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Tourists warned not to swim in polluted sea off Pattaya
Tourists visiting Thailand's Pattaya resort town have been advised not to swim in the sea, especially off the Na Chom Thian beach, after the sea in the area turned black and emitted a foul smell, reportedly caused by untreated waste water.
Pattaya City administration has issued an order temporarily suspending swimming in the sea near Pattaya until officials find the source of the effluent and fix the problem.
The move by the Pattaya City administration came after a netizen posted on his Facebook page an image of what appeared to be black waste water flowing into the sea through an open sewer in Soi Na Chom Thian 8, Tambon Na Chom Thian, Sattahip district of the eastern province of Chon Buri.
A Thai PBS reporter went to Soi Na Chom Thian 8 on Saturday afternoon to investigate and found that the polluted water came from an abandoned water treatment plant belonging to the Tambon Na Chom Thian municipality.
The water treatment facility was built at a cost of about 124 billion baht to treat waste water from hotels and other businesses. However, it malfunctioned after a short period in operation and was then abandoned due to lack of budget for maintenance.
A village headman, Mr. Supote Inyaem, told the reporter that the untreated waste water had been leaking into the sea for quite a long time without any authority addressing the problem.
Instead of fixing the problem, local officials issued regulations requiring business operators to install their own facilities to treat the waste water before it is discharged into the sea.
While advising tourists to avoid swimming in the sea, the Pattaya City administration has, so far, failed to come up with any concrete plan to address the pollution problem on long-term basis.
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Outlook is for $57 oil prices by year-end
Too-fast shale rebound could disrupt recovery
By Mella McEwen, MRT.com/Midland Reporter-Telegram and Midland Reporter-Telegram
Updated 10:14 pm CDT, Wednesday, March 22, 2017
A driller is seen onboard Robinson Drilling rig No. 4 earlier this year in Midland County. Pioneer Natural Resources Chairman and CEO Scott Sheffield predicts that the Permian will add 100 rigs over the next year. less
A driller is seen onboard Robinson Drilling rig No. 4 earlier this year in Midland County. Pioneer Natural Resources Chairman and CEO Scott Sheffield predicts that the Permian will add 100 rigs over the next ... more
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Crude prices have rebounded significantly after falling to 13-year lows of around $26 a barrel in February 2016.
Crude prices are expected to continue following that path -- even if it's not a straight line -- in 2017, according to Stratas Advisors, a Hart Energy company.
John Paisie, Stratas' executive vice president, told those gathered Wednesday at Midland Country Club for Hart Energy's Special Briefing: Permian Outlook, that prices should end the year at about $57 a barrel.
But there are strings attached to his company's prediction: Prices will rise to that level if shale oil production doesn't come back too fast, he said.
"Shale production could rise about 700,000 barrels" and not harm the market, Paisie said.
While production from the Permian Basin has risen — it never declined during the downturn — other shale basins continue to lag, he said.
That forecast comes as West Texas Intermediate prices have retreated from $54 a barrel to about $47 a barrel. Paisie attributed part of that decline to the rapid rebound in U.S. shale production, primarily in the Permian.
Other reasons for the decline include a record number of long positions in the market, bearish words from members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, record levels of crude inventories and lagging demand in the U.S., specifically for gasoline.
The continued fallout from declining domestic production had been one reason prices had risen above $50 a barrel following OPEC's announcement of a production cut, which was joined by several non-OPEC member countries.
Paisie said other factors boosting prices were a stronger-than-expected Chinese economy, weakening U.S. dollar, stronger U.S. economy and stronger U.S. gasoline demand, trader sentiment as traders closed short positions and the construction of additional storage capacity.
He will be watching the May gathering of OPEC members and how the outcome of that meeting will affect prices.
"OPEC may be on the run, but it's still running," he said.
There are three possible outcomes as OPEC members address the fate of the production cuts they undertook at the beginning of the year, Paisie said.
While members may decide to end the cuts amid frustration over shale oil's resurgence and stagnant prices, he doesn't think that's likely. There is the chance members could agree to deeper cuts, which Paisie said is a possibility because of rhetoric coming from OPEC nations and their desire to push prices out of their current range.
But the greatest likelihood is that the production cuts will be extended through the end of the year, he said.
Even if compliance with the cuts is 60 percent, he said demand should begin to exceed supply in the second half of the year. His forecast is for crude output to fall 1.6 million to 1.8 million barrels a day and demand to rise 1.4 million barrels a day.
That could help push prices above $60 a barrel in 2018 -- if shale production doesn't rise too quickly, he said.

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Some of these cottages are known as to location and some are not as yet; as found liks will be placed to the cottage page.
Hopefully all the identities and locations of the cottages will be known and can be placed in the list of cottages and owners also - some have already.
There are post cards and other things concerning the cottages as I fine tune the pages will add these items also to the pages within the site.
1932 - October 5 – Belden cottage on East Side of lake destroyed by fire with loss of $7, 000.
Aubbeenaubee Park - My guess would be the Academy property and also refered to as the Culver Park.
Duck Inn Cottage - ? W. H. Schroeder Logansport?
< ul>This encompassed what is now the Ball and Bernerno cottage properties and was all one lot. The cottge sat approximately where the ball cottage sits today if it is not part of the orginial Halcyon Villa structure.
Highland View - Long Point ?A. C. Shepherd?
Ivy Cliff - Long Point ?Charles Caffyn?
Pine Tree - Benedict Cottage North of Aubbenaubbee Bay, near Council Fire Circle.
T. Conzelman, St. Louis, Missouri; 1904 "Buckskin Landis"


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Чак-Чак  або Чакчаку  або пірсабз  - одне з важливих місць паломництва зороастрійців. Розташоване в остані Язд, шахрестані Ардакан, в горах між містом Ардакан і селом Анджіре. Щороку 14 червня зороастрійці збираються на цьому місті й чотири дні проводять у молитвах. Також щороку зороастрійці на цьому місці святкують Мехреган.

Говорять, що назва Чак-Чак або Чакчаку походить від звуку краплин, що падають з каміння і нині вказують на розташування джерела. На місці паломництва є багато кімнат для відпочинку зі зручностями, такими як електроенергія та питна вода. Ці кімнати називають "присадкуватими". В одній із цих кімнат є криниця завглибшки 50 метрів.

Згідно з віруваннями зороастрійців, під час нашестя до Ірану мусульман, яке ознаменувало кінець правління останнього шаха династії Сасанідів Єздигерда III, його дочка Нікбану сховалася тут всередині гори. Одна із рабинь царівни, на ім'я Гоухар (перлина), також похована за декілька кілометрів звідти, у місці під назвою Піре Херішт.

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Clippers, Mavericks in frantic DeAndre Jordan emoji battle
By Tim Bontemps
July 8, 2015 | 3:19pm
Chris Paul (top left), Mark Cuban (top center), Doc Rivers (bottom left) and Chandler Parsons (bottom center) are all headed to Houston to meet with DeAndre Jordan. EPA (2), Getty Images (3)
ORLANDO, Fla. – It's a game of planes, trains and automobiles as representatives from the Mavericks and Clippers race to Houston to re-recruit DeAndre Jordan.
Five days after Jordan decided to leave Los Angeles to go back to his home state of Texas and become the focal point of the Mavericks, the leaders of his old team and his potential new one were in a mad dash to get to his hometown of Houston to sway Jordan to their side.
Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan might still be teammates after all.EPA
ESPN reported around noon Wednesday the Clippers hadn't given up hope of keeping Jordan. A perfect social media caper soon unfolded, as the supporting players in the Jordan drama began traveling to Houston for a meeting with the 7-foot center.
Clippers coach and president of basketball operations Doc Rivers was set to fly to Houston, as was free-agent signing Paul Pierce.
But it was when other reps from each team got involved that the fun began.
It started with Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons, who had been the chief recruiter trying to bring Jordan to Dallas over the past week or so, tweeting out a picture of a plane, indicating he was flying to Houston.
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) July 8, 2015
Owner Mark Cuban, who was supposed to be at an introductory press conference in Dallas for the team's draft picks, was en route by air as well.
Clippers guard J.J. Redick — who said the Clippers had failed the offseason by letting Jordan leave in a candid interview with Bleacher Report Tuesday — tweeted out a car emoji shortly after. He planned to make the roughly three-hour drive from Austin to Houston to join the Clippers contingent.
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— JJ Redick (@JJRedick) July 8, 2015
Not to be outdone, star guard Chris Paul — who was widely rumored to have had rough patches with Jordan over the past few seasons, including reportedly snubbing him on high-fives — poked fun at his absurd Bahamas vacation with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade by tweeting out emojis that added up to a banana boat as he also attempted to make it to Houston.
🍌🚤
— Chris Paul (@CP3) July 8, 2015
Blake Griffin — Jordan's closest friend on the team — tweeted a fake-out picture of a Hawaiian vacation only to follow it up a short time later with emojis of a plane, helicopter and car.
✈🚁🚙
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin32) July 8, 2015
Pierce eventually got into the act, though the 37-year-old demonstrated a less firm grasp on Twitter norms. Instead of tweeting an emoji, he tweeted out a fuzzy picture of a rocket ship.
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— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 8, 2015
The social media picture book added to the circus feel around the 11th hour of NBA free agency. The stakes were impossibly high for both teams. For the Clippers, losing Jordan — while having virtually no way to replace him — was the difference between being one of the NBA's four or five legitimate title contenders and being a potential lottery team next season.
Dallas had spent three straight years striking out in big free-agent fishing — Deron Williams, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony — and Cuban had said if the Mavericks did not secure Jordan, they likely would have torn down the roster to rebuild next season.
This was only possible because the NBA was still in its annual moratorium on free-agent signings, which is designed as a period to audit the league's finances and set the salary cap and luxury tax lines for the 2015-16 season. The moratorium ends at 12:01 Thursday morning.
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Quantification, analysis and modeling of soil erosion on steep slopes using LiDAR and UAV photographs.
Steep hill slopes in the Bavarian Alps and at an artificial waste dump on the Island of Elba are subject to soil erosion through geomorphological processes. Long term high-resolution terrestrial LiDAR data are available and have been analyzed for both areas. The analysis indicated different erosion patterns on the slopes that could be the result of different geomorphological processes. Additionally, both study sites show a good agreement between the annual erosion rates and the size of the hydrological catchment as a proxy for the sediment contributing area. The results presented in this study represent the first analysis of hill slope erosion measured with LiDAR and UAV systems. The hill slope erosion will be subject to measurements using a higher temporal resolution during future years in order to identify different erosion processes throughout at the annual time step.


