With 2017 around the corner I think we should all leave the term 'clean eating' in the past!
For me, Clean Eating insinuates that unless you follow this self-persecuting movement and stop eating what makes you happy then you're eating 'dirty'. I believe something so restrictive has the potential to create a negative impact upon people's eating habits. Being advised to cut out meat, dairy or carbohydrates in favour of a plant based diet all in favour of eating 'clean' sounds dull and incredibly boring to me. Eating courgetti instead of spaghetti is about as appealing to me as eating a sponge.
What works for someone with a medically diagnosed food-intolerance doesn't necessarily work for everyone else and selling these personal regimented diets behind a glamorous Instagram account with glossy hair is very misleading.
Ultimately, I believe eating everything in moderation is key to a healthy and balanced diet and this means not cutting out food groups or depriving yourself of the food that you enjoy. I believe that a little bit of what you fancy makes you happy and ultimately does you good so I'm an advocate of using sustainable, accessible and affordable ingredients, celebrating good old fashioned home-cooking and eating some real food.
'Milly's Real Food' will be released on May 4th 2017, published by Harper Collins.


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TV Tonight: It's Not Easy Being Green
By Nick Carter On June 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In TV/Media
(Friday, June 6th, 2008) So, where are Toolbelt Diva, Holmes on Holmes, etc? Gone. Discovery has decided that the next big thing is "green" marketing, so they've changed the Home channel to the Green channel. Now they can run ads for products that people can buy to eliminate their guilt — wonderful.
Eileen O'Neill, president and general manager of Planet Green says "[the Friday lineup] is very home-renovation-oriented. A tentpole there would be Renovation Nation. A lot of people are figuring out what their weekend-warrior plans are from that — fix-it, do-it-yourself situations."
That's great, unless you live in the real world where repairs have to be done at low cost and without building code and HOA variances…but whatever. We're sure this is going to, like, totally save the planet.
So we're left with nothing but DIY and How It's Made reruns — at least until a slew of How It's Made (from mud and twigs) or American 'Cycle (bicycle that is) shows are produced.
All times are central.
How It's Made: Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
How It's Made: Hearing Aids, 3-D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, Toilets (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
How It's Made: Remix Green (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
How It's Made: Remix Green Tech (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: Birch Kitchen Island (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
How It's Made: Solid Tires, Cheesecake, Canoe Paddles, Globes (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
Wood Works: Wood-Finishes Tour (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
How It's Made: Boomerangs, Barbecues, Pinball Machines, Strobe Lights (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
Wood Works: Treasure Box (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
New Yankee Workshop: Deluxe Router Station (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
How It's Made: Fur Coat, Hearse, Outdoor Lighting Fixtures, and Golf Tee (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
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PACIS (the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems) is an annual regional conference of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and governed by the AIS Region 3 Board. It is typically held between late June and early July. The Site Advisory Committee (SAC) of the PACIS Executive Committee solicits preliminary bids from individuals or teams interested in hosting PACIS 2022 in Asia and the Pacific. In the past five years, cities include Chengdu, China (2014), Singapore (2015), Chiayi, Taiwan (2016), Langkawi, Malaysia (2017), and Yokohama, Japan (2018) had chaired PACIS. This year PACIS will be in Xi'An China (2019). In the future two years PACIS will be in Dubai (2020) and Sydney (2021).
If you are interested in hosting PACIS 2022, we ask you to submit a two-page preliminary bid following the criteria specified on the website no later than May 1, 2019.
Would be interesting to see if countries such as India, Indonesia, Nepal are keen to host PACIS in 2022.


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Glowing and beautiful, prismatics have bright forms that belie their sometimes dark natures. Their bodies shift through the colors of the rainbow, and though most find them difficult to dislike, they run the gamut of good and evil.
A creature can become a prismatic by surviving exposure to great prismatic assaults, such as many color spray, rainbow pattern, searing light, or similar spells in a day. Alternatively, the transformation can occur after a creature has managed to survive all the terrible effects of a spell such as prismatic wall. The exact reason why such exposure should create prismatics baffles sages, but many suspect that some long-dead god's essence might still be exerting influence through the release of such energies. Regardless of their origins, prismatic creatures are rare, since the effects that create them are hard to reproduce.
"Prismatic" is an acquired template that can be added to any creature with a Charisma score of 3 or higher (referred to hereafter as the base creature). A prismatic uses all the base creature's statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Challenge Rating: 8 or fewer racial HD—same as the base creature; 9 or more racial HD—same as the base creature +1.
Senses: A prismatic gains low-light vision.
A prismatic's body glows with a light equivalent to that of a candle, illuminating a 5-foot radius around itself. Each round, this light takes on a different hue, determined at random. While so lit, a prismatic creature cannot benefit from concealment due to darkness or shadowy conditions. Once per round, the prismatic may suppress its light or choose its color as a free action with a successful DC 15 Concentration check. The light resumes its random color changes on the prismatic creature's next turn unless it succeeds on another DC 15 Concentration check.
Reinstating the suppressed light is a free action.
The hue of the prismatic creature's light grants it an immunity as given in Table 2-32: Prismatic Immunities. At the end of each round, roll on Table 2-32: Prismatic Immunities to determine the color of the prismatic creature's light. While its light is suppressed, it does not benefit from any immunity granted by the prismatic body special quality.
Prismatics are immune to the adverse effects of spells with the light descriptor and those noted in the Spell-Like Abilities section. In addition, they are immune to all blinding, dazzling, or dazing effects caused by exposure to light. If the base creature suffers negative effects in bright light, the prismatic loses that vulnerability.
Spell-like Abilities: A prismatic gains spell-like abilities, depending on its Hit Dice, as indicated on Table 2-33: Prismatic Spell-Like Abilities. These abilities are cumulative. Caster level equals the prismatic's character level, and the save DCs are Charisma-based.
Skills: If the base creature gains a bonus on Stealth checks due to coloration, the prismatic loses that bonus. It also takes a -8 penalty to Stealth checks while lit.
If you're looking for another explanation as to why creatures become prismatics, consider the following options.
Prismatic Curse: A creature that survives being exposed to one of the prismatic spells may be cursed with the prismatic template. In this case, the prismatic gains a -4 penalty to Wisdom, cannot suppress its light, and may require rare magic or an artifact to cure.
Prismatic Curse (Su)—type curse; save Fortitude DC is the DC of the prismatic spell exposed to; onset immediate; effect creature gains prismatic template.
Rainbow People: A certain race of creatures in your campaign world has always consisted of prismatics. These creatures do not shift colors as described in the prismatic template; instead, each color is a separate subrace that has a different culture and lives in a different environment. In this case, change the prismatic template to an inherited template.
Rainbow Rulers: Different races or cultures might give birth to prismatics within their royal lines. Each ruling family has a different color.
The End of The Rainbow: The end of the rainbow or the source of all rainbows is a place that truly brave adventurers can go. Creatures that go to such a place might come back as prismatics, or its many guardians might be prismatic monsters.


