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Q: Zhang's generalization of Gross-Zagier formula I have some naive questions about Zhang's generalization of Gross-Zagier formula stated  in Theorem 1.2 of  Yuan-Zhang-Zhang book The Gross-Zagier formula on Shimura Curves.
I am mostly interested by the cases  of  non split cartan modular curves and  Shimura curves $X_D(N)$. I understand that the "incoherent Shimura curves" setting of Zhang contains those cases but
1) could you explain me what are concretely the formulas in those cases ?
2) does this formula holds directly on the curve $X_U$ instead of on an abelian variety parametrized by $X_U$?
Thank you very much.
[edit : I copy here the statement of Theorem 1.2 (but without detailing the notations) :
Assume $\omega_A.\chi|_{A_F^\times}=1$ [which ensures that $P_\chi(f) \neq 0$]. For any $f_1\in\pi_A, $ and $f_2\in\pi_{\check A}$,
$$ \langle P_\chi(f_1),P_\chi(f_2)\rangle _L= \frac{\zeta_F(2) L'(1/2,\pi_A,\chi)}{4L(1,\eta)^2L(1,\pi_A,ad)}\alpha(f_1,f_2)$$
as an identity in $L\otimes_{\mathbb Q} \mathbb C$. Here $\langle,\rangle_L$ is the $L$-linear Neron-Tate height pairing. ]

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Could you explain me what are concretely the formulas in those cases?

These formulas are equalities, so their content is that the left-hand side is equal to the right-hand; a tautology for sure, but an interesting one once the left-hand side and right-hand side are properly understood. So let's them examine them in turns.
The left-hand side is the height pairing of two Heegner points constructed from the choice of two vectors; one in the representation space $\pi_{A}$ and one in its contragredient (which is almost the same by essential self-duality). So the left-hand side is a bilinear form on the vectors of $\pi_{A}$, or more precisely on $\pi_A\otimes\check{\pi}_A$, globally constructed from algebraic geometry. Now the important term on the right-hand side is the bilinear form $\alpha(-,-)$, which is a product of local bilinear forms on $\pi_{v}\otimes\check{\pi}_{v}$ for all finite places $v$ of $F$. Hence, you a have an essentially global and geometric bilinear form (the intersection pairing between certain cycles of interest) and an essentially local and automorphic pairing (the convolution of local automorphic factors). The meaning of the Gross-Zagier formula in the style of Yuan-Zhang-Zhang is that these two bilinear forms are essentially the same, and insofar as they differ, it is only through the special value of some $L$-function (the most interesting term being $L'(\pi,1/2,\chi)$).
Hence, this result fits in the large family of results of the form: when two objects with the same properties are constructed for motives/galois representations/algebraic automorphic representations, they are in fact the same thing except their difference is a period/special value of $L$-function/etc.

Does this formula holds directly on the curve $X_U$ instead of on an abelian variety parametrized by $X_U$?

The formula you quoted depends on a choice of an automorphic representation $\pi$ of $\mathbf{G}(\mathbb A_{\mathbb Q}^{(\infty)})$ where $\mathbf{G}(\mathbb Q)$ is either $\operatorname{GL}_{2}$ or $B^\times$ where $B$ is a quaternion algebra isomorphic to $\operatorname{GL}_{2}(\mathbb R)$ at exactly one real place of $F$ (depending on the exact setting you are considering). This choice of $\pi$ corresponds in the usual way to a choice of an abelian variety in the Jacobian of the Shimura curve $X_{U}$ attached to $\mathbf{G}$, so the statement you quoted depends indeed of a choice of $A$, if you want to see it that way. You can formulate a version for the full Jacobian of $X_U$ (so before cutting out the part on which the Hecke operators act they way they have to). I'm not sure I understand what you mean by a statement "directly on $X_U$" itself, but as ABCDveve said, in that respect, there is no difference between the work of Yuan-Zhang-Zhang and the original work of Gross-Zagier.

A: Since no one else has answered, I will make some naive comments.
On page 82, the Theorem is rewritten with some explanation. Maybe all of Section 3.2 is useful for understanding.
In any case, for question #2, do you consider ordinary Gross-Zagier to hold on $X_0(N)$, or on the parametrized curve $E$? The answer should be the same here, as the Shimura curve plays the role of $X_0(N)$ and the abelian variety that of $E$.
Namely, in the book notation, $P$ is a CM point on $X$, and "evaluating" $P$ at a morphism $f_1:X\rightarrow A$ gives a point on the abelian variety $A$, specifically by taking a sum of $A$-points (defined in the Hilbert field) over the class group for the quadratic CM extension. So in the given formula, the height is calculated on the abelian variety $A$.
I must admit I am unable to go from the above Theorem 1.2 (even in the case of trivial characters) to ordinary Gross-Zagier, which already seems a difficult exercise to the uninitiated. The $\alpha$ somehow measures the two parametrizations, the $L'(1/2,\pi_A,\chi)$ is the $L'(E,1)$ of an elliptic curve, the $L(1,\eta)^2$ is the $L$-function of the CM quadratic extension, and the $L(1,\pi_A,ad)$ is the symmetric square $L$-function of the elliptic curve evaluated at the edge of the critical strip, and so relates to the degree of the modular parametrization. The $\alpha$ remains mysterious to me, which is only defined component-wise on the preceding page 8.