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Ducks' Devon Allen hopes to be ready for opener
Pete Martini
EUGENE – Devon Allen plans to play in the Oregon football team's season opener against Eastern Washington.
That's the goal.
The athletic sophomore wide receiver suffered a knee injury in the Rose Bowl, and he has worked the past seven months to get ready.
"It's been seven, seven and a half, eight months since surgery, so I'm feeling pretty good, and I'm feeling good to get back out there and start running routes and doing what I do as a football player," said Allen, who caught 41 passes last season for 684 yards and seven touchdowns. "I'm going to take it one day at a time, and see how I'm feeling. If I'm feeling great, then I'm going to go out there and play. If not, then I'll continue to work to get back to 100 percent."
Because of the injury, Allen missed the national championship game, plus spring practices, as well as the track and field season. Allen was the previous season's U.S. champion in the 110-meter hurdles.
"It's been tough. I missed track this year, and it's a world championship year," Allen said. "I just kind of took it with a grain of salt and just started from the beginning. Started with rehab. Started getting back in shape, making sure I didn't gain too much weight. Get stronger, upper body-wise.
"I definitely got stronger," Allen added. "And now that my leg is feeling a lot better, and I'm running around, running routes and getting back to football things again, I'm enjoying my time a little bit more and having more fun."
Charles Nelson update: After spending much of the spring practices at defensive back, Charles Nelson now appears to be back as a wide receiver again — sort of.
The sophomore had a breakout effort in the spring game, catching five passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, Nelson also had the game's only interception.
Helfrich said that the Ducks still plan to use Nelson all over the field, but his primary focus will be on offense.
"I think just as a general mindset, he considers himself a little bit more of a natural offensive player," Helfrich said.
However, Helfrich added that Nelson is "too gifted to not be everywhere. Obviously, including special teams as a returner, and the defense is still trying to fight for him."
Taj Griffin update: True freshman running back Taj Griffin is coming off an injury last year while still in high school.
The school confirmed that he is participating fully and considered healthy and ready to go.
"He's fine," Helfrich said. "Full go."
Griffin's brother, Ty, a sophomore quarterback for the Ducks, said Taj is doing great.
"His knee is all healed up," Ty Griffin said about Taj. "Faster than ever. Just ready to go."
Practice schedule: The Ducks practice Monday through Saturday this week.
First day in full pads will be Friday.
First game is at 5 p.m. Sept. 5 against Eastern Washington at Autzen Stadium.
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Q: How to retain the last selected position when returning to a ListView? In Lifeview, when I access an address from the end or the middle, it
returns to the first Title. Is there some way to make the program remember where I came from?
Look at this animated example: I enter
"Main_Title_13", and when I return, it starts from "Main_Title_1".
The same thing happens with "Sub_Title_13": the program forgets where I came from.

My code:
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        public View getView(final int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

            View v = View.inflate(getApplicationContext(), R.layout.row_itme, null);

            final TextView Title = v.findViewById(R.id.textView_row_imte);
            final ImageView img_fav = v.findViewById(R.id.img_fav);

            if (globalVar.getListType().equals("favorite") || globalVar.getListType().equals("search")) {
                Title.setText(Html.fromHtml(""+mlistItmes.get(position).getMain_Title() +""+ " | " + mlistItmes.get(position).getSub_Title()));
            } else if (globalVar.getListType().equals("index")) {
                Title.setText(mlistItmes.get(position).getMain_Title());
            } else if (globalVar.getListType().equals("Sup_index")) {
                Title.setText(mlistItmes.get(position).getSub_Title());
            }

            final String page_id = mlistItmes.get(position).getPage_id();

            Typeface typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getApplicationContext().getAssets(), "font.otf");
            Title.setTypeface(typeface);
           // Title.setTextColor(Integer.parseInt(db_fav.get_text_color()));

            Title.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View view) {

                    if (globalVar.getListType().equals("index")) {
                        globalVar.setListType("Sup_index");
                        textView_Title.setText(mlistItmes.get(position).getMain_Title());
                        globalVar.setMain_Title(mlistItmes.get(position).getMain_Title());
                        import_Sup_listIndex(mlistItmes.get(position).getMain_Title());
                    } else if (globalVar.getListType().equals("Sup_index")) {
                        globalVar.setSub_Title(mlistItmes.get(position).getSub_Title());
                        Intent intpage = new Intent(MainActivity.this, com.rifai.asmaa7sna.Show_Text_Activity.class);
                        intpage.putExtra("page_id", page_id);
                        startActivity(intpage);
                    } else if (globalVar.getListType().equals("favorite")) {
                        globalVar.setSub_Title(mlistItmes.get(position).getSub_Title());
                        Intent intpage = new Intent(MainActivity.this, com.rifai.asmaa7sna.Show_Text_Activity.class);
                        intpage.putExtra("page_id", page_id);
                        startActivity(intpage);

                    } else if (globalVar.getListType().equals("search")) {

                        globalVar.setSub_Title(mlistItmes.get(position).getSub_Title());
                        globalVar.setMain_Title(mlistItmes.get(position).getMain_Title());
                        Intent intpage = new Intent(MainActivity.this, com.rifai.asmaa7sna.Show_Text_Activity.class);
                        intpage.putExtra("page_id", page_id);
                        startActivity(intpage);
                    }

                }
            });

            Title.setOnLongClickListener(new View.OnLongClickListener() {
                @Override
                public boolean onLongClick(View view) {

                    if (globalVar.getListType().equals("favorite")) {
                        AlertDialog.Builder build = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this);
                        build.setMessage(R.string.Delete_MessagText)
                                .setIcon(R.drawable.icon)
                                .setTitle(R.string.Delete_dilogTitle)
                                .setPositiveButton(R.string.dilog_yes, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
                                        db_fav.Delete(mlistItmes.get(position).getId(), "favorite");
                                        import_from_favorite();
                                    }
                                })
                                .setNegativeButton(R.string.dilog_no, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                                    @Override
                                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
                                        //Negative
                                    }
                                }).show();
                    }
                    return false;
                }

            });

            return v;
        }

    }
}

I hope you can help me please if you can

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A Christmas Garland, by Anne Perry
Ballantine Books, ISBN 9780345530745, October 2012
Thomas Pitt's Special Branch boss, Victor Narraway, wasn't always the head of Special Branch. Long ago and far away, he was a twenty-year-old British Army lieutenant in India during the Mutiny. As the youngest officer, and new to the unit he's now in, Lt. Narraway gets assigned a fairly nasty task: defending an Army medic charged with a horrible murder.
The medic was well-liked, but so was the guard who was killed. And this killing took place as part of the escape of a prisoner, who after escaping also slaughtered an Army patrol. Also, there's no evidence against the medic except that everyone else's location is positively accounted for at the time of the murder. He's the only one who could have done it.
It's an altogether nasty situation, and Lt. Narraway knows he's expected to not make too much trouble as the defense, and let the situation be resolved with no more pain than is absolutely unavoidable.
But it bothers him that there is no actual evidence against his client, and that his client is very, very convincing when he says he didn't do it. With less than two days to work with, Narraway starts investigating.
It's a clever mystery with an unexpected but convincing resolution.
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This year the New York Studio School celebrates its 50th anniversary. From humble beginnings, it was founded in1964 by a group of restless students under the leadership of artist, activist, writer and educator Mercedes Matter. Jack Tworkov was instrumental as one of the original artists to contribute to the formation of the school. This is a brief accounting of the history of the Studio School, JT's friendship with Mercedes Matter, and his involvement with the school.