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I think that everyone can agree with me when I say this: the Texas Rangers were not supposed to be good this year. No contending. No on-field success. Not even a winning record.
ESPN projected them to be last, as well as Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. Though all three media outlets aren't always spot on with their MLB predictions (ESPN had the Tampa Bay Rays winning the 2014 World Series because of their team chemistry), the prediction of the Rangers in last place seemed like a reasonable one.
Yu Darvish was out for the season before it even began with Tommy John Surgery. Derek Holland was out early. Many pieces were missing and the season started out poorly in Arlington. Adrian Beltre looked as if he was done and preparing for the 2020 World Series was the next item on the list for the Rangers.
But then things just started clicking.
Prince Fielder has become the front-runner for AL Comeback Player of the Year and possibly even a candidate for AL MVP. He's batting .338 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs, proving that not only can he club the ball into the third deck at Rangers Ballpark, but he can also hit for average.
Mitch Moreland has been everything the Rangers ever hoped, and more. Currently batting .303 with 8 home runs and 33 RBIs, Moreland has been a fixture in the Rangers' everyday lineup.
But then on April 27th, the Los Angeles Angels traded their highly paid bust, who had relapsed back into his old drug addiction, to the Rangers. Though only playing 7 games so far this season for the Rangers, Hamilton batted .273 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs: pretty good for someone who hadn't played all spring. Not to mention, he also hit a walk-off against the Boston Red Sox. Currently on the disabled list with a strained hamstring, Hamilton may begin a rehab assignment later this week.
Texas seems like the perfect fit for Hamilton: his past success and who could forget when the Rangers used ginger ale instead of champagne to celebrate after a postseason series win? He'll more than likely finish his career there: it's where he feels safest.
The biggest surprise for the team has by far been the starting pitching. Yovani Gallardo and Wandy Rodriguez, both acquired over the offseason, have been main-stays in this surprising group. Nick Martinez has been unbelievable with an ERA of 2.77 and outings that have taken the baseball world by storm. Colby Lewis has also been a surprise for the Rangers due to his current lead in victories for the Rangers (7). Chi Chi Gonzalez has been lights out with an ERA of 0.90 while opponents are hitting just .173 against him: jaw dropping for his first four games in the bigs.
Since being called up, highly touted prospect Joey Gallo has been nothing short of superb. His average is a mediocre .220, but don't worry: that's not why the Rangers called him up. His home runs and power are why he has a spot in the lineup. With five home runs and 10 RBIs, his success has become spread throughout the league. Just the other day, he hit a ball halfway up the Right Field Pavilion at Dodger Stadium off of Clayton Kershaw.
Currently, the Rangers sit in 2nd place in the AL West, just 2.5 games back of the out-of-the-blue Houston Astros with 37 wins. Wow. This team was in last place but over the last couple of months, has found their way back into the thick of things.
With Josh Hamilton back as a Ranger, it's starting to feel more like 2010 and 2011: the two years in which the Rangers made trips to the Fall Classic.
When it comes to pitching, the Rangers statistically have a better staff than they did in '10 and '11. Hitting leans toward the two straight seasons they made it to the World Series, but with players like Gallo and Delino DeShields, there is going to be some serious improvement with hitting. Gallo and DeShields aren't even close to their prime, so therefore improvement will be made. DeShields, like Hamilton, is dealing with a strained hamstring, but he will return to the lineup after a quick stay on the disabled list.
If Beltre and Elvis Andrus can turn their season around right now, things are destined to be very bright in Texas. Comparing the 2015 lineup to the 2010 and '11 lineup, not many differences pop their head out at you. Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler are gone while Prince Fielder and Joey Gallo are now in.
Will the Rangers make it to the World Series this year? No, probably not.
However in the upcoming years, they are legitimate picks to go.
But don't worry Ranger fans: contention will be in the team's grasp every year from here on out.
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To enquire about joining the Cub section, click here.
All Cubs attending 1st Normandy agree to abide by the Pack Code of Conduct, which has been drawn up by the Cubs and the Leaders.
In 2007 to celebrate the centenary of Scouting, we set the Cubs 100 challenges over the course of the year, with those who completed the most challenges winning a prize at the end of the year.
Now instead of setting a number of challenges each month, we award the Best Cub Trophy at the end of each month, to the Cub who performs best.
More information on the various badges Cubs can work towards either by themselves or as part of our programme, can be found on the Badges page. This page also contains information on where various badges should be sewn onto the uniform in addition to links (at Scoutbase) to the requirements for the various activity badges that can be achieved.


In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Warner Home Video (WHV) will end Blade Runner's moratorium with the debut of a beautiful new commemorative four-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack which also includes an Ultra Violet (UV) copy of The Final Cut feature. This comprehensive gift set edition includes The Final Cut version of the feature presented on both Blu-ray and DVD, as well as the other four versions: 1992 Director's Cut, Domestic and International Theatrical versions, and the rare Workprint feature version previously only available in the 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition. The set also boasts never-before-seen production photos with more than 1,000 archival images presented in hi-definition, a 72-page production art book with printed versions of the newly discovered art, a collectible Spinner car replica from an official concept sketch conceived by Blade Runner's visual futurist Syd Mead, and collectible motion lenticular card. In addition, included are all 10+ hours of bonus content from the critically acclaimed 2007 Ultimate Collector's Edition.
Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition will be available in two stunning editions-- four-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack with UV ($64.99 SRP) and a three-disc Blu-ray Book ($34.99 SRP).


