For over sixty years, Krohne has been active in the water industry. In fact, the German-based company first introduced its electromagnetic flowmeter (magmeter) for water, wastewater, additives and sludge in 1961. Since then, it has not only developed a complete portfolio for flow measurement, including partially filled pipes, but also level, pressure, temperature and process analytics to equip waterworks, sewage treatment plants and all networks in between.
Since magmeters remain the standard in water measurement, Krohne has widened its Optiflux portfolio to include many different liners for applications from clean water to sludge with high solid content. However, the development of standalone, battery-powered electromagnetic water meters has mostly taken place in the last ten years. Although it was demanded by customers as an alternative to mechanical meters for points where no mains power is available, the development of these meters depend on a special design of the measuring tube. Introduced in 2009, the Waterflux battery-powered flowmeter (certified to MID MI001 and OIML R49) has been a very successful product in the potable water market. It features a unique rectangular measuring tube design that does inlet or outlet sections, which allows for compact installation and a small overall footprint. Even better, there is no need for grounding rings because, as standard, the flow sensor has a reference electrode for grounding and a special coating allows for subsoil (IP68) installation.
As water meters are often installed in remote locations, reducing the frequency of visits to the sites and the time spent on set-up and maintenance is crucial. This relies on aspects such as a simplified installation, integrated diagnostics, a long battery lifetime, remote communication options and low overall maintenance requirements of the meters. The features and options of Waterflux contribute to these targets and the device is continuously updated to keep up with modern requirements.
In terms of installation, the polycarbonate converter housing with protection class IP68 rating is now standard for both the compact and the remote version, that is, for temporarily flooded measuring pits. It features IP68 Mil connectors that do not require wiring on site, and a small installation footprint to fit into electrical cabinets. For locations where mains power is available, Waterflux is now offered with an external FlexPower unit to connect the meter to a power source on site, e.g. electrical grid, solar panel or a small windmill.
The integrated pressure and temperature sensor allows the use of Waterflux for various tasks in drinking water networks: Flow and pressure measurement data are an important input for pressure monitoring, maintaining the water balance, district zoning (DMA) and for leak detection when comparison of pressure and flow values are used as methods. Eliminating the installation and wiring of external pressure sensors, the integrated device can provide an alarm when a programmed upper or lower limit is reached. The same applies for the integrated temperature sensor that can serve for quality monitoring of potable water, also without the need to open the line a second time. Alarms can be generated via the status output or via Modbus when critical limits for pressure or temperature are exceeded.
Current communication options meet water companies' increasing demand for more measurement and status data. The Modbus RTU output offers an alternative to the two-pulse and two-status outputs. Transferred data includes measurement information (sum, forward and reverse counters, flow rate), status data (battery lifetime, meter status), actual values for pressure and temperature, and alarms. In addition, remote data communication solutions are also available off-the-shelf.


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INMA Big Data week London highlights successful business models of data driven newsrooms
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The INMA Big Data for Media Week in London showcased best case examples of data driven success in the media industry.
With speakers from BBC, The Telegraph, Financial Times, Google, The New York Times, Schibsted, The Washington Post and many others, the participants visited various media companies across London and attended podium discussions. We look back on a week of insightful and innovative projects, centered around big data.
Three uses of data stood out in a week of best practices of data-driven organizations:
The Financial Times hosted a forum seeking to share and learn best practices for running Big Data in media operations. Tom Betts, Chief Data Officer at Financial Times spoke about their own digital success strategy. Five years ago, print was still the dominant format for most of its users. Now 70% of FT's readers are paying for digital access.
"The FT is winning when it comes to digital. More people than ever are paying for our journalism — with 835,000 subscribers and subscriptions continue to grow significantly," Betts said.
He points out that the FT is actually moving beyond Big Data and instead of having just one Data team in charge of data information, all departments are confronted with data in their teams. This becomes clear when you know that 50 people are involved with data at Financial Times.
One of the key metrics at FT and where they put most energy in is engagement which focuses on reader loyalty and habit formation. It is strongly linked to revenue, as findings show that the likelihood of subscription increases with the level of engagement. Engagement can be broken down into three main metrics: recency (when was the piece last read), frequency (how often is the piece visted), and volume (the number of paid articles consumed by a reader).
FT aims to involve everyone in their organization beyond their data team to understand and think about the use of data.
Read more about the Financial Times' use of data here.
BBC's marketing and audience director, James Holden shared the BBC News Group's idea of increasing engagement by creating great content and great products. They were able to identify the trend that the BBC is traditionally accessed more by man than women. They launched initiatives that catered more towards women to counter this development.
They are also trying to strengthen audience loyalty and lower churn by analyzing user behaviors whether they are direct visitors or land on their website via social media.
By introducing analytics tools and developing their own internal solution they gave journalists a better understanding about the content they produce. It brings data from different sources to journalists and shows how engagement changes throughout the day.
More about the future of Big Data at the BBC here.
Combine Big Data with small data
Steffen Damborg, chief digital officer at DigitalConsult and former CDO at JP/Politiken, shared tips on how SME media companies can benefit from the use of data just like the the big players. Damborg points out that while we might look for inspiration to the global news brands smaller newsrooms just don't have the capacity to work with the same business models.
Jyllands-Posten, a regional Danish daily, was introducing a combination of off-the-shelf analytics solutions and conversations with users through observations and focus groups. This enabled Jyllands-Posten to measure metrics cheaply and understand what drives people to its sites.
Twipe's initial scientific research on digital reader engagement with the University of Leuven and Mediahuis investigated what affects readers' engagement. It showed that there is no correlation between attention time and positive affect. We were also able to discover that positive affect is driven by content, composition and fulfilling the objective in a given time constraint.
Steffen Damborg refers to another example from Denmark. MetroExpress was able to significantly increase conversion rates among young readers through gamified marketing campaigns. This allowed them to collect information on its readers.
Read more about Steffen Damborg's tips for SMEs in media here.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A major Rhode Island health insurer is moving its headquarters and about 200 employees next month from Providence to a suburban office park off Interstate 295 in Smithfield.
The Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island tells WPRI-TV (https://bit.ly/1QKN0uF ) that the relocation from its current headquarters near downtown Providence will continue in phases over the next five years and is meant to accommodate growth.
Founded in 1993, the nonprofit insurer serves low-income residents and counts more than 175,000 members in the state.
It has about 435 employees and plans to maintain some presence in Providence.


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V československé lize hrál za AC Sparta Praha, SK Kladno, SK Náchod, SK Moravská Slavia Brno a SK Židenice. V československé lize nastoupil ve 119 utkáních a dal 31 gól. V roce 1933 hrál za Spartu ve 2 utkáních Středoevropského poháru proti Interu Milán.

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Princes Park in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, is a  public park  east of Eastbourne Town Centre and the Victorian seafront.

The park consists of an 18 hole putting green, a bowling green, a boating lake (known as Crumbles Pond) and 2 small children's play areas, one of which has a paddling pool. There is also a football ground within the park, known as The Oval, which is the home of Eastbourne United A.F.C., and a playing field which hosts travelling funfairs and circuses several times per year.

The park was originally called Gilbert's Recreation Ground, named after the land owner, and was leased to Eastbourne Borough Council in 1907. On 30 June 1931, King Edward VIII, at that time the Prince of Wales, visited the park and planted an Evergreen Oak; the park was shortly after renamed Prince's Park in his honour.

In the mid 1940s the local council was looking to develop part of the park into a sports arena with an athletics track and grass cycle track, and in 1946 Eastbourne Old Comrades Football Club was invited to play their games at the ground after their original ground, called Lynchmere was sold for redevelopment.

In the 1970s Eastbourne Borough played their home games on the playing field here before moving to Priory Lane.