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Roundtable "Priorities of environmental protection, environmental policy integration and sustainable development in new Ukraine-EU agreement" took place in Kiev
On the 24th of March 2009 the Roundtable "Priorities of environmental protection, environmental policy integration and sustainable development in new Ukraine-EU agreement" took place in Kiev. The event was carried out under the auspice of the Civil Society Expert Council within Ukrainian part of the Ukraine-EU Cooperation Committee. It was co-organized by National Environmental NGO Network "MAMA-86" and RAC "Society and Environment".
The participants of the Roundtable gathered to exchange their views regarding the status of environmental and sustainable development issues in new Ukraine-EU Practical instrument and new Ukraine-EU agreement. The Summary Conclusions reflects basic positions expressed in presentations and debates.
Summary Conclusions of the Roundtable "Priorities of environmental protection, environmental policy integration and sustainable development in new Ukraine-EU agreement"
1. Currently, the development of European integration processes is coming on an important stage for Ukraine. The following processes are going on simultaneously: the elaboration of new Practical instrument, which will replace Ukraine-EU Action Plan; the negotiations concerning a conclusion of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU; the EU Eastern Partnership establishment. In this context, it is important to secure a proper priority of environmental protection and sustainable development matters both in concrete documents and European integration process of Ukraine in general.
2. Ukrainian legislation adaptation to the European Union legislation is an important pillar of the European integration process. The role of this component will be reinforced after the adoption of new Practical instrument and Association Agreement. The activity on adaptation of Ukrainian environmental protection legislation was intensified in 2008, but it is still being carried out with complications.
3. At the same time, the pillar of environmental protection, environmental policy integration into sectoral policy and sustainable development in the Ukraine-EU Action Plan is not fully accomplished. It is testified by a number of observations. According to preliminary conclusions of Public Assessment of the Ukraine-EU Action Plan's environmental pillar implementation, which was held in the framework of the "Assessment of ENP Action Plans in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine'' Project (2008-2009), an average progress index of assessed actions is 42.8 %. According the Razumkov Centre expert's assessment, 46% of activities in environmental protection sphere were achieved in 2007. Hence we have to infer that the significance of these matters lacks attention as well as the necessity to prioritise the environment lacks political will of the parties.
4. There is a need for Ukraine to take into consideration the importance of a multilateral cooperation and participation in multilateral environmental agreements for harmonic development of the collaboration with the EU. It is well-known that the UN ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) "Environment for Europe" process has influenced prominently the environmental policy reform in Ukraine. However, inert participation of Ukraine in the UN CSD (United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development) and Marrakesh process weakens overall Ukrainian capacity to implement modern European instruments of the environmental policy.
5. At present Eastern partnership doesn't set up clear framework for environmental protection problems solution and environmental cooperation. These new frames of the EU policy in East of Europe provide certain opportunities for strengthening of environmental pillar in Ukraine – EU partnership under the condition of committed international group creation within this partnership. Environmental NGOs expect to extend public participation in European integration processes by active public involvement to Civil Society Forum of Eastern Partnership.
6. Meanwhile, mechanisms of information provision and public involvement into the collaboration process between Ukraine and the EU in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development are not transparent enough, though number of positive actions for the improvement of this situation can be mentioned ( recent establishment of the Civil Society Expert Council within Ukrainian part of the Ukraine-EU Cooperation Committee, public involvement by the European Commission into preparation of report on European Neighborhood Policy implementation in Ukraine, plans on public involvement into a mid-term review of the Strategic document and National indicative programme.)
1. On the current stage of cooperation between Ukraine and EU, a special attention should be paid to enhancement of environmental priorities, environmental policy integration, sustainable development and strategic planning; to due incorporation of these matters into the new Practical instrument and the new Association Agreement with corresponding programs and finance support1.
2. Ukraine should intensify its participation in the reformed ''Environment for Europe'' process, in the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and in the Marrakesh process. Not only ratification, but also implementation of multilateral environmental agreements should be provided an appropriate level of priority and organizational support.
3. Reforming Ukrainian energy sector for its closer approximation to rules and requirements of the EU Energy Policy in terms of energy efficiency and development of renewable energy - as a way for reduction of adverse environmental impacts and transition to sustainable development.
4. Development and implementation of the National Environmental Policy Strategy and the National Action Plan, establishment of an institutional mechanism for development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy and the 10-years Framework Policy for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) should be in the focus of key cooperation actions. Development of the Sustainable Development Strategy and 10-years SCP Framework Policy should be supported by a due process of stakeholders' consultations. Such a process might be conducted only through an appropriate institutional mechanism, e.g. by establishment of the Sustainable Development Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
5. The multilateral component of Eastern partnership may promote strengthening of environment protection, environmental policy integration and sustainable development, in particular, in adaptation of environmental laws and regulations of partner countries to Acquis communautaire1 and establishment of efficient mechanisms for implementation of relevant EU legislation and joint activities associated with implementation of global environmental conventions, including conventions on climate change matters, regional environmental conventions of UN ECE and protocols to them.
6. It would be appropriate to organize activities of the Eastern Partnership (EP) through issue working groups, in particular, it would be appropriate to establish a mixed international Task Force on environment and sustainable development with participation of civil society organizations (CSOs), EU institutions, governmental entities of partner countries and businesses, with the purpose to exchange experience of approximation to EU policies and legislation between the new members of EU and EP member-countries, and to extend participation of CSOs in European integration processes.
7. It is necessary to improve public information on development of the component of environmental protection, environmental policy integration, sustainable development and strategic planning in new documents on cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union.
8. It is necessary to ensure more active involvement of the Ukrainian civil society to the negotiations process and to medium-term and subsequent assessments of implementation of agreements and action plans of collaboration between Ukraine and the EU.
1 Preliminary estimates in results of the Second Environmental Performance Review of Ukraine (UN-ECE, 2007), suggest that costs of adaptation and introduction of the environmental chapter of Acquis communautaire in accordance with the Copenhagen criteria will reach about US$1 billion.
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School shooting game Active Shooter appears on Steam, draws widespread condemnation
A UK charity has asked Valve to block the game's release.
UK-based charity Infer Trust is calling on Valve to prevent the Steam release of Active Shooter, a game described as "a dynamic SWAT simulator in which dynamic roles are offered to players"—either as a member of the police, or as the titular "active shooter." The game is portrayed as an asymmetrical shooter grounded in real-world elements like realistic AI and settings, thematically similar to the Homeland Security-made shooting simulator we reported on earlier this year. But the trailer, which includes gameplay clips of murders in classrooms and hallways, leaves no doubt as to what it's really all about.
"There have been 22 school shootings in the US since the beginning of this year," an Infer Trust representative told the BBC. "It is horrendous. Why would anybody think it's a good idea to market something violent like that, and be completely insensitive to the deaths of so many children? We're appalled that the game is being marketed."
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Similar reactions are plentiful on the Steam forums as well. Some posters support the game—perhaps ironically, perhaps not—but the majority express strong opposition to its release. The publisher, Acid, responded to complaints in a "clarification" post saying that "this game does not promote any sort of violence, especially any sort of a mass shooting."
"Originally when this game started its course of the development, I have planned on having SWAT only based gameplayer. Then I thought about adding more gameplay to it by adding additional roles: of the shooter and the civilian. While I can see people's anger and why this might be a bad idea for the game, I still feel like this topic should be left alone," they wrote. "As I mentioned in steam discussion forums, there are games like Hatred, Postal, Carmageddon and etc., which are even worst compared to Active Shooter and literally focus on mass shootings/killings of people."
Acid, which has previously released games including White Power: Pure Voltage and Tyde Pod Challenge (the objectionable titles seemingly have little to do with the content of the games), said that the role of the shooter may be removed from the game prior to release, although there's no indication yet that will actually happen.
The game's presence on Steam highlights (again) the flaws of Steam Direct, which effectively enables anyone with $100 to put up just about any game they like. But if it seems like Valve simply isn't watching, that isn't the case, as evidenced by the recent furor over games with sexual content: Valve walked back last week's threat to remove a number of such games, but they remain subject to review and may have to be edited to comply with Steam guidelines. The implication that this could get a pass while games like HuniePot are over the line reinforces the belief that Valve's curation of Steam isn't absent, but utterly capricious.
I've emailed Valve to ask if Active Shooter will be subject to a review process similar to that being applied to games with sexual content (and if not, why not?), and will update if I receive a reply.


