feckin' greatest test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack,[340] and four Sri Lankan cricketers ranked 2nd (Sangakkara), 4th (Jayasuriya), 5th (Jayawardene) and 11th (Dilshan) highest ODI run scorers of all time, which is the feckin' second best by a holy team. Sure this is it. 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Retire NATO Mai/15th 2012 Towards Boston and the Chicago Pre-Summit "Retire Nato – Our Future Nuclear Free" ! Reflections presented by Irene Eckert (WILPF/ Working Group for Peace Politics – Nuclear free Europe, released for Boston May 12th / Chicago 18th/19th 2012) Colleagues and friends, Dismantle Foreign Military Bases, cut Military Expenditure! - Meet Human Needs ! we, the people want nothing more dearly than freedom from the burden of warfare. Its astronomical costs must be redirected to free us from want, to free us from pollution, to free us from fear. We want to live without fear that comes with the enemy images and artificially created dangers. We, the people care dearly for peaceful solutions, for harmonious coexistence for all inhabitants of this planet. We care for mutual respect and dignity for all earthlings as foreseen in the UN-Charter. Foreign military locations are contrary to these needs. In Büchel and Ramstein in Germany, in Vincenca in Italy, in Okinawa, Japan and on Jeju island in South Korea, people stand up and say "No" to foreign military installations. We, the people do not want to host nuclear and other ghastly devices in beautiful spots of nature, nor elsewhere. We want be freed from the infrastructures for warfare brought in by the US or other NATO "partners". Those of us, who live close to such unhealthy and menacing outposts of warfare say "No" to the pollution that comes with them. We say "No" to the 30 000 starts and landings at the US-airbase Ramstein, causing noise damage in the neighbourhood and much more serious damage to the places from where they come from and to which they go. The more than thousand US-military bases in the world, over 50% of them densely installed in the South and South West of Germany must all be dismantled. Military sites are contrary to security. They provoke aggression and cause unrest in their respective neighbourhoods. They all bear the same fruit of destruction. Therefore all countries must get rid of these harmful installations. Peace comes with justice, not by threatening with lethal weaponry. People, aware of this basic truth still have a dream. It is a common dream, a dream of a peaceful and joyful nuclear free future. It is this dream, that will one day help us realize the promises of the UN-Charter. We are, however, not only dreamers, we work hard for this vision to become reality. In every corner of Mother Earth people are at work. On all levels of society we bring in our energy and their insight to rid this beautiful planet of the nuclear threat and the threat that comes with depleted uranium. People seek refuge in national and international law, they study agreements, they educate their communities, they assemble peacefully and protest. Across the planet they organize marches or bike rallies to express their yarning for a nuclear free earth. People take their struggle to their parliamentary representatives, bringing in legal suits. 1 Others work on a national and international scale for a World Economic Order based on global justice and sustainability, an order that can easily do without means of mass destruction. Therefore people the world over demand military expenditures be cut and redirected to meet human needs. Whereas NATO Bears Death - Our Struggle Is For Life! Our struggle is for life. People across the planet join in this struggle for a livable society in which women, the young and the elderly, can fully participate. These people are committed to communities that allow for young people to be creative and develop their personalities in breadth and depth, to perform excellently and to do so without drugs. They strive for an economic order under which nobody will be forced to make harmful choices. They strive for a world where careers and children are compatible and both part of a meaningful and humane life. NATO with all its lethal infrastructure is contrary to such a humane vision and even its smartest strategy concepts can never end in fulfilling our human dreams. NATO secures only the interests of a tiny handful of oligarchs, a handful of people who do not want to share the natural riches that Mother Earth still provides in abundance. We need to challenge those few on their road to destruction and help one other to understand the true nature of the NATO – alliance. This being an alliance that serves the exclusive needs of an over privileged minority, while others go hungry. Such an antisocial coalition must not be allowed to govern the world. And history proves that this will not be the case No Empire has lasted forever. No matter how affluent its resources and how powerful the military machinery at its disposal, it all came to an end. And this is the moment of truth for NATO. Its wisdom has come to a dead end. Whereas the military apparatus swallows almost everything the serious global economic crisis encreases conflicting interests within the alliance's rank and file. And we, the people, need butter not canons. We need jobs, but not with the war-machine. Therefore NATO and all military bases abroad and at home must be dismantled. This call is urgent if humanity is to survive. We need to dismantle NATO's true nature! Since its beginning in 1949 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been an apparatus of coercion, conceived as a protective shield for the greedy appetite of a few. NATO's main objective is counter insurgency. Today it is obvious, the precious resources of Mother Earth are limited . The have-nots of today will demand their share tomorrow. This is why NATO-members continuously conceive new weapons to prevent this nightmare of theirs from becoming real. But they are bound to fail. Threating other nations with pre-emptive or preventive nuclear strikes will not help to suppress the massive social unrest and strong opposition is bound to grow worldwide. It is NATO itself with its astronomic costs and its disastrous interventions into sovereign nations which allows No Achievements Towards a peaceful society. This why victimized nations and individuals bravely oppose this greedy military juggernaut. Whereas NATO's "War Against Terror" creates the Terror of War, people demand an end to this insanity. Strong and firm grassroots movements the world over, with the support of nations like the BRIC-states2, and others like Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, in Latin America and Iran and Syria in the Middle East, peacefully join hands. Eventually they will succeed in their endeavors. With the UN Charter as their backbone, they can create strong support. NATO is NUTS – Not Useful TO Security!. This alliance has left its destructive footprints for more than six decades. Their globally scattered military bases, outposts of the Empire, will accentuate the fiscal problems of NATO's member states and beyond. Whereas host nations pay the biggest part of the bill, the donors invest in encircling peaceful nations and force them into respective arms build ups. NATO speech is treacherous, its promises are false. The nasty outposts of the imperial