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Only Doctor Tayfun and their supporting group of senior FUE specialists may attend the medical procedures.
2 times stay static in a 5* or perhaps 4* lodge including breakfasts.
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Pretty much all post- method medication , hair shampoo and ointments.
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HOW IS THE PRICE DETERMINED? EXACTLY WHY THE PRICE VARY WITHIN CLINICS?
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Degrees in Social Media: Useful or useless?
A look into Social Media Majors and how they work.
So you want to major in "Communications", huh?
Well, you should know, it's more than just newspapers and blogs these days.
Several universities across the US are beginning to include "Social Media" in their approved course-load for students interested in communications.
How do you even measure proficiency in "Social Media?" I always assumed that it consisted of being active on all major sites: Facebook, Twitter, Blogger,Tumblr, Yelp, Foursquare etc.
Considering the effect of social media on recent events in the mainstream media, it seems like the perfect time to revamp the journalism major. Ivy League universities already incorporate social media statistics in marketing courses for business majors. But those are summer courses, or six-week intensive seminars.
Creating a comprehensive major that includes all of the newest forms of communication seems logical.
However, how much can a student majoring in Social Media actually learn within a platform that is constantly changing? Because it's so new, how many employers will take the major seriously? What do you guys think?
Lenny Scaletta once famously asked, "What's a mook?" To the fellas of Mean Streets, a "mook" is a loser or a schlub. But for many of us in 2013, "MOOCs" could be a saving grace.
What's a "MOOC", you ask? It stands for Massively Open Online Course, and is the newest addition to the e-learning community. In addition to providing assignments, readings, and videos, as in traditional distance education, MOOCs also offer open forums for interaction between students. Unlike online courses offered through a university, MOOCs are free, and open to anyone with Internet access.
Within the past year, MOOCs have skyrocketed in popularity. Coursera, whose founding happened just over a year ago, has over 3 million students, up from 1.7 million in November. Offering courses from over 30 universities from across the nation, including Duke, Columbia, and Princeton- Coursera's clout grows stronger with each passing "semester". My personal favorite is Canine Theriogenology for Dog Enthusiasts.
The SUNY system is also unveiling a new e-learning system. Dubbed "Open SUNY," all online courses within the State University of New York system will be available to all of SUNY's 468,000 students. Open SUNY is a drastically different system compared to its contemporaries, as it is not only built upon an existing public higher education network, it is also held to the same standards of that institution.
There are many benefits to a MOOC; as it is online, time zones and physical distances lose importance, learning happens in an informal environment, and you don't need a degree. However, completion rates are usually incredibly low. Many courses see a sharp decline in student participation within the first week. Duke University knows this problem firsthand. In their first offered MOOC, "Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach," almost 13,000 students registered. Just over half of those who registered watched at least one video, and only 346 students even attempted the final exam.
Not only do MOOCs suffer from the more frivolous types of academics, their very nature is proving to be a bit of a detriment. Although the Internet is the great equalizer of our day, making all users into potential MOOC students, it could also mask those who may not be completely ready for the level of work. As Coursera relies on students to grade one another, the grade you get from the single Mom in Portland might not be the same grade you would have gotten from that 17-year-old from Arlington.
In addition to MOOCs, there are other styles of e-learning. For instance, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and other prestigious universities have posted entire lecture series and entire courses in video lecture format on their channels, with no fee or membership needed, in everything from Boat Design to Game Theory to Robotics. Khan Academy is also a big name in the e-learning circuit, and has over 4,000 video lectures on everything from cosmology to healthcare.
The biggest drawback to MOOCs and the e-learning movement as a whole, is the lack of interaction. Services like Coursera have gone to great lengths to promote peer to peer activity, especially with respect to group discussions, but the convenience of online learning is also its Achilles heel. Despite your most valiant prayers and efforts, you can't turn off and walk away from that Molecular Genetics lab, or your "dull-as-dishwater" Macroeconomics lecture.
MOOCs are easy come, easy go. You can sign up for as many as you please, but for the moment, your commitment is entirely up to you. This argument could also be said for traditional, brick-and-mortar post-secondary schools, but the repercussions are much heavier on that end. Free to sign up also means free to drop.
But whether you're eagerly awaiting high school graduation, want to brush up on your organic chemistry, or just want to learn about the world around you, it's just as easy as the click of a mouse. For an old-timer who remembers that phrase ending in "…opening up a book," it's a sobering reminder of the world we live in. But it is also a triumphant celebration of the drive to learn that burns within us all.
Fourth of July, 1960. Columnist Norma Gauhn has dire words for Americans in the "jet age": dialects are disappearing. So-called "speech experts" predict that "mass communications, compulsory education," and the emergence of driver culture would soon homogenize American accents.
On the surface, it makes a good bit of sense; with distance made inconsequential, people aren't as separated- one of the key factors that leads to the emergence of different dialects. Dialects, in layman's terms, are variations of a language, different in their vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. For most American English dialects, the differences lie in their pronunciation.
While some accents do seem to be receding (how many New Englanders still sound like JFK?), what is becoming more and more apparent is that despite Skype, free long distance, and YouTube, dialects in the United States are changing more than ever.
As some of our listeners in the Southern Tier may know, one of these newfound dialects is in our own backyard. Coined in 1972 by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the Northern Cities Vowel Shift refers to an emergent accent relatively new to linguistics; spoken by over 30 million people from Milwaukee to Syracuse, it has scientists scratching their heads.
The accent has some key features that distinguish it from other American dialects: the backing of ʌ, the short u sound (as in uh), the fronting of aw, and the diphthongization of ae. What the heck is a diphthong, you say? It's two adjacent vowels that lie within the same syllable. I just used one; the ie in lie is a diphthong.
Any avid YouTubers out there might be familiar with Jenna Marbles, a Rochester native.Fans of classic Saturday Night Live also might remember Bill Swerski's Superfans, a famous and early example of the accent.
Vowels are the key to understanding this linguistic change. There are short vowels (like in bat, or bot), and long vowels (like in boat, or beet). Long vowels have stayed the same since around the 1400s, but short vowels haven't changed since the time of Charlemagne… until now.
William Labov, who identified the accent with the help of fellow linguists, is one of the leading experts on the dialect. Labov has likened this shift to "something like a game of musical chairs." With each vowel sound fighting for their own phonological turf, a chain shift has occurred.
Together with Sharon Ash, Charles Boberg, published The Atlas of North American English back in 2005. Over 750 subjects were interviewed, from almost 300 communities, over 11 years. Called a "snapshot of our rapidly changing language," it documents everything from the modern Bawston accent to the North Country (or Inland North) accent, and many more.
At any rate, it does seem that fears that mass communication is pushing us into a single accent are quite unfounded. We learn language from personal interactions, talking face-to-face with our friends and family. Even as cables and fibers turn us into a globally interconnected culture, we still retain our almost tribal identity of the people we interact with on a regional level.
So the next time you find yourself at a Syracuse game, or talking to a hometown Brewers fan, really listen. You just might learn something!


Make sandalwood paste. Sandalwood is known for its skin healing properties, and is easy to prepare at home. Just mix one tablespoon of sandalwood powder with a few drops of rosewater or milk to form a paste. Apply this paste to the affected area and leave it on for at least 30 minutes before rinsing. Repeat this process daily until your scars have vanished.
There are simple things you can do on your own to help prevent adult acne and keep it from getting worse. First, wash your skin once or twice a day with a non-drying, non-comedogenic cleanser that won't clog your pores. Look for cosmetic products labeled oil-free, non-comedogenic and non-acnegenic (unlikely to cause acne breakouts). In addition, avoid heavy skin creams or hair products which may aggravate your skin condition.
12. Step away from your hands. You know how you rest your face on your hand while you're studying? That might be the reason for those blemishes on your cheek or jaw. You're constantly touching things that have germs—anything from your phone to your locker—so putting your hands on your face for a long period of time can cause dirt and bacteria from anything you touch to get into your pores.
When you get acne, there is intense inflammation of your facial skin and there is a loss of collagen. Collagen is the protein fiber, one of the components of skin which gives skin its elasticity. When you pick or squeeze your pimples, it leads to further inflammation and injury to your skin. It also leads the bacteria and pus in your pimple go deep down into your skin resulting in more loss of collagen which means even deeper scars on your face.
Try sipping spearmint tea. According to Dr. Carl Thornfeldt, dermatologist and founder of Epionce Skincare, having two cups a day could reduce acne by 25%! Dr. Levin explains this is because spearmint tea has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and reduction in testosterone levels in some limited studies. "While it's unclear how it works, and it's important to note that there are no standardized studies, it is encouraging data that spearmint may have potential as a natural adjunct treatment for hormonal acne," she says.
Rolling scars can look like little saucers, giving the skin a wavy texture. Lasers that resurface the skin are Dr. Karolak's top treatment pick for this type of scar, and Dr. Sobel agrees. "Many scars can be improved with lasers such as the matrix CO2, which remove the outer layers of skin, burning away the scar tissue and stimulate new collagen production," he says. "Non-ablative lasers such as the Fraxel can help activate the production of collagen without damaging the surface of the skin." Keep in mind, that these laser treatments can take a bit of recovery time and require multiple treatments to see results. For a quicker solution, your dermatologist can plump the bowl-like scar with fillers like Juvederm, Restylane, or Bellafill.
Acne scars are usually the result of inflamed blemishes caused by skin pores engorged with excess oil, dead skin cells and bacteria. The pore swells, causing a break in the follicle wall. Shallow lesions are usually minor and heal quickly. But if there is a deep break in the wall of the pore, infected material can spill out into surrounding tissue, creating deeper lesions. The skin attempts to repair these lesions by forming new collagen fibers. These repairs usually aren't as smooth and flawless as the original skin.
Doctors can treat telangiectasias with a small electric needle, a laser, intense pulsed light, or minor surgery to close off the dilated blood vessels. Usually, multiple treatments are required for best results, and only a portion of the blood vessels improve with each treatment. Not everyone responds the same to these types of treatments, and a physician can help someone decide which treatment is best for his or her skin type, condition, and size of blood vessels.
Although acne remains largely a curse of adolescence, about 20% of all cases occur in adults. Acne commonly starts during puberty between the ages of 10 and 13 and tends to be worse in people with oily skin. Teenage acne usually lasts for five to 10 years, normally going away during the early 20s. It occurs in both sexes, although teenage boys tend to have the most severe cases. Women are more likely than men to have mild to moderate forms into their 30s and beyond.
Take an extra five minutes before hopping on the treadmill to completely wash your face and remove your makeup to minimize the risk of breakouts. "Sweat is released through visible pores in the skin," says dermatologist Dr. Janelle Vega. "When makeup covers those pores, that barrier doesn't allow the sweat to make it to the surface of the skin, which can lead to clogged pores. The trapped debris and bacteria are a perfect breeding ground for acne bumps and zits."
17. Less is more. Too many products can irritate and too many steps may tempt you to skip. When it comes to your skin, more is definitely NOT more. In other words, trying a bunch of different remedies at once won't boost your chances of making the zit disappear — more likely, it'll just wreak havoc on your skin and turn a teeny-tiny pimple into a red, blotchy mess.
It may take time, but discovering how to get rid of pimple scars isn't as impossible as you think; solutions ranging from natural, DIY home remedies to professional-grade procedures are available at your fingertips. So what works best? In the end, only your unique skin can say, but we do have a few suggestions (hint: they don't involve expensive fillers or lasers). If you want to learn how to get rid of acne marks effectively and affordably, keep reading and start saying sayonara to unsightly scars.
"Fluctuation in hormones, such as before one's menstrual cycle, is the main cause," explains dermatologist Julia Tzu, M.D., of Wall Street Dermatology. Specifically, androgens (male hormones) like testosterone. This usually rears its ugly head in the form of deep (painful) cystic acne around the chin, neck, and back, says dermatologist Rebecca Kazin, M.D., F.A.A.D., of the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery and the Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology.
Severe acne. Severe acne consists of deep cysts, redness, swelling, extreme damage to the skin and scarring. You should see a dermatologist to care for this type of acne. Scarring can be prevented with appropriate treatments. Your dermatologist can prescribe oral antibiotics and oral contraceptives. Large inflamed cysts can be treated with an injection of a drug that lessens the redness, swelling, and irritation, and promotes healing.
The birth control pill is another option for women suffering hormonal acne. Four types of birth control pills have been approved by the FDA for use as acne treatment, and all four are combination pills that contain both estrogen and progesterone. Talk to your doctor about how to get rid of acne using birth control and keep in mind that Ortho Tri-cyclen, Estrostep YAZ and Beyaz are the only four brands specifically FDA approved as acne remedies.
A game changer in the skincare industry, the Acne Pad delivers medical-grade glycolic acid that retextures the surface of the skin to reveal what Cane + Austin likes to call that "glycolic glow"—all just with one product. After years of treating thousands of patients with glycolic acid, Dr. Austin knew he had to share this miracle ingredient with everyone. While in development, Dr. Austin shared the pre-production samples in Ziploc bags and gave to friends and family to try. He knew he had something special when a friend had to choose between being on time for her flight, or running back to get more of "those pads". She missed her flight. Cane + Austin had a cult following before even being distributed in stores.
Prescription Medications. Medications that affect hormones, like birth control pills, can help control acne. You might also discuss antibiotic pills and prescription retinoids with your dermatologist. There are also antibiotics that are effective. Doctors may prescribe Aldactone (spironolactone), which was first made to treat high blood pressure, to treat acne. "That works miracles but it can take three months to kick in," Day says. Isotretinoin is another prescription drug for acne, but you can't take it if you're pregnant or planning to get pregnant.