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Die Sehbeteiligung (Deutschland), die Durchschnittsreichweite (Österreich) oder das Rating (Schweiz) gibt an, wie viele Personen einer Zielgruppe innerhalb eines bestimmten Zeitintervalls z. B. einer Sendung "im Durchschnitt" ferngesehen haben.
Für TV-Sendungen bzw. Fernsehwerbung im deutschsprachigen Raum ist die Sehbeteiligung (Sehb.) ausgedrückt als Absolutwert in Millionen, die Durchschnittsreichweite (DRW) bzw. das Rating (R-T) jeweils in Tausend, der wichtigste und härteste Leistungsindikator der Fernsehforschung. In der amerikanischen TV-Forschung entspricht der Wert – oft auch als Einschaltquote oder Quote bezeichnet – dem Nielsen Rating, das allerdings bevorzugt in % ausgedrückt wird.

Berechnung
Die Durchschnittsreichweite ist häufigste Wert für das Ranking von TV-Sendungshitlisten. Wenn die Durchschnittsreichweite in Absolutzahlen ausgewiesen wird, spricht man von Sehern oder Personen. Diese sind allerdings keine natürlichen Personen wie bei der Netto-Reichweite, sondern gesehene Sendungsvolumina. Beispiel: Ein Sendung mit einer DRW von 1 Million kann real von 2 Millionen Menschen gesehen worden sein, von denen jeder nur eine Hälfte sah usw. Die Berechnung erfolgt im deutschen ident und auf Basis einer sekundengenauen Messung. Der Wert kann auch für Zeiteinheiten wie Viertelstunden oder Haushalte berechnet werden. Moderne Quoten-Auswertungssysteme sind in Bezug auf Zeitintervalle und Zielgruppen sehr flexibel.

Definition laut AGF (Deutschland)
Jede Person wird mit dem Anteil gezählt, der ihrer Sehdauer (PIN personenindividuelle Nutzung in Sekunden) im Verhältnis zur Dauer der Sendung entspricht. Der Quotient aus Sehdauer zu Sendungsdauer wird mit dem Gewicht pro Person zur individuellen Sehbeteiligung verrechnet. Die Summe aller individuellen Sehbeteiligungen über alle Personen ergibt die durchschnittliche Sehbeteiligung der Sendung. Die klassische Anwendung dieses Leistungswertes erfolgt in der täglichen Sendungshitliste der AGF.

Definition laut AGTT (Österreich)
Bei ihrer Berechnung der Durchschnittsreichweite wird die gesamte Sehdauer einer Personen innerhalb dieses Zeitintervalls / einer Sendung / eines Werbeblocks berücksichtigt. Die tatsächliche Sehdauer der zusehenden Personen wird durch die mögliche Sehdauer aller Personen der Grundgesamtheit dividiert und mit 100 multipliziert. Das heißt, jede Person wird mit dem Anteil gezählt, der ihrer Sehdauer im Verhältnis zur Dauer der Sendung entspricht. Berechnung: tatsächliche Sehdauer aller Personen / mögliche Sehdauer aller Personen × 100 = DRW in %. Ein Anwendungsfall ist die Hitliste der AGTT.

Definition laut Mediapulse (Schweiz)
Das Rating ist die Anzahl der gesehenen 1-Sekunde-Einheiten verglichen mit der Anzahl der theoretisch möglichen 1-Sekunde-Einheiten innerhalb einer definierten Zeiteinheit. Die Angabe erfolgt in % der Anzahl theoretisch möglicher 1-Sekunde-Einheiten oder hochgerechnet auf Personen in 1'000. Beispiel: "22% Rating in der Viertelstunde Z für den TV-Sender XY" bedeutet also: 22 % der theoretisch möglichen Kontakte (900 1-Sekunde-Einheiten multipliziert mit der Anzahl Stichprobenmitglieder) entfallen auf TV XY. Ein Anwendungsfall sind die Hitliste des SRF.