alliance are seldom called by their true names. They come along as FOLS (Forward Located Sites) or euphemistically as "Lily Pads". In reality they altogether provide the infrastructure for bombing, for killing by unmanned drones, for spying. These FOLS are foolishly meant for "Full Spectrum Dominance"3- for the USA, lead-nation of NATO, including Western Europe and Canada and their quest for hegemony. NATO is a shield for Neoliberalism Another approach for the maintenance of the Empire is the neoliberal credo shared by NATO-"partners". Disobedience towards this oppressive economic ideology and its structures will always be punished. Their leaders are tagged as fanatics, lunatics, terrorists, murderers. Some will even be condemned to death. The effectiveness of such defaming depends however on the strength of the opponent and his alliances. We need a realistic picture of the global state of affairs. The weaknesses of moribund NATO must be understood. We must analyze the conflicting interests of its components. Public awareness must cut through the effectiveness of its propaganda, which still is its strongest weapon. No further tagging of nations as "rogue states" and people's resistance movements as terrorists must pass uncritized. Nato's "Partnership for Peace"- programs must be understood for what they are. The 22 countries, brought in 1994 in addition to the 28 NATO members are trapped in a sham. The same is true for the "Mediterranean -" and other "Dialogue-Strategies" equally conceived to bully weaker and lesser armed nations. The same holds for so called "Civil-Military-Cooperation-Concepts". CIMIC aims at harmful interactions between NATO-led forces and civil actors in alliance-led "operations". The acronym CIMIC means therefore war business as usual. The economically strongest sets the tone As usual, the economically strongest "partners" in business set the tone. The USA comes first, followed by Germany in the second place, then by its "European partners", the main money and technology providers. The General Secretary of the alliance, always European, serves as an eloquent spokesperson , whereas the Chief military commander, an experienced US general or admiral4 , guides the actions. NATO'S weakness – a sign for hope. NATO's latest "Smart Defence Strategy " 5 calling for closer cooperation and for the joint purchase of the smartest equipment6 with the hottest nuclear, biological and chemical devices can hardly cover growing rifts within NATO. Conflicting interests in times of limited resources will necessarily weaken the alliance. The growing budget problems are only one aspect of the deepening crisis, under which the US deficit and the Euro crisis pose serious obstacles for NATO-strategists. The growing aggressiveness of the alliance 7 with the latest devastating and costly war against blooming Libya with more than 50 000 civilian casualties of a total population of only 6,5 million can not hide the symptoms of this crisis. This latest interference in North Africa left behind a war torn country, torturers in office and a shattered image of the alliance in the Southern Hemisphere. It has never been more evident. Conflict raising not solving is NATO's business. The continued threats against old cultures and better equipped countries like Iran and Syria with strong allies expose NATO's growing incapacities. But, whereas being paralyzed in open action, the alliance breeds other strategies and a phraseology that becomes more and more Orwellian. "War is Peace"! Again - for how long will people be fooled by such euphemisms while their brothers, partners and sons come back in body bags? Such bitter harvest helps to see through tricky language and to uncover the true nature of disasterous military interventions in other people's affairs. A global economic order, based on piracy, theft and disrespect for the sovereignity of other nations cannot be upheld forever. An interventionist alliance feeding the military machinery and the oil companies, and in support of the banks cannot be maintained and bully the world forever. Press releases in sweet language, twittering in tones of 'peaceful cooperative efforts', of 'crisis management' and 'smart defence' will no longer fulfill their purpose. We must take the future in our hands Having all this in mind, we must join forces with the peoples of the war-ridden nations, nations under occupation. Those people threatened with "NATO PEACE KEEPING MISSIONS", mostly in the southern hemisphere, are the first ones to understand what the liberation efforts of NATO and its allies are all about. They have been victimized, because their soil contains precious minerals or because of their strategic importance. They are victimized because they want to go their own ways. Nations in the South are easily marginalised and stigmatised as "Failed States", a label that blows in the horn for NATO's intervention. Due to its internal conflicts NATO often is replaced now by a "Coalition of the Willing". This was the case in the wars against Iraq and Libya. But it is NATO-bomber-fighters that come in with lethal weaponry. More and more often they come in under the title "R2P" , self declared "Responsibility to Protect", a label that assumes to protect citizens of other nations. This presumptuous responsibility comes in blatant violation of the UN-Charter which guarantees sovereignity to all member nations small or large. We must learn how do defend such sovereignity, the very essence of UN-Charter. Again, our struggle is for the protection of humanitarian laws, of the full implementation of the Human Rights Charter, for the protection of social achievments, for the right to survive in a healthy environment. We must demand that there be No more humanitarian wars! We must understand that: The original enemy colour of NATO was Red. It has been replaced after the fall of the Berlin Wall by Green, the colour of the Prophet Mohamed, the colour of Islam. Today NATO claims to have no enemies. The enemy hunt has been replaced by "protective and humanitarian interventions". This kind of humanitarian warfare started in 1999 against a mostly Orthodox Christian country, where the assumed victims were a minority of Muslims. It was the illegitimate NATO war against the former Republic of Yugoslavia8 that re-established war as a means of "conflict solution" in post-war Europe. In its aftremath the harmless sounding acronym "R2P" was introduced.9 in 2001. Gradually we have since then become used to "bombing for human rights" and to the dropping of DU-munition for the "safeguard of the environment"10. In fact the acronym "R2P" stands for a dangerous blending of the peace-serving ideals of the United Nations with the NATO war machine. In fact it re-introduces the outdated and outlawed notion of a "Just War". In the meantime civil victims are the fall out of more NATO interventions called "humanitarian acts". The victims, if listed at all, come under the title "collateral damage." NATO's questionable history Let us recall: NATO as a regional military alliance was baptised only four years after the Second World War: a monstrous child of the Cold War, conceived in its hotbed. The Washington Treaty signed by 12 founding members of the Western World was already then a blatant rebuff to the UN-charter, meant to outlaw war as a means of conflict resolution for ever. The bitter taste of unacceptable