I had a student who researched farts.
I had a student who researched farts, and I encouraged it.
My students engage in a writer's workshop unit that takes them through the entire research process from beginning to end. We talk about creating research questions based on our curiosity. We talk about taking our research from sources we deem credible. What we don't talk about, however, are the topics that are available to choose from.
In any given class period, my student researching farts could be writing next to a student researching unicorns, who is writing next to a student researching pizza, who is writing next to a student researching biomedical engineering. Students, filled with curiosity unique to their own diverse interests, are engaging themselves in the writing process.
Every year, this diversity of topics astounds me and continues to strengthen my dedication to preserving student choice in my writer's workshop.
As writers, we know that unless we are genuinely interested in a topic, it can be very difficult to muster up and maintain the motivation to remain engaged in the writing process from beginning to end.
With the transition to Common Core State Standards many of are making in our classrooms, however, it can be tempting as a teacher to guide my students down a singular narrowed path to ensure the product produced clearly and cleanly meets the necessary standards. Providing students with topics to research or sources to use, for example, could guarantee similar depth of analysis or use of organizational structures. I'll admit it: I've thought about it.
However without authentic curiosity—something I cannot recreate even with the most meticulously planned lesson or project—students will never feel ownership over their writing process. And without that ownership, my students won't easily see how they can transfer these same skills to other content areas and aspects of their lives as true writers.
Now, the reality is that some topics just won't work. The teacher in me always wants to immediately discourage the student who wants to research whether or not ghosts are real. However, a week or two in the process when that student tells me she changed her topic because she realized she could find no reliable sources with clear answers makes biting my tongue seem more than worthwhile. That student learned a valuable lesson in researching—a lesson that would never have been as strong if I had forced her to abandon her curiosity right away.
As a writer, I know the value of having an opportunity to share my voice with my writing. While most elementary students usually have no problem sharing their voice loudly on the playground or in the hallway, I want my students to experience the power their voice can have when they have carefully crafted it on paper. I want them to feel what it is like to make a difference when their voices—their interests, experiences, and beliefs—are truly heard through their writing.
One student was followed into the hallway by a crowd of classmates, asking for more information about the dangers of MSG in processed food. Another student, after reading her argument on the need for cell phones for kids, looked up to see ten hands of students requesting copies to give to their parents as well. And I have seen a group of students band together to write letters to our principal regarding changes they wanted to see in our school rules.
With choice, author's chair transforms from just another a dreaded presentation into an opportunity for students to learn about one another in a safe and exciting environment, an opportunity to connect with others in ways they might not otherwise know, an opportunity to make a difference in their communities and beyond.
Writer's workshop can be messy. In fact, when my workshop isn't filled with at least a little bit of mess, I become concerned. At any given time, I am faced with a class full of students, each with their own ideas, strengths, and challenges to overcome. They all need different things to strengthen their writing, yet they all deserve to be constantly growing as writers. While my student researching farts was trying to determine a thesis that would bring his research of farts, burps, and yawns together, another student was brainstorming interview questions to email a television host, and yet another was learning how to take notes from a YouTube video on his favorite musician. This undoubtedly leads to productive chaos: students working towards learning targets at their own paces and in their own ways. It took me a while to see this mess as a sign that learning was taking place, just differentiated to meet the individual needs of my student writers.
Pressure to streamline writing projects to meet the Standards quickly and neatly will likely always exist. However, I am confident that preserving choice in my writer's workshop will undoubtedly foster creativity in my students that will inspire them to take ownership over the writing process, share their voices, and learn and grow as writers…There just may be a little mess and some farts along the way.


Ocular Therapeutix Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye using its proprietary hydrogel platform technology.
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which is focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye using its proprietary hydrogel platform technology. Its bioresorbable hydrogel based product candidates are designed to provide sustained delivery of therapeutic agents to the eye. The company's hydrogel is a bioresorbable proprietary formulation of polyethylene glycol, which when constituted with water takes on a gelatinous consistency. The product candidates in its development pipeline have the potential to overcome many of the significant limitations of existing eye drop based therapies for ophthalmic diseases and conditions by replacing the current standard of care regimen of weeks or months of eye drop dosing with as little as a single product application. The company's product candidates are OTX-DP and OTX-TP. Ocular Therapeutix was founded on September 12, 2006 by Amarpreet S. Sawhney and Farhad Khosravi and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.


Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson reprimanded head coach Luke Walton in a meeting earlier this week, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin. The report added that Walton's job security depends upon his ability to turn around a 3-5 start to the season.
The meeting occurred Tuesday, according to the report. The following night, the Lakers defeated the Dallas Mavericks by one point in their best shooting outing of the season.
Walton's job security has been a question mark since Johnson took the reins as team president in February 2017. Walton had been hired the previous summer by former president Jim Buss. Sources told ESPN that Johnson has built a reputation with his often volatile management style that extends to the coaching staff.
Principal owner Jeanie Buss has been unwavering in her support of Walton to this point and defended him publicly after LaVar Ball's critical comments last season.
The Lakers are back on the court Saturday and Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors.