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Trump Calls for 'Tougher' Immigration Response After NYC Attack
by admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Latest News
President Trump on Wednesday seized on the deadly truck attack in New York City to immigration campaigns and tighter security measures.
The suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, is an Uzbek national who used the lottery system to enter the U.S. in 2010, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump said the alleged driver in Tuesday's attack entered the country through the diversity visa lottery and demanded that Congress act "immediately" to terminate the program. That proposal thus far has not gained traction in Congress.
Earlier this year he backed a Republican congressional plan to scrap the green card lottery and replace it with a merit-based system. The president himself does not have the authority to end the program, and must rely on Congress to create new immigration laws.
Speakers at Immigration Conference react to New York Attack
The conference, hosted by local rotary clubs, is set up to allow area high school students and teachers discuss the social and economic impacts of immigration.
One of the speakers, James McCann, is a political science professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette. While he believes the jury is still out on Tuesday's attack, he doesn't think it means we need stricter immigration laws.
"Obviously the country has to protect itself from internal and external threats, but i think if we equate immigration just with protecting borders and protecting the quality of life and so on, that's misguided," said McCann.
Trump's Unintended Support for Immigrant Civil Rights?
Amid the predictably restrictive border policies enumerated in President Trump's seven-page document recently delivered to Congress is a proposal to hire 370 additional immigration judges to ostensibly "ensure swift return of illegal border crossers." This could actually turn out to be a much-needed step toward civil rights and justice for immigrants.
Trump's argument to hire hundreds more immigration judges fells on the erroneous—and indeed illegal—notion that the modus operandi of judges is to deport immigrants. In reality, immigration judges issue cancellations of removal and other deportation relief in addition to removal orders.
Regardless of his motives, Trump hit on a significant, widely acknowledged problem in the contemporary U.S. immigration system: immigration courts are in a state of crisis.
Conference Explores Impacts of the Criminalization of Immigration
The Center for the Study of Inequality is partnering with the Cornell Population Center to sponsor a conference Nov. 9-10, "Criminalizing Immigrants: Border Controls, Enforcement, and Resistance in Comparative Perspective." The event will feature keynotes by David Cook-Martín, professor of social research and public policy at New York University-Abu Dhabi and Mathew Coleman, associate professor of geography at The Ohio State University.
"Immigration is one of the most consequential social phenomena of our time, not only because of the sheer number of people who are living outside their countries of birth, but because questions over whether and how to incorporate immigrants into the host society have become such political flashpoints," said Kim Weeden, the Jan Rock Zubrow '77 Professor of Social Sciences, chair of the Department of Sociology and director of Cornell's Center for the Study of Inequality.
"This conference brings together world-class social scientists and legal scholars to discuss research and exchange ideas about the consequences of large-scale immigration for the immigrants, their families, the sending and receiving communities, employers, and local and global social and political movements."
Judge questions US Lawyers over Philadelphia's Immigration Compliance in Sanctuary City Row
The judge, considering whether the U.S. Department of Justice can withhold federal grant money from Philadelphia due to its status as a sanctuary city, spent much of an oral argument.
The dispute centers around whether the Department of Justice can require Philadelphia to comply with 8 U.S.C. Section 1373 as a condition before awarding its Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, which has provided the city about $2 million each year for public safety programs.
The city is arguing that it is already in substantial compliance with a reasonable understanding of the section, but the Department of Justice is contending that the city's policies barring law enforcement officials from providing immigration information about non-criminal immigrants go against a plain reading of the section.
Trump's chief economist says we need more immigrant workers, not less
Trump's top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, has long maintained that the U.S. should embrace more immigrant workers, not fewer.
"Perhaps surprisingly for a country that has long thought of itself as a nation of immigrants, the U.S. falls far behind almost all the other countries in the number of immigrants it admitted in 2010 relative to its population size," Hassett wrote.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens Obama Care
As ObamaCare open enrollment begins, health-care providers in immigrant communities worry that the Trump administration's hard line on immigration will spook some immigrants and their U.S.-born relatives away from seeking health insurance.
In Baltimore, families with mixed immigration status "are telling us that they have a newfound hesitance to provide any information to the government" since Trump was elected, said Sarah Polk, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
President Donald Trump has cut outreach to promote health-insurance enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
And while those children may be eligible for coverage, fear of deportation could discourage their parents from seeking it. Adults who might be eligible for Medicaid or ACA (Affordable Care Act) coverage could also be discouraged from applying out of fear that it could draw attention to undocumented relatives.
U.S. immigration policies hurt efforts to rebuild after Harvey, builders say
It will cost more and take longer to rebuild Houston and the rest of Texas because of a construction labor shortage that is only being made worse by the nation's immigration policies, a Texas Senate committee heard on Wednesday.
The Texas Association of Builders stated that their industry was already facing a severe worker shortage prior to Hurricane Harvey that was delaying completions of homes by an extra month or two. But now the number of jobs could double because of the rebuilding needs after Hurricane Harvey, said Scott Norman executive director of the Texas "The currently supply of workers is not meeting the need."
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Isuzu today launched its MU-X SUV in India at a starting price of Rs 23.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The SUV is available in two variants – 4×2 and 4×4 – with the latter priced at Rs 25.99 lakh.
The MU-X borrows design cues from the Isuzu D-Max V-Cross and features a rugged front end, along with heavily flared front and rear fenders that give it a dominating stance. Other exterior highlights include double slat chrome grille, 17-inch wheels, LED daytime running lamps and roof rails.
Under the skin, the SUV comes with a 177hp, 3.0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine mated to a five-speed automatic transmission sending power to either two or all four wheels. The motor has a torque rating of 380Nm at 1,800-2,800rpm. The 4×4 model additionally get a shift-on-the-fly operation for the four-wheel-drive system, which gives the option to select two-high, four-high and four-low ranges. The MU-X also comes with uphill and downhill drive control. Isuzu claims that the 4×2 model can deliver 13.8kpl.
Just like the exterior, the cabin borrows cues from the V-Cross pick-up truck. The interior consists of soft leather bits and features such as climate control, cruise control, a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Bluetooth connectivity, a roof-mounted 10-inch DVD monitor, and cruise and audio controls on the steering wheel.
Safety features in the SUV include traction control, ABS, EBD and ESC and rear parking camera. In terms of dimensions, the MU-X measures 4,825mm in length, 1,860mm in width, 1,840mm in height and a wheelbase of 2,845mm.
Isuzu recently unveiled a facelifted version of the MU-X internationally, equipped with larger 18-inch wheels, a higher torque rating of 430Nm, a six-speed automatic gearbox and an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system. However, it is the pre-facelifted model which has been launched in India.
The MU-X goes up against established rivals such as the Toyota Fortuner and the Ford Endeavour.
In terms of pricing, the MU-X significantly undercuts the Fortuner and the Endeavour with prices for the two starting at Rs 28.26 lakh and Rs 26.63 lakh (both prices, ex-showroom, Delhi) respectively, for the entry level 4×2 diesel variant.
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Serenity on DVD 20th December - rumour mill. The features are being age certified by the BBFC here so I'd suggest this is possibly correct.
gossi | Firefly&Serenity | 05:00 CET | 28 comments total | tags: firefly, serenity
By the way, Joss, it was a pleasure to meet you. And dance. And, you know, talk. Drunkenly. Hope you find your password soon. (Kev).
gossi | October 06, 05:01 CET
You met Joss? oooooh do tell!
willowzbitch | October 06, 05:04 CET
SERENITY - WE'LL HAVE A FRUITY OATY GOOD TIME
And you met Joss? Tell us more :)
GVH | October 06, 05:08 CET
willowzbitch - probably best not going totally off topic here. I will post about it on Whedonesque.org. Very briefly - went to the aftershow party. Danced with Mr Jay Wee and Nathan. Spoke words. Saw ASH and Chewie. Got drunk. Went home. In terms of fun factor, this week has been rated off the scale wicked cool.
I certainly hope this rumor is true, I already know I'll be buying several copies. One for myself and the rest to family I converted to Firefly fans (they already liked BtVS and AtS, so it was an easy sale). And just in time for Christmas!
Madhatter | October 06, 05:17 CET
That sounds like a good time to put it out - 5 days before Christmas. If this is true, guess what everyone in my family is going to get?
Nebula1400 | October 06, 05:43 CET
Is this for region 1 or 2?
Simon | October 06, 05:47 CET
They talk about the BBFC rating so I'd assume it's R2. That's MY Christmas viewing sorted then!
zz9 | October 06, 05:57 CET
Well that does not bode well for Universals belief in the box office take of Serenity if they plan on releasing an R2 verison by Christmas. That only gives it 2 monthes out in theatres but accordding to reports the release in some countries will not be until Jan or Feb 2006. If it doesn't recoup it's cost I have serious doubt for any more features being released and then the best we can hope for is perhaps a chance at straight to DVD release but I'm not sure if Universal owns the rights to make DVD movies or if they would have to purchase those from Fox.
RavenU | October 06, 06:04 CET
You know, if Universal put the $45 million into a TV series instead, we could have had a lot more...
Still, this may be the wave of the future for all movies, not just Serenity. Universal is all about making as much money as quickly as possible. With the holiday competition just around the corner, the movie will plummet before then, and possibly make the most money right before Christmas, since people are more likely to buy it in multiples then than after Christmas.
Movie/DVD releasing is more and art than science but I can see some people thinking "If I can buy the DVD in a couple of months I won't bother going to the cinema now."
On the other hand an early release should cut down on bootleg copies, ensuring more money gets back to Universal who might then greenlight a sequel.
Whee - and on my birthday too.
loa | October 06, 07:40 CET
Meh, I don't see this happening. Similar rumours happened around the time of Matrix Revolutions, as its box office was a little softer than expected.
I think February is what's been touted as the date for the first dvd, at least from what I've read from Universal (and possibly Joss).
buffyfan123 | October 06, 07:40 CET
I saw a tv spot for Into The Blue last night during tv. Yet still no Serenity tv spots with the '2 thumbs up' in it.
eddy | October 06, 09:37 CET
DVD dates often change, I've had quite a few times where I'd put a DVD on my x-mas wish list because it was supposed to be out in November or early December, only to have it really be in January. (and official sites had it set for the early dates as well, so it was not misinformation)
nna_funk | October 06, 09:48 CET
I've seen the review ads with the Ebert and R. review quote. Last night as a matter of fact--during Veronica Mars.
pat32082 | October 06, 09:54 CET
I trust there will be an extended director's cut. No one will be surprised if Uni puts out a theatrical disc, then a few months later the extended. I won't be able to resist buying the theatrical one first as I did for the LotR movies. I never watch those "tight" theatrical versions once I have the full cut, but sic transit glowbugia mundi.
Maybe the extended DVD will have cast commentaries, too.
RBB | October 06, 10:16 CET
I saw a tv spot for Into The Blue last night during tv.
Me too! I almost flipped my lid and then ranted about the lack of Serenity ads. Nothing during Lost, which probably won its timeslot last night. Are they airing it during baseball? That would be a good crowd to get. So far I've only heard of a spot during VM.
Damn, it almost feels like they've given up on it...
Rogue Slayer | October 06, 10:24 CET
I think we all could buy an early 'bare bones' DVD the day it comes out (the bigger the splash the better) and when we then buy the Special Edition Gold Plated With Knobs On Box Set and use the first one to lend to friends for recruiting purposes.
Yeah, zz9, that's what I usually do as well. When it comes to my favorite shows, I'm much too impatient to wait for the 'bells and whistle' versions to come out. I just purchase the latest and give away the earlier version to a friend. Works well for all parties concerned.
Yesterday I saw the new "two thumbs up" preview at least three times.
lalaa | October 06, 11:02 CET
Probably because VM is a much cheaper show to advertise on.
dottikin | October 06, 11:51 CET
I don't know how many people really pay attention to the dates of DVD releases, so I don't think it should affect whether or not people go see it in theaters. That's assuming that Serenity is still *in* the theater, of course, but here's hoping ... And even if Serenity does poorly in theaters but makes an absolute killing on DVD, there could still be a sequel, right? Isn't that what happened to Austin Powers?
RBB - Joss has gone on record many times saying that the theatrical version is his preferred cut of the movie. Of course, Peter Jackson said the same thing, so that doesn't preclude the possibility of extended cut DVDs, I just wouldn't call them "director's cuts".
[ edited by bobothebrave on 2005-10-06 18:52 ]
bobothebrave | October 06, 11:52 CET
That's the hope, bobothebrave. In one of the reviews (I can't recall which), it was stated that the DVD market was now the true money maker for film makers and the box office was becoming a teaser for such films as ours. Though I'm not sure if this is true in our day and age, I believe films are leaning in that direction. Furthermore, I think Universal had an inkling that 'Serenity' would have huge sales when released on DVD. Just my opinion.
Well, put it this way: they got an independant director to film their own Serenity Browncoat documentary for Universal, for the Serenity DVD. They will almost certainly be looking for huge DVD sales.
And they will almost certainly be looking for multiple rounds of DVD sales, as they get repeats as well as slightly different market segments.
bobo--I agree that "director's cut" is an unfortunate, and hopefully even passe term. It spewed out of my typing fingers but doesn't really fit. OTOH, I don't believe it's Joss's preferred cut any more than I believe Peter Jackson--it's a closely parallel situation that I had in mind above.
The theatrical version is Joss's favorite version for the theater. I strongly suspect he will also have a favorite for the fans. There has to be a certain amount of cognitive dissonance when you've crafted a story and script, shot and reshot the script (albeit with changes), and then cut the movie to satisfy a bunch of criteria, including some externally imposed. I doubt most directors would say the extant movie was not their preferred version, unless they were really pummeled by the studio or had the final edit taken away. Also this is Joss's first opportunity to do a longer version of anything he's shot.
Sorry to disappoint RBB but Joss has stated in many interviews that this is his favorite version full stop and he doesn't believe in doing a directors cut. The version that's at the cinema will be the version on the dvd, though there will be deleted scenes for us to bask in. Having rewatched Serenity today for the 1st time since reading the Visual Companion I really noticed a lot more that was missing than I did when reading it.
ETA: Thought I'd better back up my statement so here's Joss on the very subject.
Latino Review: What might the DVD for Serenity have on it?
Joss Whedon: There will be many deleted scenes, and stuff like that, but there wont be a directors cut. What you saw was the directors cut. I feel that ten times out of ten when there�s a director�s cut, all that means is that the movie is not that tight. I�m not a writer that direct just because I�m bitter.
The full interview was linked to on Whedonesque and can be found here.
[ edited by Paul_Rocks on 2005-10-06 21:19 ]
Paul_Rocks | October 06, 14:14 CET
Interesting... I wonder what he thinks of the extended versions of LotR? This does seem to be the last word on an extended version of Serenity. I don't think he thinks of the LotR movies as "not that tight, " though. I recall some high praise and allusions to that three-in-one series in past quotes. Anyway, I'm likely the last person on this thread, so I'll turn out the lights. If you read this, P_R, thanks for the quote and link!
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HomeArchiveIs the GOP Staring at Another 1930?
Republicans lately congratulating themselves on a dominance not seen since 1928 might revisit what happened to the Class of 1928.
Unlike 1930, though, the nation has not endured a Great Crash or gone through year one of a Great Depression where unemployment hit 10% in June, when the Smoot-Hawley tariff was passed.
White voters, who tend to vote Republican, continue to decline as a share of the population. Peoples of color, who vote 70 to 90% Democratic in presidential elections, are now nearly 40% of the nation.