violations of international law committed by NATO member states since its hour of birth was always sweetened by humanitarian statements. After two major slaughters on a world scale, war was no longer acceptable. The Nuremberg Trials even outlawed wars of aggression as a crime against humanity. Therefore military actions had to be camouflaged under a positive sounding UN code. Therefore NATO language comes along as a promise for peace, security and democracy with the UN-Charter as its referential basis. Let us keep in mind that the precious UN-Charter even outlaws the mere threat of violence not to mention open acts of aggression 11. Furthermore the term "aggression" was clearly defined of December 1974 by UN – General Assembly Resolution 3314, there is no scope for interpretation. By contrast NATO's strategy still implies the threat of even an atomic first strike against countries which neither possess the bomb nor the expertise , nor the material to develop one, nor have the desire to do so. It is NATO's later lead nation the USA alone, that has used such ghastly means of mass destruction twice in history, ignoring warnings by nuclear expert Albert Einstein whose letter to President Roosevelt remained unopended on his desk. Under his follower in office, Truman, the unthinkable happened in the early years of the Cold War. Former ally, ex-partner in the anti-Hitler - coalition, war-plagued Russia, tired of war with 27 million dead, was accused of planning to overrun Western Europe with its tanks, whereas the US had just dropped two nuclear devices over Japan. These two nuclear devices were mainly meant to "deter" alleged Soviet adventures. With such audacious assumption the Soviet Union their past ally, became the defined enemy of NATO. The RED-hunt had begun and included all liberation efforts the world over . Germany, the enemy nation of yesterday, was soon to be admitted as NATO member 12, at least the Western half of it . Former Nazi generals, who had been sentenced at the Nurmberg Trials, were chosen as key personnel for building NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Its logo – resembling the Star of Mercedes Benz - was well designed given its hardly hidden aims and principles. Soon after joining Germany was offered access to nuclear devices through the "dual use" concept.13 and through the "nuclear participation strategy" 14 . By this strategy Germany violated the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) it had signed in 1969. From the huge amount of nuclear weapons originally stored on German soil to counter an assumed Soviet attack, 20 still remain in Büchel, in the Eifel region. In disrespect of the German government coalition consensus of 2008 these nuclear devices have not not been withdrawn.15 The will of the German oligarchy as well as that of the US stands against it. Furthermore there are plans to modernise these means of mass destruction. In order to prevent this and in order to get rid of them altogether we need much stronger public awareness in the USA, too. We need a more vociferous public outcry in the region and beyond. This not easy because for a long period the presence of US nuclear devices in Germany was justified as unavoidable under occupational status. Only in 1990 when the '2 + 4 Treaty' was signed, did Germany regain full sovereign rights. These came with the German guarantee that only peace would come from German soil in the future. As German membership for NATO, covers 18% of its annual dues16, a financial contribution next to that of the USA this guarantee this was obviously untrue . In South Germany near the city of Stuttgart EUCOM and AFRICOM, the central command units for all Europe and Africa are hosted and in Ramstein we keep the largest US-military base abroad on a "SOFA"17. Under the pretext of the obligations guaranteed in the Status Of Force Agreements (short SOFA) German decision makers provided key assistance to all major wars since 1999. This is true for the war against Afghanistan (since 2001), Iraq (2003), against Libya (2011), twice despite of official abstinence. Germany has played a military tune in Sudan, in Somalia, at the Horn of Africa and in the Mediterranian Sea. Military bases secured by Sofas provide key infrastructure, intelligence and retreat possibilities for US-military interventions near and far. Military Bases are Outpost of Warfare - most of all in Germany When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, the US presence in Germany was still a stunning 250,000 soldiers with as many civilian employees and family members. The soldiers and their families worked and lived in one of 47 major military bases, which were made up by some 800 separate sites. The predominance of West Germany in US military planning can be glimpsed from the resources allocated to the bases there. During the Cold War, 70% of US troops in Europe were stationed in West Germany and the country was home to 60% of all U.S. overseas bases. This policy had the support of all post war governments. By 1995, troops in Germany had been reduced to 94,000, their number has now stabilized at 71,000 soldiers, 97,500 dependents and 10,488 civilian employees. Enough infrastructure to carry on with the evil conduct of warfare. People's movements opposing military bases in Germany People's resistance to these evil intentions has seen ups and downs. The most successful struggle my country has seen after the Wall came down was one that went on for many years and led to the closure of a planned military training area near Wittstock upon the Dosse, located to the northwest of Berlin on the motorway to Hamburg. The NATO bombing site was foreseen in a beautiful holiday area called Fretzdorf Heath, or casually "Bombodrom" 18. After a period when 10 000 participants had followed a call to this remote region year after year with speakers coming even as far as Middle America, the site was definitely given up as military training field in 2011. The struggle for a 'Free Heath' near Wittstock, a place that has a history of warfare dating back centuries, shows how people's movements can be succesful. The struggle was supported by a wide range of political parties, it was carried into the German parliament and it was followed up by law suits. Members of all social strata participated and support came from all over Germany. This year in 2012 the focus of public campaigning goes against the remaining nuclear weapons on German soil. These US lethal devices must neither be modernised nor must they remain on our land. The B16 fighter bomber must be withdrawn in agreement with the government coalition treaty of 2008 and in compliance with the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT.) Together with partners from the International Campaign ICAN – the German peace coalition demands the Abolishment of Nuclear Arms . Our future must clearly be Nuclear Free.19 Respect international and national law Respect the sovreignity of all nations Respect the NPT No modernization of nukes in foreign bases Withdrawal of nuclear arms from bases Withdrawal of military bases altogether End military interventions Meet peoples immediate needs now 1An alliance of lawyers in Germany has recently forwarded a law suit against the the unlawful usage of the airbase Ramstein in Rheinland-Paletinate. Peace activist Jung from Kaiserslautern has sued the government arguing that tne biggest