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Justia Dockets & Filings Seventh Circuit Indiana Southern District JOHNSON v. LEMMON et al Filing 22
JOHNSON v. LEMMON et al
ORDER Severing Misjoined Claims and Directing the Opening of Two New Civil Actions. Consistent with the determination and rulings made in Part III of this Entry, all claims against all defendants expect Sgt. Hurt are dismissed without prejudice and terminated in this action, 1:15-cv-799-JMS-DKL. After the new actions are opened, the claims raised in those actions shall be screened as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. SEE ORDER. Signed by Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson on 9/15/2015. Copy sent to Plaintiff via U.S. Mail. (BGT)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION RICHARD KEITH JOHNSON, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. BRUCE LEMMON IDOC Commissioner, D. ZATECKY IRT Superintendent, G. SPEARS, A. COLE, NELSON MR., COOPERRIDER Sergeant, HURT Sergeant, CONNORS Sergeant, J. MATHEWS, SCAIFE Mr., BOND Mr., Defendants. Case No. 1:15-cv-00799-JMS-DKL Order Severing Misjoined Claims and Directing the Opening of Two New Civil Actions I. In George v. Smith, 507 F.3d 605, 607 (7th Cir. 2007), the Court of Appeals explained that A[u]nrelated claims against different defendants belong in different suits.@ Rule 18 allows joinder of multiple parties only when the allegations against them involve the same conduct or transaction and common questions of fact and law as to all defendants. The complaint of Richard Keith Johnson violates the misjoinder of claims limitation of Rule 20(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The violation here consists of the diversity of claims against the multitude of defendants. DirecTV, Inc. v. Leto, 467 F.3d 842, 844 (3d Cir. 2006)("Misjoinder [under Rule 21] . . . occurs when there is no common question of law or fact or when . . . the events that give rise to the plaintiff's claims against defendants do not stem from the same transaction."). 1 In such a situation, A[t]he court may . . . sever any claim against a party.@ FED. R. CIV. P. 21. Generally, if a district court finds that a plaintiff has misjoined parties, the court should sever those parties or claims, allowing those grievances to continue in spin-off actions, rather than dismiss them. Elmore v. Henderson, 227 F.3d 1009, 1012 (7th Cir. 2000). That is the remedy which will be applied to the complaint. The plaintiff was given the opportunity to notify the Court which claims and defendants he wants severed so they may proceed in a new action. The plaintiff was notified that if the claims were not severed they would be considered abandoned and dismissed without prejudice. In response, the plaintiff states that two separate actions shall be severed from this action consistent with the following: 2 II. Consistent with the foregoing, the claims against defendants Scaife, Bond and Matthews and Lemmon, Connors, Cooperrider, Zatecky, Cole and Spears are severed from the original complaint. Defendant Keith Nelson is dismissed. The only remaining defendant in this action is Sgt. Hurt. III. To effectuate the ruling in Part II of this Entry, two new civil actions from the Indianapolis Division shall be opened, consistent with the following: a. Richard Keith Johnson shall be the plaintiff in each of the newly opened actions. b. The Nature of Suit in each of the newly opened actions shall be 555. c. The Cause of Action of each of the newly opened actions shall be 42:1983pr. d. The amended complaint in this action [dkt. 5] shall be filed and re-docketed as the complaint in each of the newly opened actions. Johnson's request to proceed in forma pauperis shall likewise be filed and re-docketed in each of the newly opened actions. e. A copy of this Entry and Johnson's Response [dkt. 21] shall be docketed in the newly opened action. f. This action and each of the newly-opened actions shall be shown with this action and with each other as linked actions. g. The defendants in the first of the newly opened actions shall be Scaife, Bond and Matthews. h. The defendants in the second of the newly opened actions shall be Lemmon, Connors, Cooperrider, Zatecky, Cole and Spears. i. The assignment of judicial officers shall be by random draw. 3 IV. Consistent with the determination and rulings made in Part III of this Entry, all claims against all defendants expect Sgt. Hurt are dismissed without prejudice and terminated in this action, 1:15-cv-799-JMS-DKL. After the new actions are opened, the claims raised in those actions shall be screened as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. IT IS SO ORDERED. September 15, 2015 Date: __________________ _______________________________ Distribution: RICHARD KEITH JOHNSON 926081 PENDLETON - CF PENDLETON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Inmate Mail/Parcels 4490 West Reformatory Road PENDLETON, IN 46064 Hon. Jane Magnus-Stinson, Judge United States District Court Southern District of Indiana 4


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Q: CSS - Ajustar ancho de un elemento con padding Tengo unos selectores para dar un ancho a los elementos de la página basados en porcentaje, el problema es que al dar un padding (que quiero que se mantenga fijo) a un determinado elemento, por ejemplo un input, esto afecta a su ancho, cosa que quiero evitar. Es decir que si a un elemento de asigno un selector para que tenga un ancho del 80% del total de su contenedor, no quiero que sea más ancho cuando le asigno un padding determinado. ¿Se puede controlar esto con CSS?

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A: Aplica la propiedad box-sizing: border-box a tus elementos; esto hace que el padding, border, etc se tomen en cuenta en el calculo del tamaño total del elemento; de modo que no 'suman' al tamaño original.
Por lo general es recomendable aplicar esta propiedad a todos los elementos de tu documento; asi puedes mantener cierto nivel de consistencia entre todos al momento de tratar con margin, padding, etc; puesto que no tienes que preocuparte porque el elemento altere demasiado su comportamiento.
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A: Solo debes agregar: ".w-8" (tu class) y luego el "input" que afecta a todos los input con la clase "w-8", y darle un padding de 0 y hacerlo "importante" con "!important"

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Is there any way to list all songs from spotify playlist?
Method playlist_tracks() has limit to print only 100 songs.
Same question about other methods eg. current_user_saved_tracks() with its 20 limits.
Why spotify api have these limits?
Thanks

A: In order to get all songs in a playlist you use the first request to determine the total song count which is part of the spotify response.
Dividing the total count by the max song limit per request (100) and rounding up the result will give you the necessary amount of api calls needed to get all song.
With this information in mind you simply loop from 0 to call count and request the next 100 song.
Inside the loop you have to set the offset property of the request to x * 100.
Furthermore your have to add the requested songs to a temporary array to get the entire list at the end.
I can only assume that the general limit of 100 songs per request is a technical need at spotify.