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Mychajliwka (ukrainisch ; russisch /) ist eine Siedlung städtischen Typs in der Oblast Saporischschja in der südlichen Zentralukraine. Sie war bis Juli 2020 das Verwaltungszentrum des Rajons Mychajliwka (seitdem Teil des Rajon Wassyliwka) und liegt südlich des Kachowkaer Stausees. Die Entfernung zum Oblastzentrum Saporischschja beträgt 77 Kilometer.

Der Ort wurde 1810 zum ersten Mal erwähnt und besitzt seit 1965 den Status einer Siedlung städtischen Typs.

Im März 2022 wurde der Ort durch russische Truppen im Rahmen des Russischen Überfalls auf die Ukraine eingenommen und befindet sich seither nicht mehr unter ukrainischer Kontrolle.

Verwaltungsgliederung
Am 14. Dezember 2017 wurde die Siedlung zum Zentrum der neugegründeten Siedlungsgemeinde Mychajliwka (Михайлівська селищна громада/Mychajliwska selyschtschna hromada). Zu dieser zählten auch die 7 in der untenstehenden Tabelle aufgelisteten Dörfer, bis dahin bildete sie zusammen mit den Dörfern Nowowolodymyriwka, Perschotrawnewe, Petriwka, Schowtnewe und Wowkiwka die gleichnamige Siedlungsratsgemeinde Mychajliwka (Михайлівська селищна рада/Mychajliwska selyschtschna rada) im Norden des Rajons Mychajliwka.

Am 12. Juni 2020 kamen noch die Siedlung städtischen Typs Pryschyb sowie die Dörfer Rosiwka, Slowjanka und Smyreniwka zum Gemeindegebiet.

Am 17. Juli 2020 kam es im Zuge einer großen Rajonsreform zum Anschluss des Rajonsgebietes an den Rajon Wassyliwka.

Folgende Orte sind neben dem Hauptort Mychajliwka Teil der Gemeinde:

Weblinks
 Informationen zum Ort (ukrainisch)

Einzelnachweise

Ort in der Oblast Saporischschja
Ersterwähnung 1810
Rajon Wassyliwka


text:
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/swgloomy/go-common"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/url"
	"os"
	"strings"
	"time"
)

func main() {
	fileArray, err := ioutil.ReadDir("./")
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		return
	}
	var filePathArray []string
	for _, value := range fileArray {
		if strings.HasPrefix(value.Name(), "INFO-") {
			filePathArray = append(filePathArray, value.Name())
		}
	}
	fileWrite, err := common.AppendFileOpen(fmt.Sprintf("./gloomy-%s", common.DateFormat(time.Now(), "yyyyMMdd")))
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		return
	}
	for _, value := range filePathArray {
		common.RWFileByWhere(fmt.Sprintf("./%s", value), fileWrite, whereFun)
	}
	fileWrite.Close()
}

func whereFun(content string, fileWrite *os.File) {
	var (
		arrayList []string
		urlObj    *url.URL
		err       error
	)
	if strings.Index(content, "feedback: uuid=") > 0 {
		arrayList = strings.Split(content, "referer: ")
		if len(arrayList) != 2 {
			return
		}
		urlObj, err = url.Parse(arrayList[1])
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(err.Error())
			return
		}
		_, err = fileWrite.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", urlObj.Host)))
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Println(err.Error())
		}
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Це перелік видів птахів, зафіксованих на території Тунісу. Авіфауна Тунісу налічує загалом 415 видів.

Позначки
Наступні теги використані для виділення деяких категорій птахів.

 (А) Випадковий — вид, який рідко або випадково трапляється в Тунісі
 (I) Інтродукований — вид, завезений до Тунісу як наслідок, прямих чи непрямих дій людських дій
 (Ex) Локально вимерлий — вид, який більше не трапляється в Тунісі, хоча його популяції існують в інших місцях

Страусоподібні (Struthioniformes)
Родина: Страусові (Struthionidae)

 Страус африканський, Struthio camelus (реінтродукований)

Гусеподібні (Anseriformes)
Родина: Качкові (Anatidae)

 Гуска сіра, Anser anser
 Гуска білолоба, Anser albifrons
 Anser fabalis (A)
 Казарка чорна, Branta bernicla (A)
 Казарка білощока, Branta leucopsis (A)
 Лебідь-шипун, Cygnus olor (A)
 Лебідь-кликун, Cygnus cygnus (A)
 Каргарка нільська, Alopochen aegyptiacus (A)
 Огар рудий, Tadorna ferruginea
 Галагаз звичайний, Tadorna tadorna
 Чирянка велика, Spatula querquedula
 Чирянка блакитнокрила, Spatula discors (A)
 Широконіска північна, Spatula clypeata
 Нерозень, Mareca strepera
 Свищ євразійський,  Mareca penelope
 Крижень звичайний, Anas platyrhynchos
 Шилохвіст північний, Anas acuta
 Чирянка мала, Anas crecca
 Чирянка вузькодзьоба, Marmaronetta angustirostris
 Чернь червонодзьоба, Netta rufina
 Попелюх звичайний, Aythya ferina
 Чернь білоока, Aythya nyroca
 Чернь чубата, Aythya fuligula
 Чернь морська, Aythya marila (A)
 Пухівка зеленошия, Somateria mollissima (A)
 Синьга, Melanitta nigra (A)
 Гоголь зеленоголовий, Bucephala clangula (A)
 Крех малий, Mergellus albellus (A)
 Крех великий, Mergus merganser (A)
 Крех середній, Mergus serrator
 Oxyura jamaicensis (I)
 Савка білоголова, Oxyura leucocephala

Куроподібні (Galliformes)
Родина: Фазанові (Phasianidae)