power center of US-NATO, the largest aviation hub of the US army wit h90 % night flights is supplying the Middleand Far East War scenarios in clear breach of the German constitution. He also argues that the origin of excessive warefare as well as the torture flights being handled from here are incompatible with international law. Article 25/26 of the German Basic Law as well as all principles of international law are forbidding the aggression of war. Source : Neues Deutschland March 24th 2012 2Brasil, Russia, India, China (evtl. joined by Sotuh Africa) 3 an imperial strategy conceived under US-President Bush junior's auspices and unchallenged by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, 4tThe Danish ex-politician, now Nato 's genral secretary, Anders Fogh Rasmussen (since 2009) called the war against libya "a great success" Supreme Allied Commander and Europe Commander (SACEUR) is US-admiral James Stavridis 5 In Lisbon 2010 "The new Strategic Concept offers partner countries around the globe more opportunities for dialogue and cooperation and commits NATO to reinforce cooperation with Russia. It also keeps the door firmly open to membership in NATO to European democracies." Nato homepage 6 At the 2011 Munic Security Conference NATO General Secretary Rassmussen "noted that 10 years ago, the US accounted for a little less than half of NATO members' total defence spending, whereas "today, the American share is closer to 75 per cent," he said, "and it will continue to grow, even with the new cuts in the Pentagon's spending that US defence secretary Bob Gates announced last month". Those 'cuts' in the Pentagon budget, for example, will at best only reduce the rate of growth. (Military spending has continued to grow as a share of the economy under President Obama and for 2012 a record $670.9bn has been requested for defence - although the real bill for the total US national security budget has been calculated at more than $1.2 trillion a year). As Andrew Bacevich points out "The essential facts remain: US military outlays today equal that of every other nation on the planet combined, a situation without precedent in modern history". The United States presently spends more in constant dollars than it did at any time during the Cold War, despite having no real (as opposed to imaginary) 'peer competitor'. Nato watch, submitted 03/02/2011 7 February 07th, 2008, ntv "Nicht offen ausgesprochen - Es kriselt bei der NATO ( ntv, a German tvp-rogram, whichte titeld" Not pronounced in public – NATO in crisis" Nichts ist in Ordnung. In Afghanistan kehrt kein Frieden ein. Die NATO befürchtet dort ihr eigenes Scheitern. Die Verbündeten ziehen nicht an einem Strang. Eine Einigung mit dem Iran über seine Atompolitik ist nicht in Sicht. In Europa, vor der Haustür Deutschlands, kann man noch nicht von Stabilität auf dem Balkan sprechen, vom Kosovo ganz zu schweigen. In diese Gemengelage fällt an diesem Wochenende die internationale Sicherheitskonferenz in München. Ihr Titel: "Eine Welt in Unordnung - veränderte Machtverhältnisse - fehlende Strategien". 8The so called Kosovo-war was illegitimate because it even violated NATO's founding document, the Washington agreement, this promises each other's assistance in case of armed aggression. But Jugoslavia clearly did not attack any NATO- member. A UN-mission was also out of sight. 9 Whereas it never received the status of an internationally agreed upon document of law 10"Bombing for human rights is like fucking for virginity" a slogan that frequently has been seen at anti war rallies. 11 See below literature on how gradually NATO undermined or approached the UN, beginning with the early 9Oies : Jeffrey Simon, NATO Enlargement and Central Europe: A Study in Civil-military Relations, 1996 12 Inspite of the strong anti-war sentiment in Germany of Chancellor ADENAUER promised in an interview with the Cleveland Plain Dealer to supply German troops for the newly created transatlantic alliance. This was of course unconstitutional. Germany's new Basic Law had neither forseen an army nor conscription. Adenauer's promise was incompatible with the Potsdam Agreement which in 1945 had also called for Germany's heavy arms industry to be dismantled. 13"Dual-Use" ist ein Begriff welcher die doppelte Verwendungsmöglichkeit einer Technologie sowohl für die Gesellschaft als auch für das Militär beschreiben soll. Er sagt auf der einen Seite, dass zivile Forschung für militärische Zwecke genutzt werden kann auf der anderen Seite jedoch auch, dass militärische Forschung Entdeckungen für die zivile Forschung mit sich bringt. Aber was bedeutet "Dual-Use" wirklich? Ist es lediglich eine wirtschaftlichere Art der Forschung oder eine bewusste Entscheidung die Militärtechnologie nach dem kalten Krieg auf dem neusten Stand zu halten? Asta Uni Köln 2011 14 Nukleare Teilhabe Unter "nuklearer Teilhabe" wird verstanden, dass Deutschland und andere Nato-Staaten, die den Atomwaffensperrvertrag als Atomwaffenverzichtsstaaten unterschrieben, über Planungsstäbe, Infrastrukturkooperation an Atomwaffen verbündeter Atomwaffenstaaten "teilhaben". Vertragsbruch Wäre es tatsächlich "Teilhabe", so wäre es ebenso tatsächlich ein Bruch des Atomwaffensperrvertrags, den die Bundesrepublik Deutschland am 28.11.1969 unterschrieben hat. Es wäre ein Vertragsbruch sowohl der "teilhabenden" als auch der "teilüberlassenden" Vertragsstaaten. Da sich jedoch die verbündeten Atomwaffenstaaten den alleinigen Oberbefehl über die Atomwaffen vorbehalten, stellt die "Nukleare Teilhabe" vielleicht "nur eine Vertragsverletzung" dar. Ob Vertragsbruch oder Vertragsverletzung - beides müsste sofort endigen, aber bislang setzte sich keine bundesdeutsche Regierung für vertragskonformes Verhalten ein, auch nicht die zwischenzeitliche rot-grüne Regierung unter Schröder und Fischer, sondern fühlen sich beobachtbar geschmeichelt, an Beratungen beteiligt zu sein - in der "Nuklearen Planungsgruppe der Nato". Markus rabanus, 05.04. 2008 netz, siehe auch bits 15No matter what our foreign minister Guido Westerwelle may have negotiated again, no matter the wording of latest NATO statements declaring therir will to check with possible options ( see Der Spiegel April 30th 2012), or what parliament says. 16The United States contributes between one-fifth and one-quarter of NATO's budget. In FY2010 that contribution totaled $711.8 million. (???) says outgoing US- Defense minister Bill Gates in Brussels in 2011on June 10th according to CBS news, in additon to that the US pays over 21% to the NATO's civil budget to international organisations 17SOFAS= Status of Forces Agreement, giving all kind of privileges on the troups and free of charge use of the premises 18"Der Truppenübungsplatz Wittstock ("Bombodrom") war ein militärischer Übungsplatz in der Kyritz-Ruppiner Heide im Norden des Landes Brandenburg. Der am 30. Juni 1992 beschlossene Ausbau zu einem Luft-Boden-Schießplatz wurde 2009 aufgegeben und am 21. April 2010 der endgültige Verzicht der Bundeswehr zur Nutzung des Geländes bekannt gegeben. Die Kommandantur wurde am 13. Januar 2011 offiziell aufgelöst 19 As our government plays a key role in Nato, we have to continuously address our decision makers to respect our constitution, to respect the UN-charter and to the treaties we signed, none of them allowing for aggression against other countries. Most important in this context is the NPT.