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Second detection heralds the era of gravitational wave astronomy
By Guest Author • 16/06/2016
By Paul Lasky, Monash University
Earlier this year, a team of over 1,000 scientists from across the globe announced the first discovery of gravitational waves and the first ever observation of colliding black holes.
That same team has now published a second gravitational-wave observation from another cataclysmic black hole death spiral, detected on Boxing Day, December 26, 2015. But what is the significance of this second discovery, and what's its impact on astronomy?
Predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational waves are tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by very heavy objects accelerating at very high speeds. The first detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration came from two black holes, each weighing about 30 times more than our sun, and travelling at approximately 60% the speed of light just prior to their collision.
This new system is similar to the first. The black holes that announced their merger on Boxing Day each weighed about ten times more than the sun. The catastrophic collision occurred more than a billion light years from Earth, and released one solar mass of energy in gravitational waves.
That is, the amount of gravitational-wave energy released during the merger was equivalent to obliterating the sun, and converting it into pure energy. Darth Vader's Death Star doesn't even compare!
Remarkably, this humongous amount of energy only caused the LIGO detectors to wobble by less than one thousandth the size of the nucleus of an atom.
Black holes are abundant
The observation of a second black hole merger implies there are many more black holes in the universe than most scientists had previously anticipated.
The uncertainty in the black hole merger rate is very large when you just have a single event, so we now know that we just didn't "get lucky" with the first detection.
There are going to be a lot of them. This is fantastic news for gravitational-wave astronomers.
First and foremost, it tells us that the future of gravitational-wave astronomy will be rich with scientific discoveries. Calculations suggest that we are likely to detect tens to hundreds of black hole mergers in the next two to three years, and thousands of mergers in the years to follow.
Ongoing technological advancements will continue to enhance the instrument's sensitivity. Planned technology upgrades will enable us to see these mergers to greater distances, increasing the detection rate by a factor of about 30.
But technology development will not stop there. Teams around the globe, including in Australia, are already working on next-generation technology to be implemented in future LIGO upgrades, resulting in even more detections.
More black holes than you can poke a stick at
Are we just being greedy? Now that we've observed two black hole mergers, what more could we want?
Well, it turns out that these first observations have raised as many questions as they've answered. Some questions we can only begin to attack by studying large populations of black hole mergers.
For example, we don't know how these systems form. It could be that both black holes are born separately in giant supernova explosions, and then find one another as they embark upon their cosmic wander in dense clusters of stars.
Alternatively they could be born together in binary star systems. This currently open question could be answered once we have seen enough mergers.
Another exciting possibility is to use black holes to study the evolution of the universe as whole. When Australia's Brian Schmidt and colleagues won the Nobel Prize for showing that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, they did so using observations of supernovae in the distant universe.
Observations of populations of merging black holes with future instruments will be able to measure the expansion of the universe with unprecedented accuracy.
Simulation of merging black holes radiating gravitational waves. Wikipedia
And if these potential discoveries aren't exciting enough, it turns out that spacetime has memory.
After a gravitational wave passes, spacetime is permanently deformed. That is, the distance between any two objects does not return to its original length – your body is permanently squeezed and stretched after the passage of a gravitational wave.
New calculations show that it will be possible to measure memory using future LIGO observations.
Before the first gravitational-wave discovery, we had never tested Einstein's relativity using such strong gravitational fields. Observing more black holes will allow us to test Einstein's theory and maybe detect a crack in his hitherto impenetrable armour.
This list of future developments is just scratching the surface of discovery space that is now open to us. Gravitational waves will reveal many more secrets of the universe in the coming years.
So the future of gravitational wave astronomy is bright and Australian scientists are fortunate to be part of this brand new and exciting field of discovery.
Continuing to invest in technology, infrastructure and data analysis development will further allow us to unveil other secrets of the universe; be it through observations of neutron star collisions, mountains on neutron stars, or even of the first moments of the universe itself.
Paul Lasky, Lecturer, Monash University
Featured image: Black hole collision and merger releasing gravitational waves. CC wikimedia


No matter how frequently you have your carpets professionally cleaned, a naughty or ill pet can easily manage to put down some nasty stains in between cleanings. To prevent permanent discoloration, you'll need to act fast with a DIY cleanup (unless it's just so bad that you feel justified in calling for emergency cleaning services). Here are some tips to help you successfully treat messes and stains left by pets.
The longer you leave a mess, the more time it will have to dry on and "set" into the carpet, and the harder it will be to lift later. No matter how disgusting the mess is, you should get right down to it and tackle it by at least removing any solids and blotting the area with a damp cloth. When you remove the solids, be sure to scrape them straight up using a utensil with a strong, thin edge rather than rubbing them into the fibers. After disposing of the solids, use a damp cloth or paper towel (once again being careful not to rub anything in) to gently wipe any remaining mess from the top of the carpet.
Once you've removed the bulk of the mess, it's time to start trying to remove the little bits that are already soaking into the carpet. If possible, place a large folded-up towel beneath that section of the carpet to catch any moisture that gets through. Then start blotting the topside with a wet cloth, using either straight water or water with equal parts white vinegar or a little gentle soap mixed in. Squeezing a little water carefully through the soiled fibers (not too much—you don't want to saturate the area) can help remove contamination. If you need more cleaning power after you've tried this technique, sprinkle baking soda on the carpet and then mist it with white vinegar to get some fizzing action going.
No matter which end of your pet the mess came from, you're probably going to want to use stronger cleaning solutions than just vinegar and water, and quite rightly too. Pets can be germy, and they can have parasites as well (some of which can actually make pets more likely to soil the carpet). But never use solutions that contain bleach, which could discolor your carpet permanently. Getting a designated cleaner intended for use on pet messes is likely to turn out better. And to be on the safe side, test any commercial cleaning products on a tiny, unnoticeable area of the carpet before using them on the stain to make sure they won't fade the colors either.
These tips will help you prevent permanent staining while you tackle any disgusting mess that your pet is likely to leave on your carpet or rug. If there are still stubborn stains left behind on your carpet, contact a residential carpet cleaning service for professional assistance.