 Перепілка звичайна, Coturnix coturnix
 Кеклик берберійський, Alectoris barbara

Фламінгоподібні (Phoenicopteriformes)
Родина: Фламінгові (Phoenicopteridae)

 Фламінго рожевий, Phoenicopterus roseus
 Фламінго малий, Phoenicopterus minor (A)

Пірникозоподібні (Podicipediformes)
Родина: Пірникозові (Podicipedidae)

 Пірникоза мала, Tachybaptus ruficollis
 Пірникоза червоношия, Podiceps auritus (A)
 Пірникоза сірощока, Podiceps grisegena (A)
 Пірникоза велика, Podiceps cristatus
 Пірникоза чорношия, Podiceps nigricollis

Голубоподібні (Columbiformes)
Родина: Голубові (Columbidae)

 Голуб сизий, Columba livia
 Голуб-синяк, Columba oenas
 Припутень, Columba palumbus
 Горлиця звичайна, Streptopelia turtur
 Горлиця садова, Streptopelia decaocto
 Горлиця мала, Spilopelia senegalensis

Рябкоподібні (Pterocliformes)
Родина: Рябкові (Pteroclidae)

 Рябок білочеревий, Pterocles alchata
 Рябок сенегальський, Pterocles senegallus
 Рябок чорночеревий, Pterocles orientalis
 Рябок рудоголовий, Pterocles coronatus

Дрохвоподібні (Otidiformes)
Родина: Дрохвові (Otididae)

 Дрохва євразійська, Otis tarda (Ex)
 Джек, Chlamydotis undulata
 Хохітва, Tetrax tetrax (A)

Зозулеподібні (Cuculiformes)
Родина: Зозулеві (Cuculidae)

 Зозуля чубата, Clamator glandarius
 Зозуля звичайна, Cuculus canorus

Дрімлюгоподібні (Caprimulgiformes)
Родина: Дрімлюгові (Caprimulgidae)

 Дрімлюга іспанський, Caprimulgus ruficollis
 Дрімлюга звичайний, Caprimulgus europaeus
 Дрімлюга буланий, Caprimulgus aegyptius

Серпокрильцеподібні (Apodiformes)
Родина: Серпокрильцеві (Apodidae)

 Серпокрилець білочеревий, Apus melba
 Серпокрилець чорний, Apus apus
 Apus pallidus
 Apus affinis
 Apus caffer (A)

Журавлеподібні (Gruiformes)
Родина: Пастушкові (Rallidae)

 Пастушок водяний, Rallus aquaticus
 Деркач лучний, Crex crex
 Погонич звичайний, Porzana porzana
 Курочка водяна, Gallinula chloropus
 Лиска звичайна, Fulica atra
 Fulica cristata (Ex)
 Султанка африканська, Porphyrio alleni (A)
 Султанка пурпурова, Porphyrio porphyrio
 Погонич малий, Zapornia parva
 Погонич-крихітка, Zapornia pusilla

Родина: Журавлеві (Gruidae)

 Журавель степовий, Anthropoides virgo (Ex)
 Журавель сірий, Grus grus

Сивкоподібні (Charadriiformes)
Родина: Лежневі (Burhinidae)

 Лежень степовий, Burhinus oedicnemus

Родина: Чоботарові (Recurvirostridae)

 Кулик-довгоніг чорнокрилий, Himantopus himantopus
 Чоботар синьоногий, Recurvirostra avosetta

Родина: Куликосорокові (Haematopodidae)

 Кулик-сорока євразійський, Haematopus ostralegus

Родина: Сивкові (Charadriidae)

 Сивка морська, Pluvialis squatarola
 Сивка звичайна, Pluvialis apricaria
 Сивка американська, Pluvialis dominica (A)
 Сивка бурокрила, Pluvialis fulva (A)
 Чайка чубата, Vanellus vanellus
 Чайка степова, Vanellus gregarius (A)
 Чайка білохвоста, Vanellus leucurus (A)
 Пісочник товстодзьобий, Charadrius leschenaultii (A)
 Пісочник морський, Charadrius alexandrinus
 Пісочник великий, Charadrius hiaticula
 Пісочник малий, Charadrius dubius
 Хрустан євразійський, Charadrius morinellus

Родина: Баранцеві (Scolopacidae)

 Кульон середній, Numenius phaeopus
 Кульон тонкодзьобий, Numenius tenuirostris
 Кульон великий, Numenius arquata
 Грицик малий, Limosa lapponica
 Грицик великий, Limosa limosa
 Крем'яшник звичайний, Arenaria interpres
 Побережник ісландський, Calidris canutus
 Брижач, Calidris pugnax
 Побережник болотяний, Calidris falcinellus
 Побережник довгоногий, Calidris himantopus (A)
 Побережник червоногрудий, Calidris ferruginea
 Побережник білохвостий, Calidris temminckii
 Побережник рудоголовий, Calidris ruficollis (A)
 Побережник білий, Calidris alba
 Побережник чорногрудий, Calidris alpina
 Побережник малий, Calidris minuta
 Побережник білогрудий, Calidris fuscicollis (A)
 Жовтоволик, Calidris subruficollis (A)
 Баранець малий, Lymnocryptes minimus
 Слуква лісова, Scolopax rusticola
 Баранець великий, Gallinago media
 Баранець звичайний, Gallinago gallinago
 Баранець азійський, Gallinago stenura (A)
 Мородунка, Xenus cinereus
 Плавунець круглодзьобий, Phalaropus lobatus
 Плавунець плоскодзьобий, Phalaropus fulicarius (A)
 Набережник палеарктичний, Actitis hypoleucos
 Набережник плямистий, Actitis macularius (A)
 Коловодник лісовий, Tringa ochropus
 Коловодник чорний, Tringa erythropus
 Коловодник великий, Tringa nebularia
 Коловодник жовтоногий, Tringa flavipes (A)
 Коловодник ставковий, Tringa stagnatilis
 Коловодник болотяний, Tringa glareola
 Коловодник звичайний, Tringa totanus

Родина: Триперсткові (Turnicidae)

 Триперстка африканська, Turnix sylvaticus

Родина: Дерихвостові (Glareolidae)

 Бігунець пустельний, Cursorius cursor
 Дерихвіст лучний, Glareola pratincola
 Дерихвіст степовий, Glareola nordmanni (A)

Родина: Поморникові (Stercorariidae)

 Поморник великий, Stercorarius skua
 Поморник середній, Stercorarius pomarinus
 Поморник короткохвостий, Stercorarius parasiticus

Родина: Алькові (Alcidae)

 Гагарка мала, Alca torda
 Іпатка атлантична, Fratercula arctica

Родина: Мартинові (Laridae)

 Мартин трипалий, Rissa tridactyla
 Мартин вилохвостий, Xema sabini (A)
 Мартин тонкодзьобий, Chroicocephalus genei
 Мартин сіроголовий, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (A)
 Мартин звичайний, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
 Мартин малий, Hydrocoloeus minutus
 Мартин середземноморський, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
 Мартин каспійський, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (A)
 Мартин сіроногий, Ichthyaetus audouinii
 Мартин сизий, Larus canus
 Мартин сріблястий, Larus argentatus (A)
 Larus michahellis
 Мартин жовтоногий, Larus cachinnans
 Мартин чорнокрилий, Larus fuscus
 Мартин полярний, Larus hyperboreus (A)
 Мартин морський, Larus marinus (A)
 Крячок строкатий, Onychoprion fuscatus (A)
 Крячок малий, Sternula albifrons
 Крячок чорнодзьобий, Gelochelidon nilotica
 Крячок каспійський, Hydroprogne caspia
 Крячок чорний, Chlidonias niger
 Крячок білокрилий, Chlidonias leucopterus
 Крячок білощокий, Chlidonias hybrida
 Крячок рожевий, Sterna dougallii (A)
 Крячок річковий, Sterna hirundo
 Thalasseus albididorsalis (A)
 Крячок рябодзьобий, Thalasseus sandvicensis
 Thalasseus bengalensis

Гагароподібні (Gaviiformes)
Родина: Гагарові (Gaviidae)

 Гагара червоношия, Gavia stellata (A)
 Гагара чорношия, Gavia arctica (A)

Буревісникоподібні (Procellariiformes)
Родина: Океанникові (Oceanitidae)

 Океанник Вільсона, Oceanites oceanicus

Родина: Качуркові (Hydrobatidae)

 Качурка морська, Hydrobates pelagicus
 Качурка північна, Hydrobates leucorhous (A)

Родина: Буревісникові (Procellariidae)

 Буревісник середземноморський, Calonectris diomedea
 Буревісник сивий, Ardenna griseus (A)
 Буревісник малий, Puffinus puffinus
 Буревісник східний, Puffinus yelkouan
 Буревісник балеарський, Puffinus mauretanicus

Лелекоподібні (Ciconiiformes)
Родина: Лелекові (Ciconiidae)

 Лелека чорний, Ciconia nigra
 Лелека білий, Ciconia ciconia
 Лелека-тантал африканський, Mycteria ibis (A)