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Breaking NewsHealth
'Strange Killer Disease' Sweeps Through Enugu; Government Calls For Calm
By Lucy Adegbe Nov 6, 2020
A yet to be identified strange disease seems to be sweeping through the Coal City as the Enugu State Government, on Thursday, confirmed many deaths from Ette Uno and Umuopu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state.
According to reports, both communities have recorded scores of deaths since September when the 'strange' disease break out.
A health officer in the area put the death toll at over 50, adding that specimen had been collected for proper diagnosis and treatment of other patients.
It was gathered that the disease broke out at Ette early September and spread to the border community of Umuopu, where 20 persons have died, including four on Wednesday.
According to sources, the deceased victims presented symptoms such as convulsion and diarrhoea before vomiting blood. However, some residents suspect the disease to be Lassa fever or cholera.
"Between September and now, at least 37 persons have died in Ette. Also, Umuopu, which shares a common border with Ette, has recorded 20 deaths, four of which happened yesterday. It has been a strange development.
"The state Ministry of Health has been notified and investigations are currently ongoing to unravel the cause of the deaths. We have collected samples from the affected persons and we are looking out for Lassa fever, cholera, yellow fever and meningitis. Coronavirus tests will equally start in the affected communities today.
"The state's Ministry of Health has brought an ambulance we are using to convey the sick ones to Enugu for proper diagnosis and treatment."
Among the casualties are a 30-year-old student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Chinedu Oyiga, 40-year-old Emeka Elugwu Onu, and 47-year-old Simon Eze, the source said.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the local government area, Ejike Itodo, said he has held a meeting with stakeholders to begin a thorough enlightenment campaign in the area on the strange disease, assuming the affected communities that the situation would be brought under control as health workers are working assiduously to ensure that more casualties are not recorded.
In a statement, the state Commissioner for Health, Ikechukwu Obi, said the State Rapid Response Team of the ministry had visited the council area and met with its Rapid Response Team.
"On-the-spot check and outbreak investigation had revealed a number of deaths from an illness with symptoms suggestive of a disease of Public Health Importance," he said
He said that the Ministry of Health had informed the National Centre for Disease Control "and is collaborating with the Enugu State Ministry of Health at the local government to investigate and control".
He assured residents that the ministry was on top of the situation and would give regular updates on the situation report.
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OEN recognizes AbSci as winner of this year's Game Changer award.
Portland, OR — On October 22nd, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) held its 22nd Annual Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards, sending AbSci home with their Game Changer Award!
During their gala, the OEN formally recognized the impact AbSci has had on revolutionizing the biotech industry by awarding AbSci the Game Changer trophy. AbSci was one of three finalists in the category, which was not limited to a specific industry.


Book 1 in a brand-new Regency series by Christi Caldwell! There once was a gypsy's pendant said to bring its wearer the heart of a duke. Some found love and others--heart ache. In this passionate series, clever, once-wounded, twice-wary women will find their chance at happily ever after…and maybe even, the heart of a duke!
Finishing school instructor, Mrs. Rowena Bryant is hated by her students, revered by the headmistress, and absolutely determined to maintain her financial security. Deceived years ago by the only man she'd ever given her heart to, Rowena relies on no one but herself—that is the best way to keep her most scandalous secret.
When Graham Linford returned from war on the cusp of death, he discovered he'd been betrayed by the woman he loved. From that moment, Graham shaped himself into an unfeeling nobleman, refusing to ever suffer the agony of betrayal again. Now a duke, Graham is determined no one will ever discover the touch of madness that has haunted him since battle.
When Graham finds himself named guardian to a young lady, the woman sent as a companion to his ward is none other than Rowena Bryant. With every moment spent together, their passion reignites, and the walls they've built to keep one another out begin to crumble. But when their dark past tests them again will true love be enough to repair their damaged hearts?
Christi Caldwell has a new series!!!! Which is absolutely amazing news!!! The series is called Heart of Scandal, with the first book in the series is called Schooling the Duke, and as you can imagine I grabbed that book, like it was the last piece of chocolate on earth!! But little did I know just how much it would absolutely emotionally devastate me, that I wouldn't be able to even think about it, or look at swans without getting choked up!
But this book is more than boy and girl fall in love! This book is about betrayal, snobbery, bribery, and entrapment, which for any other author, its doubtful they could pull it together into such a detailed masterpiece, but in true Christi Caldwell style, the writing and plot just flows together, in a beautifully and you just don't want it to end.
When it comes to the characters, you can help but feel for both our leading lady Rowena, and leading man, Graham! To be lied to by everyone you are surrounded by, must be devastating! But to be honest, the ones I'm really angry at are Rowena's parents! And I don't know quite why!?! Because they were literally between a rock and a hard place, but damn it! Why did they not stock up for her more!!! Ugh! I'm so mad! But I need to get off that subject, before I burst a blood vessel.
I give Schooling the Duke a very well deserved 5 stars! And I just have to say its an amazing start to this wonderful new series, and I cannot wait to jump into book 2!!