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Sixty-first session
Third Committee
Summary record of the 40th meeting
Held at Headquarters, New York, on Tuesday, 7 November 2006, at 10 a.m.
Chairman: Mr. Al Bayati ....................................................................................... (Iraq)
Agenda item 66: Right of peoples to self-determination (continued)*
The meeting was called to order at 10.20 a.m.
Agenda item 66: Right of peoples to self-determination (continued ) (A/61/333 and 341)
36. Ms. Abdelhak (Algeria) ...
40. In occupied Palestine, meanwhile, the Palestinian people continued to be denied the right to self-determination and their legitimate aspirations to build their own State on their land. A just and final settlement in Palestine and Western Sahara, with respect for the rights of their peoples, would boost the international community's efforts to establish the rule of national and international law.
41. Mr. Dukali (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) ...
43. His Government advocated the right of people to self-determination. It noted with grave concern the suffering of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories and the acts of coercion and discrimination against them. It was also concerned about the ongoing destruction of their houses, deportations, uprooting of fruit trees and construction of the separation wall, despite the objections of the international community and in violation of United Nations resolutions and the right of Palestinians to establish an independent and sovereign State.
44. Ms. Rasheed (Observer for Palestine) said that for nearly four decades the Palestinian people living in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, had been deprived of the right to self-determination by Israel, the occupying Power, in the most brutal manner. Self-determination and foreign occupation were fundamentally opposed to each other. The Israeli occupation had resulted in the systematic violation of a range of individual and collective rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to liberty and security of person, the right to freedom of movement, the right to control their own natural resources and many others. The violations involved illegal settlements, closures, checkpoints, home demolitions, land confiscation, the destruction of crops and wanton killings by illegal settlers and the occupying forces.
45. Israel had used tanks, aircraft and sonic booms to terrorize the Palestinian civilian population. The full force of its lethal arsenal had resulted in the death of more than 4,300 Palestinians, including 850 children, and at least 50,000 injuries, many of which were permanent.
46. Israel's expansionist wall and confiscation of Palestinian land also infringed on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, in violation of international law and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 9 July 2004. The illegal settlements and the wall were seriously undermining the territorial integrity and contiguity of the Palestinian territory and thus making the vision of a two-State solution, and the Palestinian people's true enjoyment of their right to self-determination, nearly impossible.
47. The Palestinian people would never succumb to the occupation or be forced by military means to relinquish their legitimate struggle for freedom and independence. The enjoyment by the Palestinian people of the right to self-determination and independence was essential for the achievement of a comprehensive, permanent and lasting peace in the Middle East. Her delegation would be submitting a draft resolution on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. She trusted that Member States would send a strong message of solidarity with the Palestinian people by adopting the resolution by consensus.
48. Mr. Sinha (India) ...
50. India had played a leading role in the struggle for decolonization and was at the forefront of the movement to secure the right of peoples to self-determination. In the case of Palestine, that task remained unfinished. India had maintained its unwavering support for and solidarity with the people of Palestine to that end. India had joined in voicing its concern over the endless cycle of violence which had characterized that conflict. It was critical for the international community, in particular the Quartet, to work closely with the parties so that the peoples of Palestine and Israel might live in peace, side by side, within recognized and secure borders, thus realizing the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people. The legitimate freedom struggle of the Palestinian people must not be undermined by equating terrorist activities with that struggle.
66. Ms. Halabi (Syrian Arab Republic) ...
67. Foreign occupation and the repression of peoples should never be accepted or tolerated, as the right to self-determination was fundamental. Her Government made tireless efforts to support the struggle of peoples under occupation and colonial rule so that they might exercise their right to self-determination. It noted with regret that, despite the many resolutions concerning Palestine adopted by various bodies, they had failed to enable the Palestinian people to enjoy the right to self-determination. Palestinian refugees had remained hopeful for some 50 years that they would return to their homeland, from which they had been cast out by the Israeli occupying Power through armed force, State terrorism and bloody massacres, in violation of international law.
69. Mr. Petranto (Indonesia) ...
72. The long suffering of the Palestinian people, in no small measure attributable to racism, must be brought to an end. Indonesia — whose right of self-determination had for more than 300 years been in the hands of foreigners — stressed the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the creation of an independent Palestinian State.
80. Ms. Simovich (Israel), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that Israel supported the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, but not at the expense of the safety and security of Israel and its people. Palestine was being led by the terrorist organization of Hamas, whose refusal to accept the three basic conditions outlined by the Quartet and adopted by the international community was proof that it was not interested in living side by side with Israel. Furthermore, Hamas leaders had stated that their party did not recognize the State of Israel or its right to hold on to any part of Palestine, and that blood and machine guns were its language.
81. Israel had long recognized the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, as in the Camp David Accords and other agreements that respected aspirations for an end to the conflict and implementation of those rights. However, the Palestinians had not followed through with a dialogue for peace: by electing Hamas to power, they had instead chosen a war of terror and were impeding their own self-determination.
82. The security fence had been set up to protect the Israeli population, as part of Israel's moral responsibility and right to protect its citizens. Israel was acting in self-defence against the ongoing terrorist attacks from Gaza, carried out by launching Qassam rockets on Israeli communities.
83. Delegations which had expressed their support to Palestinians should exercise their influence to convince the Palestinian leadership to recognize the State of Israel and abandon terrorism. She hoped the Palestinian people would bring forth a leadership that recognized its responsibility to Palestine and its neighbours, which would lead to self-determination, without destruction of others.
87. Ms. Rasheed (Observer for Palestine), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that Israel's claims of being a democracy were contradictory, since its Basic Law referred to Israel as a Jewish and democratic State, thus placing the interests of Jewish citizens above non-Jewish citizens. That had created the basis for a pervasive system of legal and social discrimination against the Israeli Arabs of Palestinian origin living in Israel. Israel was in no position to lecture others on the upholding of human rights, as it negated the Palestinian people's right to exist.
88. Racism was becoming more explicit in all spheres of the Israeli public arena, including by high-ranking governmental officials, army generals and even religious leaders. Some had openly called for the annihilation of Palestinians and the transfer of Palestinian people from their lands, which was equivalent to ethnic cleansing. The leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu political party had recently called for stripping a considerable number of Palestinians of their citizenship and consigning them to the Palestinian ghettoes being created inside the West Bank, and stated that any remaining Arab citizens should sign a loyalty oath to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, or risk being expelled from Israel.
89. Also blatantly undemocratic was the Israeli military occupation of over 3 million Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; Israel had been openly maintaining two communities in separate residential areas in that territory with different sets of laws and rights and even separate road networks. None of that could be justified as a response to suicide bombings which had occurred after 27 years of Israeli military occupation that had killed and maimed Palestinians and robbed them of their most basic rights and their hope. It was Israel's practices and policies against the Palestinian people — and especially its denial of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination — that had created the current predicament.
90. The security justifications Israel cited had led to the killing of more than 4,300 Palestinians, and thousands more had been maimed, arrested, detained — with many cases of torture and abuse — or left homeless. Those justifications, which physically and psychologically destroyed the lives of Palestinians, could not be allowed to continue.
The meeting rose at 1.05 p.m.


I have the same issue. GCC version 6.1.1-2.
Which version of GCC you use?
This still fails to build, along with the git version. I get the same error as figue.
Figue you can contact me at punes.development@gmail.com. I'll try to figure out what the problem is.


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Children killed by Party corruption, more than by the earthquake
Local officials embezzled more than 85% of the funds destined for school construction. Construction companies, forced to work for much less money than expected, "saved" on materials. The results of an initial investigation.
Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Corrupt officials embezzled more than 85% of the funds destined for school construction in Sichuan, including for the schools that collapsed like "tofu", crushing more than 9,000 students and professors. This is the result of the initial investigations of the National Audit Office, which yesterday explained that in 46 counties, out of 54 investigated, about 115 million yuan (11.5 million euros) destined for maintenance were misappropriated.
The office adds that similar "misappropriations" are not rare in school construction in rural areas, and speaks of 1.26 million yuan spent on cars for officials. Only 1.8% of the funds earmarked (918 million yuan, only 92 million euros) were definitely used for building maintenance.
Even if funds for education have been raised by the government from 53.6 billion to 156 billion yuan over the past three years, the report says that in 29 of the 54 counties, officials appropriated at least 300 million yuan from the commissioned projects, forcing the construction companies to operate at only 55% of the projected budget.
The earthquake on May 12 led to the collapse of more than 7,000 classrooms, while in many cases the surrounding buildings remained standing. The parents of the students immediately denounced the poor construction of the schools and called for investigations. The local authorities have sought to prevent these, while Beijing has promised maximum severity.
Li Shuisha, a researcher for the China National Institute for Educational Research, explains to the South China Morning Post that "rural primary and high schools have no decision-making power and can't charge for compulsory education. Their coffers are almost empty after the money is misappropriated by regional authorities". The construction companies are paid little and must limit their costs, in part by saving on materials.
The many untruths about collapse of dormitory on 300 students in Sichuan
Sichuan earthquake: another suicide, risk is high that many will imitate him
Earthquake: with emergency over, "normal" censorship may be returning
Police guard collapsed schools to prevent parents' protests
Beijing says earthquake will make Chinese economy grow