Сулоподібні (Suliformes)
Родина: Сулові (Sulidae)

 Сула атлантична, Morus bassanus

Родина: Бакланові (Phalacrocoracidae)

 Баклан малий, Microcarbo pygmeus (A)
 Баклан великий, Phalacrocorax carbo
 Баклан чубатий, Gulosus aristotelis

Пеліканоподібні (Pelecaniformes)
Родина: Пеліканові (Pelecanidae)

 Пелікан рожевий, Pelecanus onocrotalus

Родина: Чаплеві (Ardeidae)

 Бугай водяний, Botaurus stellaris
 Бугайчик звичайний, Ixobrychus minutus
 Чапля сіра, Ardea cinerea
 Чапля руда, Ardea purpurea
 Чепура велика, Ardea alba
 Чепура мала, Egretta garzetta
 Чапля рифова, Egretta gularis
 Чапля єгипетська, Bubulcus ibis
 Чапля жовта, Ardeola ralloides
 Квак звичайний, Nycticorax nycticorax

Родина: Ібісові (Threskiornithidae)

 Коровайка бура, Plegadis falcinellus
 Косар білий, Platalea leucorodia

Яструбоподібні (Accipitriformes)
Родина: Скопові (Pandionidae)

 Скопа, Pandion haliaetus

Родина: Яструбові (Accipitridae)

 Шуліка чорноплечий, Elanus caeruleus
 Ягнятник, Gypaetus barbatus (A)
 Стерв'ятник, Neophron percnopterus
 Осоїд євразійський, Pernis apivorus
 Torgos tracheliotos (Ex)
 Сип білоголовий, Gyps fulvus
 Terathopius ecaudatus (A)
 Змієїд блакитноногий, Circaetus gallicus
 Підорлик малий, Clanga pomarina
 Підорлик великий, Clanga clanga
 Орел білоголовий, Hieraaetus wahlbergi (A)
 Орел-карлик, Hieraaetus pennatus
 Орел рудий, Aquila rapax
 Орел степовий, Aquila nipalensis
 Могильник східний, Aquila heliaca (A)
 Беркут, Aquila chrysaetos
 Орел-карлик яструбиний, Aquila fasciata
 Лунь очеретяний, Circus aeruginosus
 Лунь польовий, Circus cyaneus
 Лунь степовий, Circus macrourus
 Лунь лучний, Circus pygargus
 Яструб коротконогий, Accipiter brevipes
 Яструб малий, Accipiter nisus
 Яструб великий, Accipiter gentilis (A)
 Шуліка рудий, Milvus milvus
 Шуліка чорний, Milvus migrans
 Орлан-білохвіст, Haliaeetus albicilla
 Зимняк, Buteo lagopus (A)
 Канюк звичайний, Buteo buteo
 Канюк степовий, Buteo rufinus

Совоподібні (Strigiformes)
Родина: Сипухові (Tytonidae)

 Сипуха крапчаста, Tyto alba

Родина: Совові (Strigidae)

 Сплюшка євразійська, Otus scops
 Пугач пустельний, Bubo ascalaphus
 Сич хатній, Athene noctua
 Strix mauritanica
 Сова вухата, Asio otus
 Сова болотяна, Asio flammeus
 Asio capensis

Bucerotiformes
Родина: Одудові (Upupidae)

 Одуд, Upupa epops

Сиворакшоподібні (Coraciiformes)
Родина: Рибалочкові (Alcedinidae)

 Рибалочка блакитний, Alcedo atthis

Родина: Бджолоїдкові (Meropidae)

 Бджолоїдка зелена, Merops persicus
 Бджолоїдка звичайна, Merops apiaster

Родина: Сиворакшові (Coraciidae)

 Сиворакша євразійська, Coracias garrulus

Дятлоподібні (Piciformes)
Родина: Дятлові (Picidae)

 Крутиголовка звичайна, Jynx torquilla
 Дятел звичайний, Dendrocopos major
 Дятел малий, Dryobates minor
 Жовна атласька, Picus vaillantii

Соколоподібні (Falconiformes)
Родина: Соколові (Falconidae)

 Боривітер степовий, Falco naumanni
 Боривітер звичайний, Falco tinnunculus
 Кібчик червононогий, Falco vespertinus
 Підсоколик Елеонори, Falco eleonorae
 Підсоколик сірий, Falco concolor (A)
 Підсоколик малий, Falco columbarius
 Підсоколик великий, Falco subbuteo
 Ланер, Falco biarmicus
 Балабан, Falco cherrug
 Сапсан, Falco peregrinus

Горобцеподібні (Passeriformes)
Родина: Вивільгові (Oriolidae)

 Вивільга звичайна, Oriolus oriolus

Родина: Гладіаторові (Malaconotidae)

 Чагра велика, Tchagra senegalus

Родина: Сорокопудові (Laniidae)

 Сорокопуд терновий, Lanius collurio
 Сорокопуд сірий, Lanius excubitor
 Сорокопуд чорнолобий, Lanius minor (A)
 Сорокопуд червоноголовий, Lanius senator

Родина: Воронові (Corvidae)

 Сойка звичайна, Garrulus glandarius
 Pica mauritanica
 Сорока звичайна, Pica pica
 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (A)
 Галка альпійська, Pyrrhocorax graculus (A)
 Галка звичайна, Corvus monedula (Ex)
 Грак, Corvus frugilegus (A)
 Ворона чорна, Corvus corone (A)
 Ворона сіра, Corvus cornix (A)
 Крук строкатий, Corvus albus (A)
 Крук пустельний, Corvus ruficollis
 Крук звичайний, Corvus corax

Родина: Синицеві (Paridae)

 Синиця чорна, Periparus ater
 Синиця канарська, Cyanistes teneriffae
 Синиця велика, Parus major

Родина: Ремезові (Remizidae)

 Ремез звичайний, Remiz pendulinus

Родина: Жайворонкові (Alaudidae)

 Пікір великий, Alaemon alaudipes
 Жайворонок товстодзьобий, Ramphocoris clotbey
 Жайворонок вохристий, Ammomanes cinctura
 Жайворонок пустельний, Ammomanes deserti
 Жайворонок близькосхідний, Eremophila bilopha
 Жайворонок малий, Calandrella brachydactyla
 Жайворонок степовий, Melanocorypha calandra
 Жайворонок-серподзьоб, Chersophilus duponti
 Жайворонок сірий, Alaudala rufescens
 Жайворонок лісовий, Lullula arborea
 Жайворонок польовий, Alauda arvensis
 Посмітюха короткопала, Galerida theklae
 Посмітюха звичайна, Galerida cristata

Родина: Тамікові (Cisticolidae)

 Таміка віялохвоста, Cisticola juncidis

Родина: Очеретянкові (Acrocephalidae)

 Берестянка бліда, Iduna pallida
 Берестянка західна, Iduna opaca
 Берестянка багатоголоса, Hippolais polyglotta
 Берестянка звичайна, Hippolais icterina
 Очеретянка прудка, Acrocephalus paludicola
 Очеретянка тонкодзьоба, Acrocephalus melanopogon
 Очеретянка лучна, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
 Очеретянка чагарникова, Acrocephalus palustris
 Очеретянка ставкова, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
 Очеретянка африканська, Acrocephalus baeticatus
 Очеретянка велика, Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Родина: Кобилочкові (Locustellidae)

 Кобилочка солов'їна, Locustella luscinioides
 Кобилочка-цвіркун, Locustella naevia

Родина: Ластівкові (Hirundinidae)

 Ластівка берегова, Riparia riparia
 Ластівка скельна, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
 Ластівка сільська, Hirundo rustica
 Ластівка даурська, Cecropis daurica
 Ластівка міська, Delichon urbicum

Родина: Бюльбюлеві (Pycnonotidae)

 Бюльбюль темноголовий, Pycnonotus barbatus

Родина: Вівчарикові (Phylloscopidae)

 Вівчарик жовтобровий, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
 Вівчарик світлочеревий, Phylloscopus bonelli
 Вівчарик золотогузий, Phylloscopus orientalis (A)
 Вівчарик золотомушковий, Phylloscopus proregulus
 Вівчарик весняний, Phylloscopus trochilus
 Вівчарик-ковалик, Phylloscopus collybita
 Вівчарик іберійський, Phylloscopus ibericus

Родина: Вертункові (Scotocercidae)

 Вертунка, Scotocerca inquieta

Родина: Cettiidae

 Очеретянка середземноморська, Cettia cetti

Родина: Ополовникові (Aegithalidae)

 Синиця довгохвоста, Aegithalos caudatus

Родина: Кропив'янкові (Sylviidae)

 Кропив'янка чорноголова, Sylvia atricapilla
 Кропив'янка садова, Sylvia borin
 Кропив'янка африканська, Curruca deserti
 Кропив'янка прудка, Curruca curruca (A)
 Кропив'янка співоча, Curruca hortensis
 Кропив'янка алжирська, Curruca deserticola
 Кропив'янка берберійська, Curruca iberiae
 Кропив'янка червоновола, Curruca cantillans (A)
 Кропив'янка південноєвропейська, Curruca subalpina (A)
 Кропив'янка середземноморська, Curruca melanocephala
 Кропив'янка сіра, Curruca communis
 Кропив'янка піренейська, Curruca conspicillata
 Кропив'янка сардинська, Curruca sarda
 Кропив'янка прованська, Curruca undata