1) Try to spell things the way they should be spelt. That is spelt "that" not "dat". The is spelt "the" not "da" and so on. Internet forums are not instant messages. Anything other than a well written post show laziness on the authors part. If you're too lazy to write a post in a legible way I and others might be too lazy to bother answering.
3) Search the forums. Most questions have already been answered. Search the manual. All questions have been answered. Search the internet. There will be all the info you need and more if you care to look for it. In short SEARCH.
4) Don't post a message here and then post it elsewhere in the forums. This is just cluttering things up. Chances are cross posts will be deleted so your efforts would be futile. Your post count will not go up if posts are deleted.
5) Before you post ask yourself if you've done all the research possible to find an answer. If you have done your research show us you have made an effort and tell us where you are stuck. This makes it easier for people to help problem solve your code with you.
6) Don't post then ask for help on your email. If you start a thread here the thread should be finished here. Anything done through your email is against the grain of the forums and defeats the point of them being in existence. Keep it open and more people than you will benefit.
7) Show a willingness to learn and show your code. This will encourage other posters to respond and will let others in the future with the same problem see that they are not alone in the situation, it might also help them find a solution. A post is for lfe, not just for you and not just for today.
8) Try to provide as much infomation as you can about the problem you have. This will make it easier for others to help you.
9) Don't ask if someone can write your code for you or expect someone to paste something they may have spent hours writing for you. A lot of people who code for a living are proud of the work they have done. Why should they give it away when they had to learn the hard way and code each line by hand?
10) Tell us what language you are using to write your apps. To say that your database connection isn't working in your decks doesn't give anyone who could potentially help you a thorough idea of your problem, if it's MySQL or Access say so, it doesn't just make it easier for people to help you it makes the forums more valuable when people search.
11) Don't send people private messages with questions that are better off asked in the forum. Keep it open where more people can contribute and help you. People seem to be private messaging me more and more, I will not help if you PM me a question and do not post it in the forum.
12) Think before you post. It's like crossing a road. Look twice in each direction before you walk. You might realise that you don't need to post if you do. Try to debug your code first. Internet forums are not about thousands of people helping each other they're about thousands of people helping people help themselves.
14) Understand that what might be the biggest problem in the world to you may mean nothing to others. Don't bump posts or get snappy with people if they don't reply in what you might think of as a suitable timeframe.
15) Be polite. Please use your manners. There is a distinct lack of courtesy on the net. If you would like some help it's only six characters to write PLEASE and nine characters to write THANK YOU. If you're that afraid of repetitive strain injury throw your keyboard away and never use a computer again.
16) Preview your posts to make sure they look okay. Proof read them too.
17) Don't delete your post once you have the answer you're looking for. If you find the answer before someone posts a reply why not post a follow up which might help others with the same problem.
18) Don't upload a zip of scripts and say "it's not working" it will most likely be ignored. If you went to the doctors and said you felt ill would he not ask you what the symptons were before he could prescribe a remedy? Explain the symptons and help people diagnose the problem, doing so will make it easier for people to help.
This isn't for me, it's for the benefit of all who come here to make it a more viable and user friendly community. Not just now but in the future. Remember todays post is tomorrows cache.
If you have any points to add please do so. It's a community for all so contributions from everyone are welcomed.
Oh, did I forget to say SEARCH? It makes me wonder how Google could IPO when sometimes I'm convinced that nobody uses it!
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70-Pound Camera Takes Incredible Panoramic Shots
Chef Darren Samuelson knows his way around a kitchen and a camera — a 70-pound beast of a camera to be exact, which took him approximately six months to build and a good chunk of change. Instead of using normal film, Samuelson uses X-ray sheets that are about three feet wide — which makes sense considering this monstrosity stands five feet tall and six feet long. Funnily enough, Manhattan police questioned the artist when he was photographing along the Hudson River, mistaking his homemade device for a weapon. The accordion-like body of the contraption is attractively old timey. The invention requires a true sensitivity when it comes to measuring and timing things. Find out how the camera actually works in the video past the break.
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It has been a busy week around the Jetsetter's Homestead. Almost crazy busy.
It's time to start the weekly recap again – the omnibus post where you'll not only catch what you've missed in our posts but also the little travel/life pieces of our lives. Not only are we back in the swing of things here on the site, but things have also been in motion in real life.
When I say in motion, for me personally that has meant a busy travel week. I'm in the middle of one of those weeks – seven days, six states, five flights, four hotels, three purposes, two pairs of shoes, and a partridge in a pear tree. I lied about that last part… maybe. But it's no exaggeration to say that it has been a swirl.
So last Sunday, I introduced you guys to Jim. He's pretty awesome and definitely made my life easier this week (from driving me to the airport on Monday morning when I couldn't get an Uber quickly to shipping me my sorority badge when I forgot to pack it) – and all while juggling his own busy life.
He not only located the specific piece of jewelry I was looking for but also securely wrapped it and got it shipped out to me!
Jim talked about being home on Monday – a great introduction to the magic he has with words. *swoon* I'm a bit jealous because he is working on a remote project at the moment which meant getting to work from home all week while I'm off running around the US.
During one of my flights, I managed to fall down the internet rabbit hole and somehow stumbled across Paris syndrome. I'm utterly fascinated by this concept.
I'm personally looking forward to coming home on Sunday. And not just because I have a growing pile of boxes waiting for me from the online shopping I'm prone to doing in my hotel room.
My current box pile at home does not include my latest Trunk Club shipment.
I miss the homestead and I miss my own bed. Only one more night before I'm home!


The Story: The ability to kill without thought or remorse was bred into Rory from a very young age. Forced to live all alone by bigotry and ignorance he was isolated from society of the day with only his grandmother as support. He was born into the world with a German father and a Scottish mother just after the First World War. His father's subsequent death meant he was forced to raise himself in a wild place high in the Scottish mountains. It was just before the outbreak of the 2nd World War that he came in contact with other male company as troops were sent into the mountains for training. Attracted to their discipline and comradeship Rory was drawn into their world. He gained their respect and trust and felt for the first time in his life needed.
Once the conflict was over however he had felt lost. He had been unable to return to his former life and eventually decided to enlist. With his raw talents for survival including killing without regret and with his physical attributes far above the norm, he rose quickly into a person to be respected in this new life. Forming a close association with another recruit, they slowly became noted as something different and soon promoted.
This bond grew through years of service with the SAS and close encounters with enemy forces in many parts of the world. It was extremely valuable deep in enemy controlled jungle and fighting as a small team harassing much larger forces in the post war struggles in Burma. Only when he was tested to the limit in frightening circumstances, which resulted in the death of his friend, did Rory crack. He was pitched against horrendous physical odds to survive alone in a cruel jungle, which brought him to the edge of death.
It was the unexpected reappearance of the dreaded enemy leader who was to blame for Rory's tragic killing of his friend that snapped him back to reality determined to seek revenge. The stalking and planning the Russian's execution brings Rory back to earth.
About the Author: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1941. Married in 1964. I have two children Darren 46 and Vanessa 40. Served six years in the British Army in The Parachute Regiment serving mainly in Cyprus, Germany, Libya, Ireland and Greece. Migrated to Australia in 1965. Travelled extensively through business from 1981/2003 My first novel "Eye of The Hunter" a military story begins in 1920's with the depression and through WW1 to 1950.
The second novel "Chameleon" is a strong criminal novel with MI5 involvement. My third, just in the initial stages, is another military novel. All novels are linked by a common major character Rory Glassen, a ruthless dedicated soldier with extraordinary senses and physical attributes gleaned from his childhood upbringing in the Wilds of Scotland. Lockie has been writing for the last six years and the words he puts on paper are based a lot on previous episodes of his life.
Review by Trax23: If you like James Patterson's books, then you'll love Luke Murphy's Dead Man's Hand! The writing style of Murphy is similar to Patterson, but that's where the comparison ends. Murphy has his own unique take on things, and that kept the book fresh all the way to the end.
The action started from the first page, and never let up. Your mind will always be racing ahead trying to figure out what will happen next. If you're looking for a good book to read, you won't be disappointed with Dead Man's Hand.
A word of caution to potential readers though…do not start this book if you have things you need to get done! This is a book that you'll want to read from cover to cover without putting it down. I recommend this book to everyone!!
Review by roland cote jr.: The main character in the book could be anyone and everyone. It's a story of a man that did the best he could with what he had. Knew he had some moral issues but dealt with them in a manner that he could live and abide with. There are many issues brought up, race, trust, love, and fortitude that can be applied to anyone's lives and the author delves into each one of them in a manner to explain them and thoughtfully tells how the character finds ways to either resove them or live with them.
I also like the interplay with the other characters in the book and that there weren't so many characters in the story that it takes half the book to build their character. It got right down to the action right out of the gate, raised dust down the road and he came out a winner by crossing the line far ahead of the competition! Do yourself a favor and sit down to read this book with nothing in the way till the end.
Hold your horses as long as they're yours.