"come together, right now, yeaaah"
In War and Peace, as I said before, we have so many parallels between war and peace that they might as well be the same thing; which makes you think about the soundness of opposites: to what extent does the scale "black-white" exist in real world and to what extent do our minds make it up to stay sane?
If I were to say "All Bulgarians are liars", am I lying?
The solution of this paradox, in our beloved Ls, would read ~B = B, or, in other words, "Not B is the same as B"
And, as professor Gerrard would say, "lo and behold": We have an equality between opposites.
Incidentally, these types of paradoxes (or at least the Russel paradox) have not yet been solved (although people have been working on them for decades). Personally, having seen opposites proven equal in two very different classes, I'm starting to think they never will be.


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Star Watch - Felicity Jones
Our latest addition to Star Watch has drawn our attention with her most recent role set to grace the big screen. With the recent hype being raised with reignited star wars series, the hype is only set to rise further with the release of the Rogue One: A Stars Wars Story and Felicity Jones as the female lead is sure to set tongues wagging with praise.
Although Felicity has previously appeared in quite a number of things, she truly came to our attention as an audience with her oscar nominated performance alongside Eddie Redmayne in the critically acclaimed The Theory of Everything. With the Rogue One set to be released in mid December later this year we are surely in for some entertaining viewing. The movie follows a group of rebels who set out to steal the plans for the Death Star. It brings to life the stories of the unsung rebel heroes who worked behind the scenes while the jedi received the accolades and attention. As a new fan of Star Wars I am very much eagerly awaiting the release of this film for both the storyline and Felicity's performance and I think we will all be pleasantly surprised.
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   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
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import os
import h5py
import numpy as np

from dmp import dmp

class hdf5_reader(object):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
    """
    Class related to handling the functions for interacting directly with the
    HDF5 files. All required information should be passed to this class.
    """

    def __init__(self, user_id, file_id, cnf_loc=''):
        """
        Initialise the module and set default values

        Parameters
        ----------
        user_id : str
            Identifier to uniquely locate the users files. Can be set to
            "common" if the files can be shared between users
        file_id : str
            Location of the file in the file system

        Example
        -------
        .. code-block:: python
           :linenos:

           from hdf5_reader import hdf5_reader
           h5r = hdf5_reader('test')
        """

        self.test_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../tests/data/region_idx.hdf5")
        self.user_id = user_id

        # Open the hdf5 file
        if user_id == 'test':
            resource_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), self.test_file)
            self.file_handle = h5py.File(resource_path, "r")
        else:
            self.user_id = user_id
            dm_handle = dmp(cnf_loc)
            file_obj = dm_handle.get_file_by_id(user_id, file_id)
            self.file_handle = h5py.File(file_obj['file_path'], 'r')

    def close(self):
        """
        Tidy function to close file handles

        Example
        -------
        .. code-block:: python
           :linenos:

           from hdf5_reader import hdf5_reader
           h5r = hdf5_reader('test')
           h5r.close()
        """
        self.file_handle.close()

    def get_assemblies(self):
        """
        List all assemblies for which there are files that have been indexed

        Returns
        -------
        assembly : list
            List of assemblies in the index

        Example
        -------
        .. code-block:: python
           :linenos:

           from hdf5_reader import hdf5_reader
           h5r = hdf5_reader('test')
           h5r.assemblies()
        """
        return [asm for asm in self.file_handle if asm != 'meta']

    def get_chromosomes(self, assembly):
        """
        List all chromosomes that are covered by the index

        Parameters
        ----------
        assembly : str
            Genome assembly ID

        Returns
        -------
        chromosomes : list
            List of the chromosomes for a given assembly in the index

        Example
        -------
        .. code-block:: python
           :linenos:

           from hdf5_reader import hdf5_reader
           h5r = hdf5_reader('test')
           asm = h5r.assemblies()
           chr_list = h5r.get_chromosomes(asm[0])
        """
        grp = self.file_handle[assembly]
        cid = list(np.nonzero(grp['chromosomes']))
        return [grp['chromosomes'][i].decode('utf-8') for i in cid[0]]

    def get_files(self, assembly):
        """
        List all files for an assembly. If files are missing they can either get
        loaded or the search can be performed directly on the bigBed files

        Parameters
        ----------
        assembly : str
            Genome assembly ID

        Returns
        -------
        file_ids : list
            List of file ids for a given assembly in the index

        Example
        -------
        .. code-block:: python
           :linenos:

           from hdf5_reader import hdf5_reader
           h5r = hdf5_reader('test')
           asm = h5r.assemblies()
           file_list = h5r.get_files(asm[0])
        """
        grp = self.file_handle[assembly]
        fid1 = list(np.nonzero(grp['files'][0]))
        fid1k = list(np.nonzero(grp['files'][1]))

        return {
            1: [grp['files'][i] for i in fid1[0]],
            1000: [grp['files'][i] for i in fid1k[0]]
        }

    def get_regions(self, assembly, chromosome_id, start, end):
        """
        List files that have data in a given region.