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Hurtle through China's lesser-seen southwest on Bamboo Travel's South China Explorer trip, as a new train route takes you from the vast gorges and old market towns of Yunnan to the villages and rice terraces of Guizhou. Finish by drifting along the Li River amid towering karst peaks. Sail an off-radar archipelago on Selective Asia's Essential Nusa Tenggara tour. From the ice-blue crater lakes of Flores, a phinisi boat carries you to Komodo, home to its native dragons, before pushing on to Sumba, an island of old villages and megalithic tombs. See the fruits of Jordan's conservation push on Holiday Architects' Jordan's Natural Beauty tour, spying the canyons of Dana Nature Reserve and the verdant hills of Aljoun Forest Reserve, as well as big hitters like ancient Petra and Wadi Rum. Delve into Peru's past on Llama Travel's Incas and Conquistadors of Peru tour. Devour fine food in the capital, Lima, before wandering ancient Incan territory, heading down from colonial Cusco into the Sacred Valley and completing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It's just you, the road and Canada's wilds on a Hidden Gems of the Rockies self-drive with Audley Travel. See the liquid wonders of Waterton Lakes NP, spy moose, elk and bears in Kootenay NP, and end in the lush Banff NP, hiking to its bubbling Ink Pots springs or kayaking its mirrored waters. Leave your preconceptions behind on Wild Frontiers' Iran Unveiled 2017 tour. See the country at its best, from the ruins of Persepolis to the mosques of Esfahan, accompanied by a dose of local hospitality. Squeeze in icy peaks, spurting geysers and chic cities on Wexas' Highlights of Chile trip. Explore the city of Santiago before zipping through Chile's diverse wilds to soak up Atacama sands, El Tatio's spurting geysers and the mighty glaciers of Torres del Paine NP. Epic. Bag Eastern Europe's best summits on KE Adventure Travel's High Peaks of the Balkans. Trek and climb rises in Kosovo (Gjeravica), Montenegro (Zla Kolata) and Albania (Korab), then toast your feats with a glass of raki in the latter's capital, Tirana. Get under the skin of Laos and Cambodia on HF Holidays' Indochina Revealed trip. Lap up laidback Luang Prabang and drift the 4,000 riverine islands of Laos, then cross into rural Cambodia for floating villages, mountain treks and Angkor Wat. Catch lava fields, Midnight Sun and hot springs on Discover the World's Iceland Ring Road Special. Tick off Golden Circle sights before going off -grid to spy whales in Akureyri, calving glaciers in Jökulsárlón and fishing villages in the eastern fjords.

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Maharashtra, Mumbai The pros and cons of a traveling life Although I tend to look at people who talk about the transformative nature of travel with a hint of cynicism, I feel like I've myself been transformed considerably by the freewheeling life I've been leading over the past several years. And I'm not sure if it's always been a good thing. The positive aspects are many – the repository of incidents, people, places, landscapes, experiences is so huge that I feel like I've lived many lives already and even if I don't do a single thing from today, I'll most likely not have any regrets. I've been writing vigorously over the past several days, poring over my notes, recounting and remembering people and events, feeling utterly nostalgic, about Ladakh, Vietnam, Laos, Nagaland, Darjeeling, Sri Lanka, Hampi and I feel enormously fortunate for having been able to travel so freely and for so long. There are bad days on the road, lonely, depressing days, but it's never difficult to overcome them because with every new place, you surround yourself with new people and a new setting to refresh yourself. I've never been stuck for very long during my travels and if I have been in one place for too long, it's only because I wanted to. But having traveled for as long and as relentlessly as I have, it's becoming more difficult with each journey to come back home. Nowadays, I just go into a shell when I'm in Mumbai or Chennai. While earlier, when I was working in Mumbai, I used to be enthusiastic to go hang out with friends, binge on movie marathons in Fort and Colaba, eat and drink out at every available opportunity, now it's all about conserving money for the next trip because money is a necessity and the next trip can't come soon enough. So life here is an oppressive kind of monotony where I feel like I'm the antagonist to the character that I am when I'm traveling. There's also little that I find that I can connect to here and the distance and the effort it takes to commute around the city takes a toll on me that it doesn't in other places. Even on those rare social interactions, a sort of listlessness or boredom takes over. Sometimes, it's because I feel the pressure to live up to the "traveler" tag which means I'm supposed to come up with a funny story at the drop of a hat and other times, it's the retread of the same conversation a group of us might have had innumerable times. There was a time I used to take pleasure in these things but it just doesn't feel good enough anymore. Travel, at least for me, has an exciting journalistic aspect to it. You ask a lot of questions, try to find out about new places, hear out new stories and points of view, take a lot of pictures and I'm sure that can be done at home as well. But along with people who live in a place, you mingle with many of the travelers passing through. I guess, even though I bitch about their ways very often, I miss those interactions with people who tell you where they've been, what they've been doing and the things they've seen while you tell them about yourself. There's an openness, warmth and unpredictability to these conversations that I miss dearly when I'm back home. Long term travel is addictive because people like myself can never have enough of it and once you're used to it, you feel like a very strange person in a static, workaday world when you're back home. addictionlong term traveltraveltravelingwriting Mawlynnong constanttraveller1 says: I understand completely. I am always conserving money in Bombay, trying to fill my cup of money for my next big trip. It's difficult to find a balance when you're static and your mind is wandering with the possibilities of the next journey. If you find the secret sauce, do pass it along. vagabonder says: So far, the only secret sauce I know is to get out of the city for a few months and manage with the little money I have by going to places that are inexpensive. vagabondurges says: I (as a lot of your readers, I'm guessing) empathize with the difficulties of being in the same place, where crossing familiar streets, again, is terribly dull. Sometimes I get a little fix of traveler air by hosting visitors and feeding on their perspective of where I live, which is indeed a place people would want to come visit. We should form a rotating wheel of visiting each other to share that travel drug, even vicariously. 😉 I completely endorse that view!