In addition, he said he wanted to increase tax on fuel to encourage people to give up diesel cars. That seemed a good idea but the truth is, it is to reduce France's international debts.
Three French people out of four think he is unable to bring about good things; he lacks the necessary experience.
He has always thought it is possible to run a country as a bank, a gigantic error according to me (and a lot of others).
Many people, as I do, want to maintain their purchasing power, see a significant drop in taxes, bigger taxes on listed companies, proportional representation, abolition of the Senate. Ordinary voters want to have more influence on French politics. We want to often be able to decide directly, not via elected representatives, because we have no more trust in politicians. I am convinced if I ask a British person whether they think it is a good thing to make decisions for themselves, they will say "of course''.
We would like the news to tell us what the government wants to do in 2019 about the poor... not more about violence and riots. I am not proud to have a country becoming a shambles. I like my nation, but how do you fight for more equality?
If you have a clever solution, or even just a clue, tell me.
Editor's note: Mr Macron's election manifesto stated that 'four-fifths of people will no longer pay taxe d'habitation by 2020'.


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Cruising to the Miss Italy title
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There will be some extra glamour on board Italian cruise ship MSC Orchestra when she sails to the Caribbean on March 21.
Passengers will have more than the attractions of Cozumel, Grand Cayman and the Dominican Republic to entertain them when they leave Fort Lauderdale.
For the ship will be the setting for the finals of the Miss Italia USA 2009 beauty pageant.
Contestants have been selected during regional events throughout the United States to reach the Orchestra contest, and the winner will travel to the Lido de Jesolo in June to compete against 49 other beauties for the title of Miss Italia nel Mondo (Miss Italy in the World).
Sounds like a big improvement on the poolside competitons aboard the Carnival fun ships.
By John Honeywell| 2017-06-15T16:00:47+00:00	24 February 2009|Cruise News|1 Comment
Peter 25 February 2009 at 7:07 pm - Reply
Miss Italy in the World huh? Sounds like a great ocean cruise!


The poet Robert Burns famously wrote, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." Perhaps no one identifies with that statement than a manager trying to coordinate dozens of employees with different skill sets, personalities, and opinions to work toward a common goal and bring a project to completion.
Despite all your planning and protocol, it is likely that you will encounter some road blocks along the way. But those road blocks don't have to bring your progress to a screeching halt. A great leader must always find a way to lead the team to success, even when things don't go as planned.
So, how does a great leader handle the unexpected? It comes down to a few traits that you need to possess in order to lead effectively: Preparedness, Adaptability, Decisiveness and Communication. Let's take a look at how each of these can impact the way you handle the unexpected in the workplace.
You've probably heard the term, "Hope for the best but prepare for the worst," and nothing could be more accurate for a great leader. It's important to maintain your optimism and positivity when leading a team – they are a mirror and will reflect what they see in you, so make sure it's something positive! But it's also important to have a backup plan because human error is real, and you cannot control every minute of everyone's life.
Great leaders don't just settle for "Plan B." When working on a project, they have a Plan A, B, C, D, and so on until they run out of possible situations that might derail their progress. While it may not be possible to foresee every potential roadblock you may encounter, it doesn't hurt to run scenarios and brainstorm solutions before the unexpected has even happened. It will give you a head start on solving the problems you will inevitably encounter in one form or another and allow you to transition smoothly into the next steps.
You may have every plan known to man in your back pocket, just waiting for a crisis to rear its ugly head. But statistically, it's just not possible to prepare for everything. So, in cases where you weren't able to plan ahead, it's important to be able to think on your feet and pivot. In nature, adaptability means survival and it's no different in business. A great leader's ability to adapt in any situation can often be the difference between success and failure.
Relax your concept of how things must be and allow yourself to open up to the possibilities of what can be. This is where innovation happens, and often results in some of the best work your team has ever done, so be open to the possibilities and learn to go with the flow when the unexpected happens. It's a matter of swimming with the current instead of against it. If the current shifts, shift with it!
The common thread between preparedness and adaptability is decisiveness. A great leader is decisive in his or her planning, but also in adapting to unexpected situations. While adaptability is about thinking quickly, decisiveness is about acting quickly. When you encounter the unexpected and are open to the possibilities, don't waste time weighing every single pro and con while seeking out the opinions of everyone you know. Your team looks to you to make the touch decisions for the greater good of the company and as a great leader you will learn to trust your instinct.
You don't want to be caught in an unexpected situation without an answer for your team who are waiting on your instructions to move forward. So, think quickly and act quickly – always keep moving forward.
Communication is key for any relationship – business, personal or otherwise – and it is no different in unexpected situations that are threatening to derail a project. When you encounter a situation you did not plan for, there can be chaos and tension amongst your employees. It's important to communicate what changes the team can expect and what is expected of them moving forward. A great leader demonstrates the same adaptability he or she should expect of each member of the team and communicates that clearly.
Of course, communication is a two-way street, and it's important to open the channels of communication to your employees, allowing them to share their thoughts during an unexpected situation. A great leader never misses an opportunity to let his or her employees shine and in moments of uncertainty, it is the perfect time to see just what a team is capable of achieving. Let them tap into their innovative spirit and brainstorm on creative solutions so that, instead of feeling chaotic and concerned, they feel as if they are contributing and have some measure of control over what's happening in the office.
Your role as a leader may be a demanding one. You're often expected to have all the answers, to know the solution to every problem. But it just isn't reasonable to expect that of any one person, so it's important to hone your skills as a great leader to ensure that, when the unexpected happens, you're ready to think and act quickly while keeping your team involved with open communication.
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Volvo Buses in Norway has secured its largest individual order to date
Major order for Volvo Buses in Norway
Volvo Buses in Norway has secured its largest individual order to date. The bus operator Veolia Transport has ordered 173 Volvo buses that will be deployed in traffic operations in the Stavanger area.
During the spring, Veolia Transport Sør AS won the procurement process for all public transport in Sør-Rogaland, around Stavanger in southern Norge. There are considerable differences between the traffic to be provided in the various parts of the region, and Veolia Transport needs many different types of vehicles to be able to offer the most effective and productive traffic. Volvo Buses offers an extremely varied range of vehicle types and can deliver exactly the type of buses required by Veolia Transport.
The order for Sør-Rogaland applies to 173 buses of the Volvo 7700, Volvo 8500 and Volvo 8700 type. It pertains mainly to low-entry buses with a length of either 12 meters or 14.5 meters, as well as two-axle 12-meter low-floor buses and 18-meter articulated buses. The order also includes three double-deckers based on Volvo's well-proven B9TL double-decker chassis. The buses will be fitted with 7-liter, 9-liter and 12-liter engines, and certain buses will have Volvo Buses' 9-liter engine that is fueled by natural gas.
The order has distinct environmental characteristics. Since Volvo has chosen catalytic conversion of exhaust fumes, the engines will obviously meet today's stringent exhaust fume requirements in accordance with Euro 4. At the same time, the choice of technology also means that fuel consumption will be reduced, which reduces emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. The order also includes 35 gas-fueled buses, with emission levels that are lower than those stipulated in Euro 5, thus meeting a requirement that will not be enacted until 2009.
The agreement includes a clause under which the Volvo dealer Rieber Thorsen Buss og Last AS will account for all maintenance of the buses for a period of five years, with a possible extension of the maintenance contract by up to 3.5 years. Most of the maintenance will be conducted in Stavanger, Sandnes and Egersund.
In addition to the delivery to Veolia Transport Sør AS, there is also an option for delivery of 10-15 Volvo 8700s and Volvo's new tourist coach Volvo 9700 to other parts of the Veolia company in Norway.
"Veolia is one of the largest public transport operators in the world today," says Gunnar Mykland", Head of Volvo Buses in Norway. "I believe that the favorable relations that we at Volvo Buses have established with Veolia Transport here in Norway and in many other parts of Europe have contributed to our securing this order.
"It's all about being able to trust each other, which is a prerequisite for placing an order as large as this one."
The buses will be manufactured at Volvo's plants in Borås and Säffle, Sweden, in Wroclaw, Poland, and in Finland. All diesel buses will be delivered this year, while the gas-fueled buses will be delivered during spring 2008.
For further information, please contact Gunnar Mykland, Head of Volvo Buses Norway, +47 90891223, or Per-Martin Johansson, press officer, +46 31 322 52 00, per-martin.johansson@volvo.com
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Content Description Mentions the activities of Joseph Porter's men in Missouri.
Note Alfred Warner was born April 2, 1798, in Massachusetts. By the late 1840s, he had migrated to Missouri, settling first in Marion County and then in Monroe County. He took no active part in the Civil War. He died September 24, 1867, in Monroe County.