Родина: Leiothrichidae

 Кратеропа сахарська, Argya fulva

Родина: Золотомушкові (Regulidae)

 Золотомушка жовточуба, Regulus regulus
 Золотомушка червоночуба, Regulus ignicapillus

Родина: Підкоришникові (Certhiidae)

 Підкоришник короткопалий, Certhia brachydactyla

Родина: Воловоочкові (Troglodytidae)

 Волове очко, Troglodytes troglodytes

Родина: Пронуркові (Cinclidae)

 Пронурок біловолий, Cinclus cinclus (A)

Родина: Шпакові (Sturnidae)

 Шпак звичайний, Sturnus vulgaris
 Sturnus unicolor
 Шпак рожевий, Pastor roseus (A)

Родина: Дроздові (Turdidae)

 Дрізд-омелюх, Turdus viscivorus
 Дрізд співочий, Turdus philomelos
 Дрізд білобровий, Turdus iliacus
 Дрізд чорний, Turdus merula
 Чикотень, Turdus pilaris
 Дрізд гірський, Turdus torquatus

Родина: Мухоловкові (Muscicapidae)

 Мухоловка сіра, Muscicapa striata
 Соловейко рудохвостий, Cercotrichas galactotes
 Вільшанка, Erithacus rubecula
 Соловейко західний, Luscinia megarhynchos
 Синьошийка, Luscinia svecica
 Мухоловка мала, Ficedula parva
 Мухоловка кавказька, Ficedula semitorquata
 Мухоловка строката, Ficedula hypoleuca
 Мухоловка атласька, Ficedula speculigera
 Мухоловка білошия, Ficedula albicollis
 Горихвістка алжирська, Phoenicurus moussieri
 Горихвістка звичайна, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
 Горихвістка чорна, Phoenicurus ochruros
 Скеляр строкатий, Monticola saxatilis
 Скеляр синій, Monticola solitarius
 Трав'янка лучна, Saxicola rubetra
 Трав'янка європейська, Saxicola rubicola
 Кам'янка звичайна, Oenanthe oenanthe
 Кам'янка африканська, Oenanthe seebohmi
 Кам'янка попеляста, Oenanthe isabellina
 Кам'янка пустельна, Oenanthe deserti
 Кам'янка лиса, Oenanthe pleschanka (A)
 Кам'янка іспанська, Oenanthe hispanica
 Oenanthe melanoleuca
 Кам'янка рудогуза, Oenanthe moesta
 Кам'янка білогуза, Oenanthe leucura
 Oenanthe leucopyga
 Oenanthe lugens

Родина: Тинівкові (Prunellidae)

 Тинівка альпійська, Prunella collaris
 Тинівка лісова, Prunella modularis

Родина: Горобцеві (Passeridae)

 Горобець хатній, Passer domesticus
 Горобець чорногрудий, Passer hispaniolensis
 Горобець пустельний, Passer simplex
 Горобець польовий, Passer montanus
 Горобець скельний, Petronia petronia
 В'юрок сніговий, Montifringilla nivalis (A)

Родина: Плискові (Motacillidae)

 Плиска гірська, Motacilla cinerea
 Плиска жовта, Motacilla flava
 Плиска жовтоголова, Motacilla citreola (A)
 Плиска біла, Motacilla alba
 Щеврик азійський, Anthus richardi (A)
 Щеврик польовий, Anthus campestris
 Щеврик лучний, Anthus pratensis
 Щеврик лісовий, Anthus trivialis
 Щеврик червоногрудий, Anthus cervinus
 Щеврик гірський, Anthus spinoletta
 Щеврик острівний, Anthus petrosus (A)
 Щеврик американський, Anthus rubescens (A)

Родина: В'юркові (Fringillidae)

 Зяблик звичайний, Fringilla coelebs
 В'юрок, Fringilla montifringilla
 Костогриз звичайний, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
 Снігур звичайний, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
 Bucanetes githaginea
 Зеленяк звичайний, Chloris chloris
 Коноплянка, Linaria cannabina
 Шишкар ялиновий, Loxia curvirostra
 Щиглик звичайний, Carduelis carduelis
 Щедрик європейський, Serinus serinus
 Чиж лісовий, Spinus spinus

Родина: Calcariidae

 Пуночка снігова, Plectrophenax nivalis (A)

Родина: Вівсянкові (Emberizidae)

 Вівсянка чорноголова, Emberiza melanocephala (A)
 Просянка, Emberiza calandra
 Вівсянка гірська, Emberiza cia
 Вівсянка городня, Emberiza cirlus
 Вівсянка звичайна, Emberiza citrinella (A)
 Вівсянка сіра, Emberiza cineracea
 Вівсянка садова, Emberiza hortulana
 Вівсянка сахарська, Emberiza sahari
 Вівсянка очеретяна, Emberiza schoeniclus