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How about a rich-bodied black tea with a fragrant hint of citrus and a fine touch of creaminess? Add to that some silky smooth frothed milk and a generous portion of fruit tart. We don't suggest having this when there's people around though, unless you don't mind sharing.

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The Best of Tim Donaghy's Game Fixing...in Video Form ESPN.com's Bill Simmons, long an outspoken critic of NBA refs said this about the Spurs-Suns Game Three in this year's playoffs: The Spurs were favored by four, with an over/under of 200.5 -- after San Antonio prevailed, 108-101, thanks to Amare Stoudemire playing just 21 minutes because of foul trouble. Congratulations to Greg Willard, Tim Donaghy and Eddie F. Rush for giving us the most atrociously officiated game of the playoffs so far: Game 3 of the Suns-Spurs series. Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington and Violet Palmer must have been outraged that they weren't involved in this mess. Good golly. Most of the calls favored the Spurs, but I don't even think the refs were biased -- they were so incompetent that there was no rhyme or reason to anything that was happening. Other than the latest call in NBA history (a shooting foul for Manu Ginobili whistled three seconds after the play, when everyone was already running in the other direction), my favorite moment happened near the end, when the game was already over and they called a cheap bump on Bruce Bowen against Nash, so the cameras caught Mike D'Antoni (the most entertaining coach in the league if he's not getting calls) screaming sarcastically, "Why start now? Why bother?" What a travesty. Not since the cocaine era from 1978-1986 has the league faced a bigger ongoing issue than crappy officiating. Luckily, we live in the YouTube era, and the NBA doesn't police the video-sharing network nearly as much as the NFL. That means we can show you a "highlight film" of some of Donaghy's work in game three of the series, thus solidifying the thoughts that Simmons had a few months ago. I'm sure this makes Phoenix feel much better. Labels: Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Tim Donaghy The Duke from Dukes Court said... And I thought fixing the Ewing draft was bad. Next time anyone in Pittsburgh complains about being hosed by the refs, remember, you could be in Phoenix and have actually been hosed by the refs. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ..... You think Pittsburgh fans complain about the refs, sheehs you should hear PSU fans, they complain about calls from 2 decades ago.

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Aphria Receives Licence Amendment to Sell Oil Extracts Aphria to Make Oils Available for Immediate Shipping August 17, 2016 16:16 ET | Source: Aphria Inc. LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 17, 2016) - Aphria Inc. ("Aphria" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:APH)(OTCQB:APHQF) announced today that the Company received an amendment to its licence to produce and sell medical cannabis from Health Canada under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations. The licence amendment provides for the production and sale of cannabis oil extracts. The Company originally received an amendment to its licence to produce cannabis oil in August 2015. In the interim, the Company has developed its processes and procedures to perfect the operation of its oil extraction technology and developed three oil extract formulations for sale to medical patients. Aphria's current oil extraction capacity is approximately 12,000 60 mL bottles a month. The Company recently received a second extraction machine and once on-line, it expects its extraction capacity will double. The Company's oil extract bottle is 60 mL in size and contains the equivalent of 10 grams of dried marijuana sourced from bud. The Company intends to sell each bottle for $99 and will have three products available for sale: Champlain - a high THC product, Rideau - a high CBD product and Capilano - a balanced THC/CBD product. The purchase price on a per gram equivalency basis is $9.90. As of the date of this release, Aphria's pricing compares to an industry average of approximately $18 per gram equivalency. "While our journey to obtain Health Canada approval was long, we are excited to begin selling our extracts on our website today," said Vic Neufeld, Chief Executive Officer. "Patient feedback suggests that demand will be strong, particularly given our attractive retail price. Capitalizing on our continued growing cost reductions, we believe significant margins will still be generated." About Aphria Aphria Inc., one of Canada's lowest cost producers, produces, supplies and sells medical cannabis. Located in Leamington, Ontario, the greenhouse capital of Canada. Aphria is truly powered by sunlight, allowing for the most natural growing conditions available. We are committed to providing pharma-grade medical cannabis, superior patient care while balancing patient economics and returns to shareholders. We were the first public licenced producer to report positive cash flow from operations and the first to report positive earnings in consecutive quarters. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Certain information in this news release constitutes forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws. Any statements that are contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as "may", "should", "anticipate", "expect", "believe", "intend" or the negative of these terms and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to internal expectations, pricing, estimated margins, expectations for future growing and extraction capacity, product availability, expectations of Health Canada approvals and expectations with respect to future production costs. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks, including, without limitation, risks associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry events; marketing costs; loss of markets; future legislative and regulatory developments involving medical marijuana; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favourable terms; the medical marijuana industry in Canada generally, income tax and regulatory matters; the ability of Aphria to implement its business strategies; competition; crop failure; currency and interest rate fluctuations and other risks. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Aphria Inc. Vic Neufeld