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Home / iPad / Seven years after its launch, it's still not entirely clear what an iPad is for – Quartz
Seven years after its launch, it's still not entirely clear what an iPad is for – Quartz
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In his customary mock-turtleneck and dad jeans, a gaunt Steve Jobs introduced the iPad to the world on this day in 2010. "All of us use laptops and smartphones now," Jobs said. "And the question has arisen lately: Is there room for a third category of devices in the middle?"
Obviously, Apple's answer to this question was the iPad, but starting off the device's journey with a question about its very existence seems to have been a bit of prolepsis around how successful it would be. "The bar is pretty high," Jobs said. "In order to really create a category of new devices, those devices are going to have to be far better at doing some… really important things, better than the laptop, better than the smartphone."
The iPad has been a mixed bag, because in some ways, it has achieved what Jobs asked of it, but it also hasn't really proven to be an enduring hit, unlike the iPhone.
For a while, the iPad was Apple's second-largest business line, after the iPhone. But considering that the iPhone has routinely generated between double and five times the revenue that the iPad has, it was very much a distant second. In recent quarters, the iPad has drifted into fourth place—in terms of revenue—behind Apple's computer business and its burgeoning services business (including apps, cloud storage, music, games, and insurance).
The Mac has started generating more revenue for Apple than the iPad:
Even though Apple has pretty much consistently sold far fewer Macs than iPads since the tablet's original launch.
This can partly be explained by the fact that iPads have generally been cheaper than most Macs. Over time, the price of the iPad has fallen dramatically, as Apple has introduced smaller versions (the iPad Mini), whereas the cheapest new laptop Apple produced was always around $800, and the cheapest desktop around $500—although that didn't include a monitor, keyboard, or mouse. (The recent spike in iPad prices can be attributed to the launch of the iPad Pro in 2015, originally a 12-inch, $800-plus machine that now comes in a more reasonable, and affordable, 9.7-inch size.)
As much as Jobs hailed the iPad as the beginning of the "Post-PC" era, Mac sales have remained stubbornly consistent for Apple over the last seven years. In an interview with Recode's Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the D8 Conference in 2010, Jobs said he saw computers like trucks—once the most commonplace vehicle on the road, but eventually outnumbered by more consumer-friendly vehicles such as cars. So, too, computers would be outnumbered by smartphones and tablets. Although we're only seven years into this era, it does seem that the real winner has been the smartphone.
Sales of tablets, overall, are shrinking. That may be, as Jobs suggested, because they don't do much that other devices can't do better. They're great for casual web browsing, the occasional tweet or episode of The Young Pope, but for anything longer, you want something with more processing power, better inputs, and better screen resolution. Otherwise, you want something lighter and less cumbersome—smartphones are getting bigger (the iPhone at the time of the iPad's launch had a 3.5-inch screen; the iPhone 7 Plus has a 5.5-inch screen), but they're still far easier to carry around than a tablet, and generally do everything that a tablet can.
Apple now is marketing its newer iPads as productivity tools, even as full-fledged computers. The company's stylus, the Pencil, helps creative professionals design products or take notes on their iPads, and the new keyboard case means that you could theoretically write stories, scan spreadsheets, or create presentations from an iPad as you would a computer. But it's still a lot easier to type on most desktop or laptop keyboards and use a mouse to interact with information than to use your finger or a stylus. The iPad seems stuck in the same existential quandary about what it actually is that it did when it was first released.
While it's not right to call time on the iPad yet, it's worth considering where Apple should focus its energy. Right now, the overwhelming majority of its revenue—and profit—comes from the iPhone. But sales have started to shrink in recent quarters, and the designs are starting to feel monotonous, and the company's recent efforts to diversify its revenue streams, such as the Apple Watch, have not exactly set the world alight. Apple is condensing its laptop line, and may well do the same to its desktops as well, and it's possible that the company will reduce the number of iPad models from the five it currently sells.
The iPad has always felt like an awkward middle ground between phones and laptops, especially in a time when we probably need fewer screens in our lives. And it's not clear whether that will change any time soon.
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Messi, US captain Rapinoe win Ballon d'Or awards
SAMUEL PETREQUIN
PARIS — After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi said he's far from finished.
"I hope to continue for a long time," Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind a row of the trophies which honor the world's best soccer player.
"I realize that I am very lucky, even if, one day, retirement will come. It will be difficult. But I still have a lot of good years ahead of me. Time goes by very quickly, so I want to enjoy football and my family."
While the 32-year-old Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or, United States captain Megan Rapinoe won her first.
"I can't believe I'm the one winning in this field, it's been an incredible year," Rapinoe said in a recorded video message during the ceremony at the lavish Theatre du Chatelet.
Messi has received the Ballon d'Or previously in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015.
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was second in the polling this year, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who shared the record of five Ballon d'Ors with Messi until Monday.
Messi's and Ronaldo's 10-year grip on the award organized by France Football magazine was ended last year by Luka Modric.
But Messi was back on top of his game over the past 12 months. He scored 36 times last season en route to a 10th Spanish Liga title, and was the Champions League top scorer. His goals in the Liga also made him the top scorer in Europe's biggest leagues, earning him the Golden Shoe award.
"A few years ago, I received my first Ballon d'Or here in Paris," Messi said. "I was 22 years old. It was something unthinkable at the time. Today is my sixth Ballon d'Or. As my wife used to say, you should never stop dreaming but always work to improve and continue to enjoy yourself."
The Argentine has not showed any sign of slowing down since the start of the new European season, marking his 700th game for Barcelona last week with a goal and two assists in beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1. So far this year, Messi has 41 goals in 44 games.
Messi also won his sixth FIFA award in September, edging Van Dijk, who missed the chance to become the first defender to top the France Football poll since Italy's World Cup-winning captain, Fabio Cannavaro, in 2006.
Van Dijk clinched the 2019 Champions League crown with the Reds after obliterating Messi's Barcelona in the semifinals.
"It's been an amazing year, I was close but unfortunately there are a couple of players like (Messi). I am very proud," Van Dijk said.
He was among seven Liverpool players nominated, beside goalkeeper Alisson Becker, defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and forwards Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
Rapinoe won the women's Ballon d'Or for leading the United States to World Cup glory in July. She scored six goals in the championship, earning her the Golden Boot as the top scorer and the Golden Ball as the top player.
"I'm so sad I can't make it tonight," Rapinoe said on video. "I'll do my best to get there next year."
France Football magazine has been awarding the Ballon d'Or since 1956 and created a women's award for the first time last year when Norway's Ada Hegerberg won it. Hegerberg was fourth this time. Lucy Bronze of England was second, and Alex Morgan third.
Juventus defender Matthijs De Light won the Kopa Trophy for the best under-21 player, and the inaugural Yashin Trophy given to the year's best men's goalkeeper went to Liverpool's Alisson.