Nowadays in a market, Chinese made Android Tablets are easily available, with various names and specifications, it is bit confusing to judge because same specification and price is less compared to other ones, creates a doubt. Today I reviewed this Empire Tablet 9.7 Inches slim and display was too good as compared to many other in the market.
HD supportive, but this one has 2 mega pixel camera rear and in front. It's 1Ghz A8 Cortex , DDR 3 , 1 GB Ram with 8 GB space, 1 GB for apps, runing on ICS 4.0.3 upgradable. I used it for a while and check playback video quality which was stunning.
Battery Duration is 3 hrs 30 mins on full usage, this is highest I have seen in chinese tablets, they are improving quality, Empire 9.7 is coming from UAE you can compare this NOVO Flame. So far when it comes to Tablet this one makes sense because of RAM , Processor and Display Quality rest I shouldn't compare these tablets with Ipad or Samsung Note because they are not just branded but keeping the standard as well.
If you want for Internet normal usage than you can get this and it would work fine the price is 19500/- where as others like this are less in price It's slim something good obviously cost a bit higher. I was little surprised to see 2 MP camera since china is very good at fooling people, the result was satisfactory compared to 2MP. If you go in a market you will get confused because even the 3D Tablets are available now but It would be better if you want to keep for a longer duration to buy branded as Samsung or Ipad.
Else this one I have personally reviewed, I would recommend to those who wants to use for Internet purpose and those who think the price is high ( china made ) than see the specification, GPS was not mentioned nor I saw in the options but it is upgradable.
Qmobile Pakistan or Vietnam ???
Here's a link ( QMOBILE VIETNAM , I went through entire website with translation what I found is that, all the mobile are Same Exactly like Pakistani Qmobile ! which one is the original out of both " Qmobile Pakistan or Qmobile Vietnam " this is little complicated since Q mobile imports all the units / sets and TAG them , already exposed Micromax and Qmobile are exactly the same alike phones now this is another one for all you to understand more about this. I am not against nor I am in favor it is just that I like to share with you all, so here it is, Rest let me know by your comments and Join me up on facebook Sharing is Caring Page, that's where interaction goes on between each other.
So many efforts are being made to sort out the issues and poverty but than again I don't understand rich is getting richer and poor one's are dying as worthless creatures, compared to the world we live in now, I consider 50s and 60s era was lot better when most of the nations were healing their scars after World War II, 90s Era been confusing specially because of Gulf War I and last 10 to 12 years been worst in the entire warfare, eventually what exactly is the target, PEACE? on the barrel of the loaded gun? unity by riots and chaos? we don't need to dig into our faith and belief to understand the simple things. for how long will we continue hatred and ignorance in the name of religion, race and piece of earth we belong too, is it really that difficult do we really need super man and bat man characters. the message of peace is in every religion stated same and even those who don't believe at all are not in favour of slaughters.
To me it seems as if United States has taken the responsibility of peace by violating each and everyone's home town, which Constitution gives permission to openly terrorize people, This War on Terror since last 10 years, still not coming closer to final phrase continuing on, NATO forces and allies on the Afghanistan's soil seems like fighting with invisible enemy Drone Attacks in South and North Waziristan (Tribal Area of Pakistan ) next to Afghanistan is being bombed least 2 twice a week, many innocent local civilians are dying and no one can verify were they really militants or innocents, Official figure by Pakistan is approximately 40,000 innocent people have lost their lives in just Tribal are. Is it fair way to deal with terrorism, frankly speaking it's giving more spark even to those who aren't terrorist but after being victim and losing their loved ones they must be joining Militants, for the revenge since Tribe people believe in Murder for Murder, no mercy for this. Remotely Controlled Drones from 8,000 Miles away CIA head quarter, relaying on the local sources Waziris by offering them handsome money (Dollars) for placing GPS where to strike it is a sensible way of any Intelligence agency to fight against terrorism I don't think so.
United States been extending its time of existence in Afghanistan, all thou their official figure of Talibans is not more than 50,000 but 100,000 troops are deployed and there is no difference in Game Counter Strike and the reality, daily many young soldiers die and get injured, what's the out come, time after time United States been changing policies coming up latest trick and failing like last one. Having state of the art modern weapons yet fails to wipe off terrorists and when they fail, they directly blame Pakistan for supporting them. Indeed i am not saying Pakistan's intelligence agency washed with holy water, Pakistan also needs to see long term policy with Afghanistan and knowing that 50% of the country is under Taliban control Haqani group is the strongest challenge for United States and not sure but Inter Service Intelligence must be having contact with them. "Obama mentioned Safe Heaven for terrorist " directly he pointed to Pakistan that, Pakistan's government or ISI agency is involved, meanwhile United State for no reason striked on Pakistani Check post on the border " Salala " killed Pakistani soldiers in november 2011, after which Pakistan stopped Nato Supplies from its ground routes, which still hasn't opened but now United States is willing to apologize for killing Pakistani soldiers, let's see when they do that.
Relations between Pakistan and United States never been fair and equal accordingly, this time US shows frustration and giving strange statements to Pakistan, which might cause more intense damage or eventually end the relations since, Pakistan has strengthen it's relation with Iran , Russia and China meanwhile United States, made it's strong relation with India, for the peace in region Pakistan , Iran and China together can do alot more than what United States and India can think of, hence change in geo-politics shows frustration as well as anger. Pakistan has good relations with Afghanistan and Afghanistan knows well that, it has to maintain relation with Pakistan , Iran , China and India where as United States will fly away won't be here for next century, since it is not their home land. neighbors have cleared their doubts and understood the need of each other more than they need United States but India is following footsteps of United States in Arms Race.
United States don't have good relations with Iran nor China, which is a downfall for US to exist here in long terms, this is the longest war in the history of United States and like before they have failed but to cover their shame they are continuing attacks, eventually they have to do table talks with Talibans because by now US ARMY has learn't Talibans stand undefeated, wondering when they don't have such modern technology weapons aircrafts, drones, etc. still they are able to fight with the country which claim itself as "the superpower" country of the world. strange. nevertheless, victims are people all around the world as well as Pakistani's every now and than there's suicide blast in some major city of Pakistan which is because NOT TO BE FRIENDLY WITH UNITED STATES ARMY. Citizens are sick & tired including me seeing all this since last 10 years and don't know for how long it'll continue. height of scariness is 3 huge big walls surrounding embassy in Karachi, petrolling outside and when something happens, People of Karachi get disturbed just because entire road gets blocked for the safety issues. God If you guys are so scared than why the hell are you in Karachi be in Islamabad, why becoming the disturbance of civilians in karachi.
There is nothing good nor new about United States politics , Bush or Obama, just the change of face, the mask they wear is one, Obama has failed to deliver what he promised to his people, nor he been able to end the war but seems like Americans are also victims just like we are here in Pakistan, due to WAR ON TERROR.