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"Raxco Software today announces Version 10 of the award-winning PerfectDisk family of disk defragmentation and optimization products. PerfectDisk 10 includes several enhancements and new features to help users keep their computers running at optimal performance, reduce costs and extend the life of their PCs, laptops and servers. "Included in the launch is an exciting new virtually-aware product for businesses' virtual environments -- PerfectDisk 10 Virtual Enterprise Edition (VEE). PerfectDisk 10 VEE is the first-ever centrally managed defragmentation solution that is both aware of its virtual existence and is also able to dynamically adjust its resource consumption behavior with respect to its physical server load, such as VMware ESX Server and Microsoft Hyper-V. Other defragmenters, if they can even run in a virtual environment, have no knowledge of their host environment, thus making them susceptible to performance-debilitating resource contention. "A new PerfectDisk Home Edition is now available for home consumers. "A complete list of enhancements can be found at www.perfectdisk.com/whats-new." This statement arrived by email today. I will be testing the new version shortly, and a full review will be included in The 2009 Defrag Shootout. They have provided me with registration codes for testing purposes. Home and Business users can find a comparison between PerfectDisk and Diskeeper on their web site. All the different versions of PerfectDisk for home users are listed here. defragmentation passes which is nothing but BS..for me it seems extremely slow like their previous versions. From my experience, PD10 seems to analyse and defragment drives quicker than PD2008. However, 30% speed increase advertised by Raxco is huge exxageration, in my opinion. To be honest, I was also quite dissapointed by PD. Since SmartPlacement is not so good for improving disk performance (it was designed to slow down refragmentation), I was hoping that PD 10 could at least offer some new defragmentation modes for those who prefer system performance over slow refragmentation rates. "Improved performance: Saving you time and resources, PerfectDisk's engine now runs up to 30% faster." Never trust a % sign that doesn't tell you what the two items are. The 30% could refer to WDD, PD7, Windows 98, who knows? At first glance one would assume they meant the previous version, PD9, but it could refer to anything at all. I will ask for clarification, but it will probably take a few days to arrive. Thanks for the reply. I didn't think about the fact that "30% faster" can refer to anything. I would like to make a comment on PerfectDisk here. PD puts all the directories after frequently modified files, which means that directories often end up being far away from the begginning of hard drive. What this document says is that there is a lot of dialog between MFT and Directories in order to access a normal file. Due to the fact MFT is typically located towards the beginning of a hard drive and it is common for PD to put directories far from the beginning of a hard drive, it follows that the usage of PD results in increased distance between MFT and all the directories. Therefore, when a file request is made, hard disk heads contantly have to travel a long distance between MFT and directories before accessing a file. This results in relatively slow file access times. If PD put directories to the beginning of the hard drive, file access could impove as the distance between directories and MFT is much smaller in this case. Donn, what do you think about this? Do you think that I am right about the importance of placing directories relatively close to MFT? Or I am missing something here? My experience of using PD is that the directory location and the MFT location is often not too far apart, resulting in little or no performance loss. The placement issue was much more important in FAT systems because machines were slower and FAT worked differently to NTFS. Nowadays a lot of the directory and MFT information lives in memory cache, so the placement of the directories is not as important, and the fact that the directories are fragmented or not often has a bigger performance boost, because each fragment adds another seek time delay. My gut reaction is that if Diskeeper says it's "A", it probably is only "a" or more likely "b". They have no grip on reality at all. PerfectDisk does not force the MFT to remain at the beginning of the drive. Initially the MFT is near the start of the drive, as are most directories. As the drive fills up over time the location of both MFT and directories change, not only with PD, but with DK and most other defrag utilities. Since the seek time to track 0 of the drive is not massively different from the seek time of the last track on the drive, the performance delay is caused by the number of EXTRA seek times, and less by the absolute position of the file. According to DiskTrix the difference is around 20%, which isn't massive. Obviously things would be fastest if the drive could read Directory+MFT+file all in a single track or adjacent tracks, but this is essentially impractical, given the size of the MFT and the number of files on a modern hard drive. I hope to show this in my FRAGG benchmarks. Thanks a lot for your quick reply and for valuable information! May I also ask you which defrag program(s) are you currently using on your PC? At present I have PuranDefrag 6 as my active defrag program on my Windows Vista Business laptop. I also use JkDefrag to diagnose the drive from time to time. I am surprised that I have been able to "survive" since 28 October 2008 without installing PerfectDisk. Hello again, Donn! I was unable to reply earlier because I was quite busy during the last few days. For some reason, I am not able to post under my previous nickname Quant2, because I am getting error "URL contains illegal characters". So I have to post under Anonymous'. It is nice to see you are using PuranDefrag as your main defrag program. I tried it and was quite impressed, so I will probably buy the program in the near future. Regarding your previous post, I must admit that I overlooked the fact that MFT and Directories are highly cached which makes their relative position to each other less important. I also agree with you that having MFT+Directory+File read in one go is impractical. But I do believe that at least MFT and Directories could be quite easily put close to each other (e.g. like UltimateDefrag's "Move Directories close to MFT" option. However, regarding the position of the MFT, my experience is somewhat different from yours. I find that the position of MFT file on my system remains static despite the fact that my C:\ partition has been filling quickly in the past few months (too many TV Show downloads). Also, PD puts my MFT file at the same location every time I do a boot-time defrag. In order to demonstrate behaviour of PD on my system, I am going to present some data here. I am using HDView tool in order to report exact statistics. My C:\ partition is 77.8 GB in size, or 20,408,565 clusters. PD places MFT file starting from cluster 786,432, and directories starting from cluster 14,234,702. Now this means directories are 14,234,702 - 786,432 = 13,448,270 clusters away from the beginning of MFT. If directories were located in the beginning of the partition, this distance would just about 780,000 clusters. What this means is that if directories are located in the beginning of the partition (like after running JKDefrag), PD increases the distance between MFT and Directories by a factor of about 17 (13,448,270/780,000) on my system. Of course, I am not saying that this will necessarily lead to a degraded performance, because MFT and Directories are havily cahed, as you said in your previous post. P.S. I am really looking forward to seeing your FRAGG benchmark of various defrag programs soon! The clusters may be numbered, but the time taken to reach ANY cluster is the same. This can apply to clusters next to each other because their physical location may be on different platters or tracks. On average, clusters very close to one another can be accesses faster, but not necessarily. Also, clusters numbered with a difference of 50000 may be just as "close" because on the drive they may be in exactly the same position, but on a different drive platter. It all depends on the drive layout. Until defrag programs start analysing the physical characteristics of a given drive and adopt an optimisation strategy accordingly, the positioning of the MFT, files and drectories (apart from the fact that they are contiguous) will not always speed up things except within a +-20% range.