        Parameters
        ----------
        assembly : str
            Genome assembly ID
        chromosome_id : str
            Chromosome names as listed by the get_files function
        start : int
            Start position for the region of interest
        end : int
            End position for the region of interest

        Returns
        -------
        file_ids : list
            List of the file_ids that have sequence features within the region
            of interest

        Example
        -------
        .. code-block:: python
           :linenos:

           from hdf5_reader import hdf5_reader
           h5r = hdf5_reader('test')
           asm = h5r.assemblies()
           file_list = h5r.get_chromosomes(asm[0], 1, 1000000, 1100000)
        """
        file_idx = self.get_files(assembly)
        chrom_idx = self.get_chromosomes(assembly)

        grp = self.file_handle[assembly]
        dset1 = grp['data1']
        dset1k = grp['data1k']

        chromosome = str(chromosome_id)
        start = int(start)
        end = int(end)

        # chr X file X position
        dnp1 = dset1[chrom_idx.index(chromosome), :, start:end]
        dnp1k = dset1k[chrom_idx.index(chromosome), :, start:end]
        f_idx = []
        dnp_size = len(dnp1k)
        for i in range(dnp_size):
            if np.any(dnp1[i]) is True:
                f_idx.append(file_idx[1][i])

        dnp_size = len(dnp1k)
        for i in range(dnp_size):
            if np.any(dnp1k[i]) is True:
                f_idx.append(file_idx[1000][i])
        return f_idx


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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - 'Wrong Creatures'
Brooding rockers return after five-year break with eighth studio album
by Chris Bound: January 12, 2018
Reviews, Albums
Over the years, we have seen Black Rebel Motorcycle Club evolve from a dark and menacing rock beast through their more jovial times and back again. Their sound has been this one long journey of moods and influences, always looking to keep them fresh and apart to what the majority of other acts are doing at the time. But after five years out of the studio, BRMC have found themselves in a nostalgic period as they return to their formative roots on their eighth studio album 'Wrong Creatures'.
Those that remember the incredibly dark sound of their first two records, 'B.R.M.C.' and 'Take Them On, On Your Own', will be more than familiar with what to expect on here. But while the sound of 'Wrong Creatures' may seem familiar, in a lot of cases here, the pace and rhythm of the album is frequently quickened. It still has its more sombre moments, but it genuinely feels that the band have looked to deliver more energy this time around, creating a blend of their previous intentions.
It may not have the instant hit-factor of some of their previous albums, but still has that high level of competent songwriting we have come to know them for. The five-year break may have aided their creativity, but they still lack the hunger and drive we would have expected from band out of the limelight for so long.
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Air Force Prestige Day Parade 2018
The opening flypast of two Agusta A109s.
The SAAF this year held its Prestige Day at AFB Zwartkop, a venue that lends itself perfectly to an event of this magnitude.
Chief of the Air Force Lieutenant General Msimang on behalf of the SAAF welcomed everyone at the Prestige Day Parade. "The SAAF is here to serve you, defend you, protect our territorial integrity and safeguard our national interests. The purpose of the SAAF is to deliver security to the people of SA and to strengthen regional, continental and international peace and stability", General Msimang said.
The Prestige Awards recognise exceptional performance among units, bases and directorates in the SAAF and this year AFB Langebaanweg were the winners. Brigadier General Matanda receiving the award from General Msimang.
"The level of defence ambition requires our defence force to be appropriately equipped, resourced and trained in support of South Africa's national security, national interest and foreign policy. The National Defence Force is the nation's insurance policy. Though we did our best with the resources at our disposal, I strongly believe that we can do better. We have what it takes to become exceptional performers and the best at our craft."
The Units Flag Parade.
The Air Force Band Troop.
Gen. Msimang and entourage inspecting the parades.
"The Air Force," Gen. Msimang said, "has always prided itself on it's professionalism, flexibility, commitment and determination to rise to any challenge. The Forces capability requirement is largely informed by the period that it is in. With the current resource constraints we are forced to cut our cloth to size."
Some of the dignitaries.
During 2017 SAAF assets were involved in several SANDF and other high visibility activities which amongst others include: Armed Forces day in Durban, the Air Power Demonstration in Roodewal, Exercise Winter Solstice, an annual SAAF Force Preparation exercise, anti-piracy effort in Mozambique in collaboration with the SAN, firefighting, in Knysna and Port Elizabeth and other areas, Operation Mistral to support the SANDF deployment in the DRC, the SADC exercise Blue Kunene in Namibia as well SADC exercises in Tanzania and in exercise Oxide in Reunion Island.
One of the Wings Parades.
"Last year and early this year, "Gen. Msimang said, "the SAAF continue to hold robust engagement with some entities from our defence industry, to find solutions to reduce their service delivery turnaround time and address aircraft support issues."
The mass helicopter flypast.
A SAAF Casa 212 of 44 Sqdn.
A Pilatus PC 12 of 41 Sqdn.
"With the Rooivalk continuing to prove its prowess in deployments we are readying ourselves to work with the local industry partners to enhance this platform and thus ensure that it remains a renowned and world class combat helicopter to ever grace our airspace."
The Silver Falcons fly past.
A Lockheed Hercules C130 of 28 Sqdn.
The SAAF's outreach program is bearing fruit with a growing number of pilots, engineers and technicians coming from townships and rural areas. The top student from the last Wings Course, Captain Goulezze was a young female engineer from the Western Cape whilst Captain Mfeka who hails from KZN is the first female African to undergo training as a combat pilot.
Two Gripens and two Hawks completed the mass flypast.
Gen. Msimang concluded by thanking and congratulating all the members that took part in the parade for a splendid and sound performance of military discipline and etiquette.
SA Air Force


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"E-Team" Screening and Q&A
Malsi Doyle & Michael Forman Theater, McKinley Building, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Anna, Ole, Fred and Peter are four members of the Emergencies Team — or E-Team — the boots on the ground division of a respected, international human rights group.
Arriving as soon as possible after allegations of human rights abuse surface, the E-Team uncovers crucial evidence to determine if further investigation is warranted and, if so, to investigate, document, and capture the world's attention. They also immediately challenge the responsible decision makers, holding them accountable. Human rights abuses thrive on secrecy and silence, and the work of the E-Team, backed by their international human rights organization, has shone light in dark places and given voice to thousands whose stories would never otherwise have been told.
The Center is pleased to announce that "E-Team" will open this year's Human Rights Film Series, the Center's flagship film event that showcases the year's predominant human rights documentaries throughout the month of October.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A featuring:
Director: Katy Chevigny
Human Rights Watch Deputy Washington Director: Andrea Prasow
Moderator: Journalism Professor Christine Lawrence
with codirector Katy Chevigny and human rights experts. Watch the trailer below, check out the Human Rights Film Series page, and visit the "E-Team" website for more information.
This event will take place on October 1, 2014 from 7:00-9:30PM.
American University is committed to providing accessible programs and services.
For accommodations, contact [email protected].