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Resolution 1293
The situation between Iraq and Kuwait
S/RES/1293 (2000)
Security Council Distr.: General
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Resolution 1293 (2000)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 4123rd meeting, on
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous relevant resolutions and in particular its resolutions 986
(1995) of 14 April 1995, 1111 (1997) of 4 June 1997, 1129 (1997) of 12 September
1997, 1143 (1997) of 4 December 1997, 1153 (1998) of 20 February 1998, 1175
(1998) of 19 June 1998, 1210 (1998) of 24 November 1998, 1242 (1999) of 21 May
1999, 1266 (1999) of 4 October 1999, 1275 (1999) of 19 November 1999, 1280
(1999) of 3 December 1999, 1281 (1999) of 10 December 1999, and 1284 (1999) of
17 December 1999,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 10 March 2000
(S/2000/208), in particular his recommendation on additions to the current
allocation for oil spare parts and equipment pursuant to paragraph 28 of resolution
1284 (1999),
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Decides, pursuant to paragraphs 28 and 29 of resolution 1284 (1999), that
from the funds in the escrow account produced pursuant to resolutions 1242 (1999)
and 1281 (1999) up to a total of $600 million may be used to meet any reasonable
expenses, other than expenses payable in Iraq, which follow directly from the
contracts approved in accordance with paragraph 2 of resolution 1175 (1998), and
expresses its intention to consider favourably the renewal of this provision;
2. Expresses its willingness to consider expeditiously other
recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report of 10 March 2000, and
the provisions of section C of resolution 1284 (1999);
3. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
Iraq, Kuwait
Related with resolutions
986 1111 1129 1143 1153 1175 1210 1242 1266 1275 1280 1281 1284
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You are here: Home / Absinthe / What Is Absinthe Liquor About ?
The flavor is given by herbs to Absinthe and it is made from a wine base. Absinthe got it's name and bitter taste from the common wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), which is it's basic ingredient along with aniseed and fennel. The production of Absinthe also includes the herbs like hyssop, lemon balm, star anise, dittany, juniper, nutmeg and licorice.
– La Blueu is also popular as La Blanche. A clear Absinthe. Bootleg Swiss Absinthe was free from the ban.
– Spanish Absinthe is prepard from Alicante Anise to add a sweeter flavor to it.
As well as buying these different types of Absinthe beverages, you can also make your own Absinthe from Absinthe essences. AbsintheKit.One can visit AbsintheKit.com to get essences. The four types of essences prepared by them are a classic green Absinthe essence, a clear Absinthe essence, a strong essence which makes an Absinthe with a stronger bitter wormwood flavor, and an orange flavored essence which is flavored with orange oil and makes a lovely orange-yellow colored Absinthe. All the essences are made using top-quality herbs and are distilled that can be mixed with vodka or Everclear to get own wormwood Absinthe.
Having 75% alcohol by volume Absinthe is very strong in comparison to whisky or vodka. It is very easy to get drunk on Absinthe so care should be taken when drinking such a strong spirit!


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TOPPS SECURES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO BABE RUTH
Multi-Year Deal Gives Topps Exclusive Rights to Produce
Trading Cards of "The Bambino"
New York, Aug. 4, 2008 – The Topps Company and CMG Worldwide (CMG), have signed an agreement giving Topps exclusive rights to produce the trading cards of major league baseball's greatest legend, Babe Ruth. The deal includes exclusivity on trading cards - including game-used memorabilia cards and all other insert cards.
"We are extremely excited to add baseball's greatest legend to the Topps brand," said Warren Friss Topps' GM of Sports & Entertainment. "As the 'House that Ruth Built' celebrates its final season, we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the legacy of Yankee Stadium than by giving our fans access to most legendary player in its storied franchise."
The exclusive Babe Ruth cards were unveiled last week in packs of 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter and will be found in the remainder of Topps' 2008 and 2009 baseball products. The products will feature an array of insert cards, autographed cards and game-used memorabilia cards.
In April, Topps announced a deal with CMG that includes exclusivity on trading cards for 16 former baseball legends including Jackie Robinson, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Thurman Munson, Roy Campanella, Rogers Hornsby, Lou Gehrig, Cy Young, Mel Ott, Johnny Mize, Jimmie Foxx, Honus Wagner, Pee Wee Reese, George Sisler and Christy Mathewson.
In addition, Topps holds the exclusive trading card rights to the Mickey Mantle Estate and autographed and game-used memorabilia card rights to young stars such as Ryan Howard and David Wright.


This is the first time I've blogged a comment away from my home computer. It is very handy having a web interface for adding blog comments.
New functionality that I shall be adding is the ability for visitors to my site to comment on blog posts and then for visitors to be able to browse these comments.
I discovered this web site on the internet.


In the previous tutorial, we talked about the Model View Presenter pattern, how it is applied on Android, and what its most important advantages are. In this tutorial, we explore the Model View Presenter pattern in more detail by implementing it in an Android application.
The Model View Presenter pattern is an architectural pattern based on the Model View Controller (MVC) pattern that increases the separation of concerns and facilitates unit testing. It creates three layers, Model, View, and Presenter, each with a well defined responsibility.
The Model holds the business logic of the application. It controls how data is created, stored, and modified. The View is a passive interface that displays data and routes user actions to the Presenter. The Presenter acts as the middleman. It retrieves data from the Model and shows it in the View. It also processes user actions forwarded by the View.
We are going to build a simple notes application to illustrate MVP. The app allows the user to take notes, save them in a local database, and delete notes. To make it simple, the app will have only one Activity.
In this tutorial, we concentrate primarily on the implementation of the MVP pattern. Other functions, such as setting up a SQLite database, constructing a DAO, or handling user interaction, are skipped. If you need help with any of these topics, Envato Tuts+ has some great tutorials about these topics.
The user types a note and clicks the add note button.
The Presenter creates a Note object with the text entered by the user and asks the Model to insert it in the database.
The Model inserts the note in the database and informs the Presenter that the list of notes has changed.
The Presenter clears the text field and asks the View to refresh its list to show the newly created note.
Now that we have an idea of how the various methods should be organized, we can start creating our app. We simplify the implementation by only focusing on the action to add a new note. The source files of this tutorial are available on GitHub.
Let's begin by creating the interfaces. To keep everything organized, we place the interfaces within a holder. Again, in this example we focus on the action to add a new note.
It's now time to create the Model, View, and Presenter layers. Since MainActivity will act as the View, it should implement the RequiredViewOps interface.
Pay special attention to the View layer reference. We need to use a WeakReference<MVP_Main.RequiredViewOps> since MainActivity could be destroyed at any time and we want to avoid memory leaks. Also, the Model layer hasn't been set up yet. We do that later when we connect the MVP layers together.
The Model layer is responsible for handling the business logic. It holds an ArrayList with the notes added to the database, a DAO reference to perform database operations, and a reference to the Presenter.
With the MVP layers in place, we need to instantiate them and insert the necessary references. Before we do, we need to address a few issues that are directly related to Android.
Because Android doesn't permit the instantiation of an Activity, the View layer will be instantiated for us. We are responsible for instantiating the Presenter and Model layers. Unfortunately, instantiating those layers outside the Activity can be problematic.
It is recommended to use a form of dependency injection to accomplish this. Since our goal is to concentrate on the MVP implementation, we will take an easier approach. This isn't the best approach available, but it is the easiest to understand. We'll discuss MVP and dependency injection later in this series.
Another thing we should consider is the Activity's lifecycle. Android's Activity could be destroyed at any time and the Presenter and Model layers could also be destroyed with it. We need to fix this by using some kind of state machine to save state during configuration changes. We should also inform the other layers about the Activity's state.
To accomplish this, we'll use a separate class, StateMaintainer, that contains a Fragment that maintains its state and uses this fragment to save and retrieve our objects. You can take a look at the implementation of this class in the source files of this tutorial.
We need to add a onDestroy method to the Presenter and the Model to inform them about the Activity's current state. We also need to add a setView method to the Presenter, which will be responsible for receiving a new View reference of the recreated Activity.
The MVP pattern is capable of solving some issues caused by Android's default architecture. It makes your code easy to maintain and test. Adopting MVP may look difficult at first, but once you understand the logic behind it, the whole process is straightforward.
You are now able to create your own MVP library or use a solution that is already available, such as Mosby or simple-mvp. You should now better understand what these libraries are doing behind the scenes.
We're almost at the end of our MVP journey. In the third and last part of this series, we'll add unit testing to the mix and adapt our code to use dependency injection with Dagger. I hope to see you there.