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Pax ( funcrunch) wrote, funcrunch Rapeless Mondays Organizations and individuals who promote animal welfare reform, single-issue campaigns, and ideas like "Meatless Mondays" often ask why we vegan abolitionists are opposed to such. What is the harm? The whole world won't go vegan overnight, if ever, after all. Shouldn't we respect people's freedom of choice as they go on their personal journeys to find whatever lifestyle works best for them? Imagine if such an approach were taken to ending rape, child molestation, or murder. These horrific crimes against humanity will likely always be with us, sadly. But that does not mean that we promote "Rapeless Mondays", or campaign for "more humane child abuse". A victim who is not beaten while they're being sexually molested might be "better off" than one who is, but sexual molestation is still inherently inhumane. We don't counsel people to rape, molest, or murder less frequently or more gently; we tell them not to do it, period. (Or at least that's what we should be doing; in today's rape culture, it's not surprising to see more education and blame directed at the victims than at the perpetrators.) Those who are bothered or offended by my comparison of animal exploitation to human exploitation should keep in mind a few things: - I am a mixed-race queer FTM transsexual atheist who was sexually abused for years as a young child. While I certainly am not speaking from a position of no privilege (as I am able-bodied, educated, and financially stable), I am a member of numerous social groups that have been targets of exploitation. - Exploitation is the commonality in the mistreatment of both human and nonhuman animals. The sexual molester treats their victim as a thing to be used, as their personal property to be exploited. Nonhuman animals are all considered property, so this treatment as a thing, an object, is considered normal and expected. It is still exploitation, because these animals are sentient, suffer pain and wish to avoid death, and cannot consent to being used in such a way. - Once the facts are known and understood about how animals are exploited for their bodies, one cannot claim a meaningful difference between the pleasure a molester gets from exploiting humans and the pleasure an omnivore gets from eating meat, dairy, or eggs. The fact that the food item usually no longer resembles the animal that suffered and died to provide this momentary palate pleasure makes it easier to deny the connection. I denied the connection myself for a long time. I can do so no longer. Because I had absolutely no reason other than pleasure, habit, and convenience to continue eating dairy and eggs. Habit and convenience are often used as justifications for exploitation even when it is conceded that pleasure alone is not, but consider that we do not allow these as excuses from molesters either. The person who beats their spouse might claim that they do it because their parents and their grandparents did it, that their spouse is used to such treatment, or that it would be too much effort to try counseling or talking with their spouse instead of beating them to get them to do what they want. None of these should be considered reasons to condone the spouse-beating, to say that it's OK to continue it as the exploiter experiences their "personal journey", to say that they should have the "freedom of choice" to beat their spouse six times a week as long as they abstain on Mondays. The same applies to the exploitation of nonhuman animals. Does this mean that everyone who eats an ice cream cone should be thrown into jail, sentenced to community service, or have to list themselves publicly on a web site for offenders? Of course not. Punishment is neither the goal nor the solution here. The point is to educate people and ask them to think, really think, about the impact of their choices on others. Not just other humans, but other sentient beings. Giving factual information and asking people to think is not in any way taking away freedom of choice. It is giving a more informed basis for that choice. In conclusion, I do not support "Meatless Mondays" any more than I support "Rapeless Mondays". I support veganism, every day of the week and year. If people choose to become vegan instantly, gradually, or not at all, that is their choice and I am not taking away that choice. But I will not condone the continued exploitation of animals. Tags: vegan

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vietjet-opens-new-route-from-hanoi-to-singapore - news - VietJetAir.com - Enjoy Flying! (Ho Chi Minh City, 20/01/2017) – Vietjet announces its new international route connecting Hanoi with Singapore with ticket priced from only VND500,000 (USD20). The new route will commence operation on April 27, 2017, looking to meeting travel demand of individuals, tourists, and businessmen between the two well-known cities. The Hanoi-Singapore flight will be operated daily with 2 hours 55 minutes per leg. The flight from Hanoi takes off at 10:00 (local time) and arrives in Singapore at 13:55 (local time). The return flight departs at 14:55 and lands in Hanoi at 16:50. The new route's air tickets are now available for booking from 12:00 to 14:00 at www.vietjetair.com (also compatible with smartphones at https://m.vietjetair.com) or at www.facebook.com/vietjetvietnam (just click the "Booking" tab) or via call to the national call center on 19001886 or at Vietjet ticketing offices nationwide. Payment can be easily made with debit and credit cards of Visa, MasterCard, JCB, KCP and American Express and ATM cards issued by 29 Vietnam's banks that have been registered with internet banking. The Hanoi is the second city that will be connected with Singapore after Ho Chi Minh City by Vietjet. The airline also plan to connect Dalat and Danang with Singapore in the time to come. Singapore is one of the world's major finance and trade centers. The island-country attracts visitors thanks to not only crowded streets and modern traffic system but also its unique cuisine and diversified cultures. There are a series of entertainment destinations in Singapore such as Universal Studios, Wild Wild Wet, Merlion, Esplanade, Orchard Road and Vivo City, which make the island a dream land of travellers.

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cause GOPATH is empty and if we do that, we get the path "" use gc-go or gcc-go for some archs. package will be used to run the integration tests. code anyway if we want to run unit tests during package build at some point. * Includes updates to the out-of-tree patches. * Added /usr/sbin/rccontainerd symlink as per suse-missing-rclink. * Fixes for cgroup memory updates and process labeling. events if they miss any. * Use the gc compiler for aarch64 builds. + Add timeout flag for container start times. + Add timeout option for GRPC connection. * Move epoll syscall to a separate package so we can build on aarch64. * Fix ctr termios restoration isssues. - Remove dependencies on larger packages. * Update to containerd 0.1.0. This required quite a few fixes. * Add initial packaging of containerd 0.0.5. * Add service and sysconfig files. * Separately package the client from the server.

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