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Multiple alleged HIPAA violations resulted in a $2.75 million settlement with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). HIPAA fines typically are in the seven figures. In addition, it always includes a corrective action map (CAP), which requires a comprehensive HIPAA compliance program, mandated with attestation from an organization's officer over the duration of the CAP period. The duration of the CAP period is typically a minimum of two years, more likely, three years.
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WhatsApp getting HUGE update that will let you use app on multiple devices – and maybe even iPad
WHATSAPP is about to get a huge update that will let you use the app on multiple devices.
Until now, WhatsApp users have been locked into accessing messages on a single device.
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WhatsApp is one of the world's most popular ways to chatCredit: WhatsApp
And if you wanted to switch phones with the WhatsApp app, you'd have to totally abandon it on your other device.
Fans have been begging WhatsApp for multi-device support for years.
And now speaking to legendary WhatsApp leaking blog WABetaInfo, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart have confirmed that a big change is coming.
Asked if multi-device support would be added, Mark Zuckerberg said: "This is coming too!"
He continued: "It's been a big technical challenge to get all your messages and content to sync properly across devices.
WhatsApp will soon be multi-deviceCredit: WhatsApp
"Even when your phone battery dies.
"But we've solved this and we're looking forward to getting it out soon!"
It's unclear exactly when the update will go live.
However, based on Zuckerberg's comments, it could be a matter of weeks or months if the main technical problems have already been solved.
The Facebook pair also hinted that WhatsApp on iPad may soon be supported.
However, they didn't guarantee this.
And importantly, there's no confirmation of exactly when.
All Will said was: "We've love to support WhatsApp on iPad!
"Getting multi-device right will make it possible for us to build things like that."
It would mean that users could enjoy the same WhatsApp account on an iPhone and iPad.
That's also handy for people who use an iPad for work purposes, especially owners of powerful models like the new iPad Pro.
In other news, beware of this dangerous WhatsApp scam.
Time is almost up for Internet Explorer as Microsoft is set to drop it after 25 years.
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to 1970 during the Vietnam War.
From the rice fields of Indochina, he returned "galvanized" -and pledges to forever denounce the belligerent policies of the United States.
a field activist, an effective proselyte "for peace", works as an educator, participates in long hunger strikes, carries out acts of civil disobedience, and invites citizens to refuse to pay taxes to the federal government.
Willson and other Veterans for Peace lie on the rails in Concord Station Weapons Station (California). But the train they intend to block does not stop and runs over them. Willson loses both legs up to the knees, and also suffers a severe fracture of the skull, with loss of the right frontal lobe. But he miraculously, he survives after surgery. Later, this former Vietnam war protester with exemplary courage will find out that he was placed by the FBI on a list of suspects accused of "domestic terrorism" at the request of President Reagan, and that the conductors of the train had received, that day, the order not to stop the train.
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Hundreds of Thousands of People Lose Power in Manhattan
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The blackout hit 42 years to the day after the massive 1977 power outage…
The Manhattan skyline (Wikimedia Commons)
(Thomas Tracy and Bill Sanderson, New York Daily News) Broadway went dark along with much of Midtown and the Upper West Side on Saturday night when a Con Ed equipment failure cut power to hundreds of thousands of people in Manhattan.
Straphangers were led out of subway tunnels, firefighters responded to numerous reports of people trapped in elevators, and more than a dozen Broadway shows went dark for the night after the outage hit just before 7 p.m.
The blackout hit 42 years to the day after the massive 1977 power outage that wiped out electricity across nearly all of the city.
"We are responding to extensive outages on the west side of Manhattan," said Con Ed spokesman Michael Clendenin. "It's equipment issues, and we are working to restore customers."
Clendenin didn't know how long the power might be out. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Con Ed executives told him they hoped to have power back by midnight.
Subway service was stalled in Manhattan and Queens on all the lines designated by letters, which the MTA calls its "B Division."
"We're trying to get people out of subways. We're trying to get people out of elevators. It's a big mess," said an MTA source.
Subway riders were walked through tunnels and led to the station at Columbus Circle, an MTA source said.
Josh Martin said he spent 45 minutes stuck aboard a Brooklyn-bound D train that was stuck on the express tracks beneath Central Park West. He said he and fellow straphangers watched helplessly as several trains passed them on the local tracks.
"People generally stayed in good humor," he said.
Martin said he and others aboard the train were finally rescued when the MTA ran a train up from Columbus Circle. That train linked to the front of the stranded D train, and took aboard the stranded D train passengers for a ride to Columbus Circle.
Giant electronic billboards in Times Square went dark.
Mayor Bill de Blasio was absent from the crisis as he pursued his long-shot presidential candidacy with a campaign trip in Iowa.