Originally a graphics designer, Shelagh has developed her technique to reveal the beauty of her subjects.
A graduate of Croydon Art School in 1968, Shelagh Hickman worked first in London as a graphic designer for HAMLYN BOOKS where she stayed until 1981.
She now lives in the Chevreuse valley which she is particularly fond of, and which is close to Paris. The naïve precision of her paintings makes them seem like film backgrounds. The perfect mastery of colour and technique which she has acquired and perfected over the last twenty years has led to her being awarded several prizes. Her subjects, which are treated delicately, with harmony, are an invitation to contemplation.
From the top of the terrasse you can't stop admiring the Canigou Mount.
Accessorized with a scarf of mist or a necklace of snow.


You know Tetris, but do you know how to party? Tetris Party Deluxe builds on the previously released Tetris Party for WiiWare by adding new modes and features to enrich the overall game play experience. With more than 20 exciting modes, online battles, and multiplayer fun for groups of friends and family, Tetris Party Deluxe is a must-have for Tetris and puzzle fans.
Field Climber now includes an "Everest" option for added challenge with endless play. Help the climber reach the goal by placing Tetriminos accordingly. Collect all flags along the way and don't let your climber get crushed!
Break a sweat - Use the Wii Balance Board (sold separately) in specially-marked modes. Lean left and right to move the Tetriminos left or right; lean forward or backwards to increase the drop speed; squat to rotate them!


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import {autoinject} from 'aurelia-framework';
import {BindingEngine} from 'aurelia-framework';
import 'fetch';
import {HttpClient} from 'aurelia-fetch-client';
import {CatalogService} from './catalog-service';

@autoinject
export class Products {
  heading = 'Products';
  products = [];
  requestParams = {};
  searchText = '';

  constructor(private http: HttpClient, private bindingEngine: BindingEngine, private catalogService: CatalogService) {

    /*
    let api_url = 'http://localhost/workspace/openstore/public/api/';

    http.configure(config => {
      config
        .useStandardConfiguration()
        .withBaseUrl(api_url);
    });
    console.log('api_url', api_url);
    */
    this.requestParams = { searchText: 'bar' };

    // subscribe
    let subscription = bindingEngine.propertyObserver(this, 'searchText')
      .subscribe((newValue, oldValue) => this.updateProducts());

    // unsubscribe (in destructor)
    // subscription.dispose();
  }

  updateProducts() {
    let searchText = this.searchText;
    this.catalogService.search(searchText).then(response => {
        //console.log(response);
        this.products = response.data;
    });
  }

  updateProductsOld() {

    var uri = "productcatalog.json?api_key=TEST123-TEST456-TEST789&language=en&disable_packaging=true&pricelist=BE&limit=100&query=" + this.searchText;

    return this.http.fetch(uri,
      {
        method: 'GET',
        //headers: myHeaders,
        //mode: 'cors',
        cache: 'default'
      }
    )
      .then(response => response.json())
      /*
      .then(data => {
        console.log('cool', data);
      })*/
      //      .then(users => this.users = users);

      .then(products => this.products = products.data);

  }

  activate() {
    this.updateProducts();
  }
}

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Indian cricket team will be playing Windies side in the first test match of 2-tests series starting from 4th of October in Rajkot. Taking a break from Asia Cup, skipper Virat Kohli set to lead national side and West Indies will be his first test ahead of the big upcoming Australian tour.
Omission of Shikhar Dhawan from the test squad, will make way for either Prithvi Shaw or Mayank Agarwal in the team and one of them will be seen debuting for national team on October 4 as the opening batsman. The second opener will definitely be centurion from England test and he is KL Rahul.
As per Sportsmirchi probable India's playing-11, KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw are the opening batsmen for Rajkot test match scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM local time. There is no doubt on the 3rd and 4th position in batting lineup as Pujara and Kohli to play at 3 and 4 respectively.
There can be talks over going with vice captain Ajinkya Rahane who sparkled in just one inning on England tour or go with young all-rounder Hanuma Vihari who did exceptionally well as a spin bowler and a handy lower-middle order batsman. However our pick is Rahane, batting at number 5.
Left-hand wicket keeper batsman Rishabh Pant set to bat at number six position in the test team for Men in Blue in white dress. He smashed brilliant hundred in the last test in England, hence it would be interesting to see how he bats in home conditions against an international side. His wicket-keeping abilities will also be under scanner on spin friendly tracks.
If we talk about bowling options, India has plenty in the bag though Ishant, Jasprit and Bhuvneshwar are not part of the roster. Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj are the fast bowlers in Indian side for two-tests and three of them would be seen playing as per our analysis.
Shami, Umesh and Siraj would be the front-line pace bowling option for captain Kohli while Jadeja and Ashwin to play as key spinners in the playing-11. If we sum-up the all above talks and make India's predicted playing-XI for first test, you can check it out below.
What do you think about India's playing-XI for first test match in Rajkot? Share your views in the comment area.


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DUO PALATINO
Sophie Kidwell
David Cotter
Sophie Kidwell, Mezzo-Soprano
www.sophiekidwell.com
Sophie is a British Mezzo-soprano and studies with Marina Sandel at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Germany. She graduated from Durham University in 2016 with a BA in Combined Honours in Arts (Music, English and German).
Sophie started her musical life in Fulham Prep Chamber Choir and won BBC Choir of the Year in 2006. Enthused by her teacher, current soprano Stephanie Bodsworth, Sophie developed a life-long love of opera. At University, Sophie was President of Durham Opera Ensemble, a choral scholar for The Chapel of St Hild and St Bede, and held the Chris Higgins Music Bursary. In the past two years, Sophie has been awarded the Claire Castle Memorial Scholarship (2018) and the Joyce Mostert Memorial Scholarship (2019) to be part of Berlin Opera Academy.
Operatic roles include: Erster Herr (Juliette, Martinů) for the HMTM-Hannover, Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart), Ottone (L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi) for Berlin Opera Academy, Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus, Strauss), Aunt Norris (Mansfield Park, Dove), Carmen (cover) (Carmen, Bizet), Orpheus (Orpheus & Euridice, Gluck), Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte, Mozart), and Proserpina (Orfeo, Monteverdi). Concert performances include Haydn Stabat Mater, Beethoven Choral Fantasy, Bach Cantatas BWV 109 and 161, Handel Messiah, Fauré Requiem and Duruflé Requiem.
As part of Duo Palatino, Sophie was on the Flavel Arts Young Artist's Scheme for 2017. She has been a soloist at The Royal Festival Hall, The Sage Gateshead, and many cathedrals in England, including Durham and St Paul's. She was a member of the National Youth Choir and has sung in the chorus of the St Endellion Festival for the past four seasons, recently singing Russian Nanny in Britten's Death in Venice. Sophie was a Samling Academy Scholar for 2015-16, where she worked with leaders such as Patricia MacMahon and Caroline Dowdle of the Royal Opera House. She has also performed in masterclasses with many esteemed artists, including Anna Huntley, Catherine Wyn Rogers, Dame Emma Kirkby, David Butt Philip, Rachel Nicholls, Roderick Williams and Sir Thomas Allen.
Future engagements in 2020 include Lehrbube in Wagner's Die Meisersinger von Nürnberg for Theater Osnabrück, Dorina in La diavolessa for New Chamber Opera, Ganymed in Suppé's Die Schöne Galathée for Puchheimer Taschenoper as well as a recording of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn arranged for mezzo-soprano, guitar and chamber ensemble by Gregg Nestor. Sophie enjoys singing a total range of repertoire: from arias by Rossini and Mozart, to fiery Spanish songs and exquisite German Lieder.