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Q: Best Webhosting for ASP.NET MVC1 or MVC2 and SQL Server 2008 with FILESTREAM support I am looking for a best web host to host my application developed with the following technologies.

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*ASP.NET MVC1

*SQL Server 2008 with FILESTREAM
support

I first tried to host on DiscountASP.net. After creating account, I realized that they do not support FILESTREAM in SQL Server 2008. I checked with Godaddy as well. They do not seem to support SQL Server 2008.
I appreciate if you can point me to some good web hosts for my requirements.

A: I know that this is an old question but I had the same question so here is an answer.
GoDaddy Pro can support FILESTREAM via a virtual dedicated server.  They run a VM running Windows Server 2008.  Then you install a SQL Server that supports FILESTREAM (2008R2, 2012, 2014).
So, I would further guess that any service that can provide you with a dedicated virtual machine can ultimately give you the FILESTREAM service that you need.
I have verified that the following hosted services do not support FILESTREAM:

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*Amazon AWS doesn't support FILESTREAM

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Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia and Malaysia Take Part in ASEAN 2015 Conference
Автор: OUTLOOK 13.10.2015 | diplomacy, Malaysia, Indonesian
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia, Ms. Ninik Kun Nar'yati, and Malaysia, Mr. Chua Tiong Ban, took part in a lecture on ASEAN 2015 mission that took place within the framework of the Week of Indonesian Culture at Kyiv State Taras Shevchenko University.
On October, 5 the Week of Indonesian Culture began at Kyiv State Taras Shevchenko University, it took place with the support from Centre of Research of Indonesian Language and Literature. All the events that took place within the framework of the week were dedicated to 70th anniversary of Independence of Republic of Indonesia as well as to the third anniversary of creation of Department for Indonesian Language and Literature studies.
Over five days citizens and guests of Kyiv who are concerned about Indonesian culture, could visit film shows, national cuisine festivals, workshops of playing angklung; and in conclusion of the week ASEAN lection was held in which representatives of state authorities, diplomatic corps and board of directors and professors of Kyiv State Taras Shevchenko University participated.
To see how the conference went, please, visit our gallery:
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Lombok earthquakes: different building designs could lessen future damage
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake led to the collapse of thousands of houses in the northern parts of the Indonesian island of Lombok.
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Graeme MacRae, Massey University
The series of earthquakes in North Lombok and others further east goes on. But hopefully the worst is over and the intensity will recede from now.
Hundreds of people have been killed and a lot more injured, many of them seriously. Nearly all this human suffering was caused by collapsing buildings. The subsequent homelessness will go on for many months for hundreds of thousands of people.
But a lot of this suffering need not have happened.
After devastating earthquakes, Indonesia must embrace radical change
Changing building standards
The strongest quake on August 5, 6.9 in magnitude and at a relatively shallow depth, is large by any standard. But, as photos and video footage show, not all buildings collapsed. Among the landscape of devastation are many buildings that appear to have suffered little if any damage.
According to one estimate, 70% of buildings suffered serious damage, which means 30% did not. In many parts of the world, such as Japan, New Zealand and Chile, buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes of this scale and many of them do, repeatedly.
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About 70% of buildings suffered serious damage in the Lombok earthquakes, but some stood up to the shaking.
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Traditional buildings in most of Indonesia, including northern Lombok, were built of timber framing with thatched roofs. In an earthquake they flex and sway but rarely collapse. If they do, it is likely to happen slowly and incompletely and any falling roofing is relatively light and soft.
But over recent decades, building materials and methods have changed. Timber and thatch have become scarce and expensive and popular tastes have shifted towards houses that look, at least superficially, like those of the global modern middle class – little villas with plastered walls, glass windows and tiled roofs.
But underneath the (often picturesque) facades, the construction is of brick or concrete blocks, held together only with weak mortar and supported by little or no framing. The better ones may have some concrete framing, but the quality of the concrete is usually poor and the steel reinforcing, especially at joints, is minimal. These facades do not reliably support infill materials and they are heavy when they fall.
Roof tiles are only loosely secured and ceilings below them are too light to catch them. If one had to design a system of construction for easy collapse and maximum injuries, this would be the perfect model.
Learning from past earthquakes
In Yogyakarta, in central Java, in May 2006, at least 150,000 houses of exactly this kind collapsed in less than a minute of shaking caused by a lesser earthquake than the largest in Lombok. Nearly 6,000 people were killed and thousands more injured. Farm animals housed in traditional buildings mostly survived.
A massive international humanitarian aid response and significant government programmes followed and within a year Yogyakarta was largely rebuilt – an astonishing result in the circumstances. Both government and international agencies went to considerable lengths to design safer methods, educate people about them and offer support, materials and incentives to "build back better".
An expert report ten years later (unfortunately not yet published) concluded that:
The overall poor quality of construction however has almost certainly placed more people at increased risk of larger, heavier building elements collapsing upon them.
Northern Lombok has not had this kind of experience in recent decades and, because it is a relatively poor part of Indonesia, until 20 years ago, many people outside the urban areas lived in traditional houses. However, over recent years, partly as a result of tourism revenues, many houses have been built or extended in the new style and construction.
Here too, construction standards tend to be low, and even lower for poorer households. The video evidence shows exactly the kind of failures as in Yogyakarta 12 years ago, because of exactly the same basic weaknesses of design. The next earthquake, wherever it may be in Indonesia, will almost certainly have the same effects.
Houses in Lombok collapsed because of design failures similar to those in Yogyakarta 12 years ago.
No easy solutions
A recent article makes similar points and blames inadequate enforcement of building codes and lack of government commitment. Unfortunately the reality is not so simple.
The Yogyakarta experience shows that even with a massive campaign by government and international agencies, and with the fear of earthquakes still fresh in people's minds, the rebuilding was little better than what it replaced. Building codes do exist in Indonesia, but they are rarely followed, easily evaded, and rarely enforced, least of all at the level of owner-built local housing.
Even if there were a serious effort to implement codes, it would be undermined by well-known levels of bureaucratic inefficiency and corruption, as well as public resistance and evasion. It would also have unintended consequences, including making decent housing even less affordable, especially for poorer people.
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There will be no easy solutions, but national education in basic structural design principles, subsidised design, production and distribution of cheap and simple hardware for mitigating the most common failures of design and financial incentives for appropriate construction might be worthwhile places to start.
Graeme MacRae, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Massey University
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