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Posted on 14 December 2021 by Tomasz Oryński
40 years ago General Wojciech Jaruzelski introduced Martial State in Poland. This decision is still widely discussed today. For the opposition it was an obvious tragedy, the whole resistance movement, that managed to achieve some degree of Freedom (the months before 13 XII 1981 were later nicknamed "a Solidarity Carnival"), had been brutally stamped upon. But from Jaruzelski's point of view it was a tough call to make. He was pressured from Moscow and he could not exclude possibility that if he won't do something about the situation in Poland, the Soviets won't take care of the problem themselves. With the events of Prague Spring being not so recent back then, he had to take this threat seriously.
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The Martial State was an extremely hard time for opposition leaders. Many were imprisoned and beaten, especially those from the working class. When natural leaders of the freedom movement – such as Lech Wałęsa – ended up in prison or isolation, the people, who weren't that active in the opposition before that it would warrant them being arrested on the night of 13 December took over. The underground organizations and samizdat press bloomed (my own father started one of the biggest Polish underground paper – Wiadomości Bieżące), those were then picked up one by one and ended up in prison (my father, for example, was arrested a year later and after spending 6 months in jail was given a suspended sentence of 2 years in prison and a financial penalty).
It was a devastating blow for the anti-communist opposition, and yet less than 8 years later Poland managed to peacefully transition into a democratic country. It would not be possible without negotiations and certain degree of reconciliation with the leaders of the communist regime. While in Romania, for example, communism ended in the open revolution and after armed struggle Nicolae Ceausescu ended up being executed after a mock-up field court sentenced them to death, in Poland the opposition sat together with the communist at the round table and negotiated the path to the transition.
Many on the Polish right question this approach. The Round Table negotiations don't go well with their fetish of armed struggle and giving up their lives for the motherland. They keep talking about "bringing communists to justice". It is disgusting to watch people, who were either too young to have a chance of any meaningful participation in the anti-communist struggle (like Janusz Kowalski, MP from the ruling coalition teaming up with the leader of the nationalist movement Robert Bąkiewicz) or who weren't important enough in their fight for freedom to be of any interest to the communist regime (like Kaczyński brothers, although some believe that the reason they weren't arrested during the martial law is really that they actually actively cooperated with the regime) demanding that communist criminals are brought to justice. Especially if they look for those communist criminals all in the wrong place. It's them, who made Stanisław Piotrowicz, a communist prosecutor who during he martial law persecuted opposition activist, a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. It's their colleague Karol Karski, PiS MEP, who was active in the structures of the communist regime as late as in 1988. It's them who in 2005 placed Andrzej Kryże at the important post in Ministry of Justice despite him being a former communist judge who back in 1980 sentenced Bronisław Komorowski for organizing Independence Day celebrations during which they claimed that Poland is not an independent country. The list of communists in PiS goes on and on.
But the history does not matter for PiS. On the day of the 40th anniversary of the Martial State, the IPN, formerly Institute of National Remembrance, and currently, apparently, the Institute for Historic Propaganda, published a 4-minute clip about the Martial State and the anti-communist struggle. I want to challenge you: watch it and try to find Lech Wałęsa in it. You know, Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Solidarność, the first directly elected president of Poland and a Nobel Peace Price laureate:
(no points for finding Pope John Paul II in this clip, because unless you are brain dead (so, apparently the target audience for this movie) it is hardly an achievement).
Meanwhile, the other arm of the party propaganda, national broadcaster TVP tries to show Adam Michnik in a bad light. They are showing footage of Adam Michink forgiving Wojciech Jaruzelski, and calling him "a true patriot" and trying to frame it as a treason of the "solidarity elites". This is of course not fair, as while people like Adam Michnik (or my father, for example) were on the different side on the political division in 1980, they are intelligent enough to understand the difficult situation Jaruzelski found himself in, and while they might not agree with his decisions back then, they are able to believe that he did what he believed was best for his country. Only simple minds such as Janusz Kowalski MP or his friends, right-wing thugs, can see the world as a black-white situation where we are always good and the other side is always bad.
But as if using that footage was not despicable enough, there is another layer to it: how TVP has obtained the tapes. See, when Teresa Torańska, one of the leading Polish reporters, known for her deep and insightful interviews with leaders of both sides of the political struggle in the 1980s, died, her heirs decided to give her personal archives – due to their exceptional historical value – to the Hoover Institute in the US. The parcel, sent to the US via a courier company, had been impounded on the border and taken over by the IPN, which quoted the law that "Everyone in possession of documents related to Polish pre-1989 history, who has no legal title to hold those documents, should release them to IPN". The thing is, this law has been created so the secret archives of the political police, for example, could not be used to blackmail people, or sold abroad, but the vast majority of the Torańska archives were her own materials and recordings which she made well after 1990 – those particular recordings of Adam Michnik and general Jaruzelski were from 2001… Yet, the heir of Torańska's house had been searched, the hard drive of his private computer was copied, and yet he was not charged with anything. He expected the IPN will take the pre-1989 documents as per law, and returns the rest of the Torańska archives to Hoover institutes, but nothing despite the documents being impounded in August 2020, so far nothing like that happened. And now we see those materials being made available to TVP for use in their propaganda…
So how is Poland doing 40 years after one of the most tragic moments in our recent history?
Well, we have a kind-of-martial-state today. As I wrote last week, the special "state of emergency" in the areas bordering Belarus have been extended illegally. The human tragedies still take place there and the government refuses to act – even when a 4 years old girl of Iraqi refugees got lost on the Polish side, while her parents were caught by the Border Guard and (illegally, of course) thrown back to Belarus by the Polish forces. No search action was allowed, as no humanitarian organization or volunteers are allowed into the zone, and the Border Guard pretended to search for the child for a few hours and then give up completely. Imagine what the outrage it would be if the child was Polish.
Meanwhile Łukasz Mejza, the deputy minister of the sport who was found to run a scam, trying to sell quack therapies to the desperate parents of the children, after ensuring support of his party (after all, PiS struggles for the majority, so they can't allow themselves to lose even a single MP) decided to push back and organized a ridiculous press conference, when he cried how persecuted he is by the press, demonstrated his friend, who was allegedly cured by his wonderful therapy and banned journalists from asking him any questions. At about the same time the right-wing press is up in their arms after discovering, that Piotr Kraśko one of the most popular TV journalists, openly criticizing the government in the independent news station TVN has been caught driving without a driving licence – and it turned out, he had been driving illegally after losing it 6 years ago. Apparently, it helped to cover Mejza's scandal for the bit, but not completely.
Radosław Sikorski, who won a slander case with Jarosław Kaczyński after the latter called him "a traitor", has run into some trouble. The court ruled that Jarosław Kaczyński has to publish apologies in a commercial paper, but the PiS leader ignores the ruling. The laws allows for the victim to publish the apologies himself and then get bailiffs to chase the losing side for the money, but it seems there might be no bailiff brave enough in Poland to dare and challenge Kaczyński (not to mention, that nobody knows if he opened a bank account yet).
Meanwhile, after a woman, who was refused an abortion in the hospital in Białystok due to doctors being afraid of getting in trouble under a new political atmosphere (see last week's piece), got her procedure in a different hospital, this different hospital is now under scrutiny. The departmental consultant of gynaecology demanded a report from doctors, involving a list of gynaecological procedures, a list of refusals of gynaecological procedures and all data relating to the abortion procedures performed – which can be proof that the doctors from the first hospitals were right to be afraid…
All that while in the parliament an extreme-right MP Janusz Korwin-Mikke had to be reprimanded by the Ethical Committee for saying that "sometimes woman should be slapped in her face to shut up". He defended his stand, but after failing to get any understanding, demanded women members of the Ethical Committee be excluded, as "women, in general, are incompetent and should not be holding such functions". But at least the Antoni Macierewicz' playground, so-called Special Subcommission for Investigating the Smoleńsk Plane Crash ceased to exist. It cost the taxpayer over 25 000 000 zł and the result of its work is… nothing. They spread some utterly absurd conspiracy theories and bragged about how they had their report ready but so far they never published anything.
I guess many Poles would dream about being able to bring their politicians to scrutiny and punish them for their bad work, just as football hooligans did when after their club, Legia Warszawa, lost a game: the "fans" chased the coach of footballers, stopped it and bursted in to beat the players. No wonder that the government is trying to ensure that people think fondly of them, so after they finally temporarily lowered the taxes on fuel as a part of anti-inflation measures, they made it mandatory for all the garages to display information that the fuel has become cheaper thanks to the government actions. I am all for it, as long, as we would also be informed what has become more expensive thanks to government actions, but I guess there might be not enough space for such notices at the tills.
But there is good news as well. Finally, the Polish government takes the vaccine mandates seriously. True, after some citizens objected to the idea that workers who refuse to show the proof of their vaccinations to their employer would be forced to take unpaid leave, the government has to propose a different solution. And so if you refuse to share your vaccination status with your employer, you will be forced to take PAID to leave. This is brilliant: I am vaccinated, but if I can stay at home and still be paid, why would I share that information with my boss?
This text was written for Britské listy
Picture: Public Domain.
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1. Videos made for UKOTCF by Ann Pienkowski
Over several years, Ann Pienkowski (the Honorary Environmental Education Coordinator of UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum) has taken a good deal of video film of the nature of UK Overseas Territories, during her voluntary work helping on local projects. Some of this has been used for local events and TV broadcasts. Use of some of it has been donated also to fill gaps in coverage in making the mini-documentaries in the Britain's Treasure Islands series (see section 2 below).
Recognising that she has some unique material, Ann has now started editing her video into short documentaries. These videos may be used freely, with acknowledgement to Ann and UKOTCF. Links to these will be added below as they become available.
Montserrat Birding in Paradise
- an introduction to visiting Montserrat and its unique wildlife, produced shortly after UKOTCF and Montserrat National Trust published the book "Birding in Paradise: The Caribbean Emerald Isle of Montserrat - A guide to bird-watching, nature and heritage sites" (available from www.ukotcf.org/birding-in-Monserrat).
Grand Turk Special Birds on your doorstep
- a video of the birds of the salinas (salt-pans) of Grand Turk to celebrate the opening of trails by UKOTCF and the Turks & Caicos National Museum. Guides in the Birding in Paradise series for each of the islands are available (from www.ukotcf.org/birding-in-Turks-and-Caicos).
2. Videos made, with the help of UKOTCF and partner organisations, for the Britain's Treasure Islands project
Separate from the Britain's Treasure Islands TV documentary series, 42 "mini-documentarie" have been made using the footage (and often totally unrelated stories) that were not used in the main broadcast series, supplemented by other video and still photography made available without charge by UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum and some of its partner organisations.
All 42 films are intended as an educational resource and are provided free of charge for all to watch and enjoy (see below). It is hoped that these films will help raise awareness of the wildlife, cultures, history and heritage of all of the UK Overseas Territories.