A spokeswoman said he would not return to the city until Sunday.
"This appears to be something that just went wrong in the way that they transmit power from one part of the city to another," de Blasio told CNN. "It sounds like it is addressable in a reasonable amount of time."
Early reports said the blackout may have started with an underground equipment explosion and fire around W. 64th St. and West End Ave. around 6:55 p.m.
"The explosion came from below. It took two, three minutes for the smoke to go away," said Dawa Sherpa, 30, a Queens resident who witnessed the blast.
"People were running — they all covered their faces and noses and started running," said Sherpa.
"It looked like a real bomb, It smelled so badly, I felt dizzy and I had a headache."
More than an hour later, the smell of burning rubber lingered in the area.
In the blink of an eye, the blast cut power to thousands of people who live in the area.
"I was sitting at my computer, and all of a sudden, it went down," said Eddie Borges, a former New York Daily News reporter who lives in a 44-story building on W. 55th St.
The hallway of his building was dark — but neighbors soon emerged from their apartments and swapped stories.
"Perfect timing — I just opened a bottle of wine," one of Borges' neighbors announced.
"No one is worried. We know the building will take care of it," Borges said.
At an intersection near Lincoln Center, a sidewalk fruit seller took it upon himself to direct traffic.
Several shows on Broadway were canceled — including "Hades Town," "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," "The Lion King" and "King Kong."
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Cross border trade between Malaysia and ARMM's island provinces to reopen on Feb. 1
Antonio L. Colina IV
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 Jan) – The cross border trade between Sabah, Malaysia and island provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be reopened on February 1, almost a year after it was shut down, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) secretary Abdul Khayr Alonto announced on Wednesday.
Alonto told "Wednesdays at Habi at Kape" at the Abreeza Mall that no less Musa Aman, Chief Minister of Sabah, made the announcement regarding the lifting of the trade embargo after a string of kidnapping incidents involving Malaysian victims by the Abu Sayyaf Group in the island provinces.
"As per announcement by the chief Minister of Sabah, starting February 1, the ban on doing the economic activities will be lifted. Sabah is open once again to our Muslim/Filipino traders going to that part of Malaysia," he said.
The ARMM is composed of five provinces: Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao in the mainland, and the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, which are often referred to as "BASULTA."
Alonto said the reopening of the cross border trade will involve the three island provinces but will eventually expand to other territories of the ARMM, and even to General Santos City.
He said that the armed conflicts did not only affect barter between Sabah and the island provinces but also crippled the economic activities of the constituents there.
"The behavior of some individuals, you know – kidnapping and beheading – the inhumanity in this kidnap for ransom affected not only the free trade but economic activities, their livelihood," he said.
Alonto also disclosed plans of putting up a consular office in Kota Kinabalu to attend to the needs of the Filipino Muslims there.
"Without prejudice to the Sabah claim, we will operate in Kota Kinabalu, within that complex also we will try to put up the consular office activities to take good care of our people in Sabah and attend to their requirements, including passport," he said.
The secretary is also optimistic about the developments happening around Mindanao, most specifically the launch of the roll on/roll off (RORO) vessels between General Santos City in Mindanao and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia and Manado in Indonesia during the 30th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit.
The Philippines is chairing the ASEAN this year.
Alonto added that he asked for a grace period from their Malaysian and Indonesian counterparts to allow the boat operators here to convert their vessels into metal vessels from boat hulls to be able to ply the route.
Backdoor no more
Alonto vowed to work harder to make Mindanao as the gateway of the Philippines by increasing its participation in the BIMP-EAGA.
"BIMP-EAGA, in fact, could very well be an instrument to restore Mindanao once again as the gateway of the Philippines to the BIMP-EAGA countries and to the world and to China… Mindanao was the gateway but after all these decades with policies that we imposed on Mindanao, it was referred to as the backdoor. This time, Mindanao is no backdoor and we will work it out as the gateway," he vowed.
He said that they will strive to work on improving the connectivity among members of the BIMP-EAGA to serve as the pillar of the ASEAN.
Alonto pointed out that naval security forces within the territorial waters off the three ARMM island provinces must be strengthened to protect the civilians and potential investors from possible threats like terrorism.
"We are also asking our legislators and Congress to increase the budget of the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] for the establishment and strengthening and enhancing the development of a naval station in Tawi-Tawi. The presence of a strong naval station will create that sense of security and peace in the area," he said.
Alonto added that when there is a semblance of peace in the area, it will encourage the businessmen "from both sides of the sea, to be active in pursuit of business, legitimate and bigger business while they are safe," he said. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)
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