The 42 mini-documentaries were created on a tiny budget using funds raised through KickStarter.com, with the help of UKOTCF, and donations from several organisations and individuals. Stewart McPherson sends a big thanks once more to all who helped make these short films possible. UKOTCF supplied information, materials and comments on early drafts of documentaries in this series. Editorial decisions remained with Stewart.
Mini-documentaries about Wildlife and Heritage in each of the UK Overseas Territories
Montserrat - bird video in this documentary is by Ann Pienkowski, UKOTCF
Turks and Caicos Islands - bird video in this documentary is by Ann Pienkowski, UKOTCF, and underwater video by UKOTCF associate member Turks & Caicos Reef Fund
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Australian Elections Preview - How Will Markets React?
by Daniela Sabin Hathorn , Junior Analyst
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Labor ahead in the polls, Senate composition will be key
Climate change will be a big driver of votes as weather conditions in Australia become more extreme
A Labor victory could unsettle markets if their pre-election promises are implemented
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As the Australian Federal Elections are approaching and with pre-polling already underway, party leaders have not had much time to campaign for votes since the elections were announced on April 4. While it is not uncommon for Australian election campaigns to be short, some believe short campaigns provide some relief for the economy, as political uncertainty running up to elections tends to put business and household consumption on hold, so a shorter campaign poses less risk to the economy.
Most predictions point to a Labor victory, driven mainly by public dissatisfaction with the current Liberal/National Coalition, which has had three leaders in the last 4 years.
Despite the future of the economy being a main concern to most citizens, the Australian Election Study, which offers a glimpse at the underlying trends around federal elections, is showing that voters are losing confidence in governments being able to influence the economy.
Voter Sentiment
Traditionally, voters that think about the economy and its outlook will prefer the Liberal Party, whilst voters who are concerned about health, education and inequality will prefer the Labor Party.
But climate change is going to be a key driver of votes in this election, as 2018 saw a series of fires, floods and the country's worst drought devastating hundreds of acres of wildlife. Natural disasters are becoming an increasingly worrying concern for Australians which will pay special attention to each party's policies on how to tackle climate change.
And Labor leader Bill Shorten has promised that if they win the elections they will reduce carbon emissions by 45% on the levels of 2005, a big difference on the 26% promised by the current Liberal-National led government.
But with polls showing only a narrow victory for Labor, the composition of the Senate will be key to whether the governing party will be able to pass their policies, and a major focus for investors. And for the first time since the voting system was reformed there will be a half-Senate election. This means that whilst it is unlikely that either of the two major parties will gain a majority in the upper house, the composition of the Senate is not expected to be as fragmented as before because successful candidates will need a larger quota of votes to be elected.
Poll results as of May 15
Source: The Australian
Market Reaction to Previous Elections
Evidence shows that stock markets tend to trend sideways during election periods as investors do not like the uncertainty surrounding a possible change in politics, providing no solid direction for stocks. Specifically, for Australian stock markets, previous elections that have resulted in a change of government have been mixed.
Australian Stock Market Before and After Elections
Source: Bloomberg, AMP Capital
Leaving 2007 out due to the financial crisis which it preceded, on average Australian shares have performed better in the 3 months post-election following a Labor victory. The average gain for the stock market after a Coalition victory is 4.65% and 7.75% for the Labor Party.
A clear election result is expected to boost the Australian stock market as the clearing of uncertainty is what makes markets move higher, but uneasiness about Labor policies if there is a change in government could see the post-election rally halted.
Economic Landscape
The AUD jumped on May 7 after the Royal Bank of Australia (RBA) announced it would leave its key Official Cash Rate unchanged at a record low of 1.5%, after a strong jobs market pushed back the need to cut rates further.
But mixed jobs data released on May 16, two days before the final election day, pushed the Aussie dollar lower as it was revealed that unemployment had risen to 5.2% in the month of April, up from 5% the month before, despite jobs growth of 28.4k beating expectations of just 15k. The RBA is known to place special focus on jobs data, especially after it hinted that the previous rate decision had been mostly influenced by a strong jobs market. At the time of this reading, markets are pricing in at least one, if not two, quarter point cuts in the next eighteen months.
Despite inflation being weak, the RBA has focused on the jobs market as unemployment continues to fall, but at least one rate cut is expected to take place in 2019. The RBA seems to have finally acknowledged the situation the economy finds itself in, as it slashed its economic expectations for the following months. Actual GDP growth rate in 2018 was 2.3% well below the bank's last forecasts in February of 2.75%. In response, the bank's forecast of growth for the first two quarters of 2019 has been downgraded from 2.5% to 1.7%. In November 2018 growth rates for 2019 were forecasted as high as 3.25%.
Global factors remain as the key driver for the Aussie Dollar over the coming days as markets keep an eye out for developments in the China-US trade talks which deteriorated last week as the US imposed higher tariffs on Chinese imports and continued this week with retaliation from China. As China is an important market for Australian exports, a slowing China could have a knock-on effect on the Australian currency and equity markets.
Party Policies' Effect on Markets
Liberal/National Coalition Party
The current governing Coalition party has focused its campaign on showing that the country is performing outstandingly well under their guidance, with 28 years of uninterrupted GDP growth and on track to deliver the first budget surplus in 12 years in 2019-20. The last contraction to take place was in 1991 and despite the 2008 financial crisis Australia still managed to grow above 2% that year.
But given that voters believe the government is not able to have a meaningful impact on the economy, the Liberal Party is going to have to expand its arguments to convince people that they can make a difference
And latest polls show that they have not quite managed to do just that, as Labor seems to be taking the lead with their firm stance on tackling matters that worry citizens, such as inequalities, raising house prices and excessive banking power.
The banking sector is definitely the one that has most to win (or less to lose) if the Coalition Party remains in government, as both the Labor and Green party have pledged to implement sanctions on this industry. We expect to see a recovery in the financial sector, and post-election rally in both equity markets and the Aussie Dollar.
If Labor wins the elections there will be a lot of activity regarding unions and the imbalance of power as its policies are aimed at boosting wages for the lowest paid.
The Labor Party has hinted that they would apply strict regulations and punishments on big banking corporations like National Australia Bank Ltd, Westpac Banking Group and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. It announced plans for a $640 million levy on the nation's largest banks to support people that have been ripped off by the financial institutions' "predatory practices". If they win, and they stick by their campaign promises, these shares could take a hit putting pressure on the ASX 200.
Another key policy for the Australian Labor Part (ALP) is cutting excess franking credits, a measure that refunds investors any additional tax that has been paid by the company on their behalf when receiving dividends.
A key group that will be affected is superannuation funds, which are mostly attracted to Australian companies that pay fully franked shares. If a fund is in pension phase, it has no tax liabilities and therefore is eligible to receive a full refund of the taxes paid at the corporate level on their dividends. If the ALP reform is implemented, they will not be able to claim net (or excess) franking credits, meaning that they will not receive franking credits at all.
In response to this, companies may release credits ahead of the reform being implemented, either via dividends or share buybacks, which may lead to investors favouring these stocks over growth stocks if Labor is elected.
Regarding taxes, they will be matching the Liberal-National coalition's tax cuts but will direct more money to lower-income citizens. Its plan is to phase out tax breaks for stock market and property investors to help fund its spending plans on health and education, which could be a risky move.
There is a danger that relying on tax hikes for higher incomes will dampen investments. Tax cuts and minimum wages may provide a short-term boost to spending and economic growth, but higher minimum wages could lead to a less flexible labour market and a negative impact for services, retail and construction stocks.
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Lens | A Love of Land in Egypt's Farms
Credit Laura El-Tantawy
A Love of Land in Egypt's Farms
By Whitney Richardson Jul. 22, 2014 Jul. 22, 2014
Laura El-Tantawy was in her sixth year photographing Egypt when she decided she needed a drastic change. What had started as a project to reconnect with her home country took a decided shift at the spark of the 2011 revolution. Echoing the tumult in Tahrir Square in Cairo, her images had grown menacing and haunting.
"I don't think I'd ever seen Egypt so bloody before," she said. "That completely changed my feelings."
She recalled how during childhood summer trips she was often told stories of her grandfather — a man she never met, who spent his life as a farmer in the village of Meit El-Kholy, adamant about cultivating and preserving the family land.
A look back at the first part of Ms. El-Tantawy's "I'll Die for You" series focused on the suicide of farmers in rural India.
'I'll Die for You'
Intent on discovering her grandfather as well as her own country "from a place of love," Ms. El-Tantawy decided to return to his village. The result is "Egypt: Land of My Grandfather," the second chapter of her "I'll Die for You" series, focused on the lives of farmers and their relationship to their land.
Once she arrived in Meit El-Kholy, Ms. El-Tantawy began to experience a sense of euphoria as she spoke with farmers who worked in the fields surrounding her grandfather's land.
"It was a surreal feeling because I looked around me and I knew that I could be standing on the exact same patch that he stood at some point," she said.
But her excitement settled quickly when she began to learn of some of the troubles that many farmers were experiencing. One of her first subjects, Hassan Mohamed al-Sae'edy (pictured below) was a 60-year-old farmer she met while driving up the road. For the last several years, he has struggled to support his family on the income from his land, as new developments sanctioned by the government have encroached. But his lack of formal education, he told Ms. El-Tantawy, has made it difficult for him to search for work in the city.
"I can't read or write," he told her, "so how can I hold a pen and try to write?"
Hassan Mohamed al-Sae'edy on his donkey.Credit Laura El-Tantawy
She completely understood. For the past three decades, farmers — including her grandfather — encountered a similar fate, as many families in the village sent their children to the cities to become doctors or lawyers. What was once a community of picturesque farmlands has slowly become an area filled with "ugly buildings," said Ms. El-Tantawy, 33 who divides her time between Cairo and London.
"I think I'm being judgmental of them because I know there used to be something more beautiful there," she said.
Despite the new developments, Ms. El-Tantawy continued to focus her work on the farmers she met and the land they worked. She documented two additional series, "Immortal River" and "The Place," detailing the beauty as well as the transitions of the surrounding land.
For "Immortal River," she traveled along the Nile — a source of water that sustained the lands of her grandfather and other farmers. While traveling on a felucca boat, she captured rhythmic details of the water as the light cast a spectrum of colors against the waves.
"The Nile was a natural transition because it is so important to the farmers in Egypt traditionally and historically," she said. "It really is an immortal river."
Ripples gently form on the surface of the River Nile in Cairo.Credit Laura El-Tantawy
Images from "The Place" contain both the fields and hints of everyday life for the farmers. In one frame, a dilapidated pile of bricks rests in the middle of a field (Slide 3). Clothes hang on a line, showing signs of family life, "to give the images context of their environment."
Ms. El-Tantawy plans to continue documenting farming communities around the world, but for her, visiting her grandfather's village after experiencing the revolution was a way of reconnecting with the Egypt of her past — one filled with stories of a man who "loved his land until the day he died," she said.
"I was sort of seeing my grandfather in the people I was photographing," Ms. El-Tantawy said. "Walking on the land, I was sort of finding his soul somewhere there."
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