The framework agreement reached by the United States and its negotiating partners with Iran is a significant accomplishment, imposing substantial constraints on Tehran's ability to make nuclear weapons. If it is finalized, only one other executive agreement dealing with nuclear weapons will have been more consequential — the first Strategic Arms Limitation accord negotiated by President Richard Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger with the Soviet Union in 1972.
SALT I was deemed an "Interim Agreement" — it was supposed to be a placeholder until a new treaty could be negotiated. Because it placed important limits on US and Soviet nuclear weapon delivery vehicles, the Nixon administration decided to seek the Congress's approval in the form of a legally binding congressional-executive agreement. Simple majorities in both Houses of Congress were required for its passage. The Senate and the House of Representatives approved the Interim Agreement with just two and four dissenting votes, respectively. A companion agreement, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, was sent to the Senate for its advice and consent. Only two Senators disapproved of its ratification.
Many Republicans on Capitol Hill will remain unalterably opposed to the framework agreement, notwithstanding the unprecedented constraints it places on Iran's nuclear capabilities. Republican majorities have shown their hand by giving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a megaphone to imply that President Barack Obama is a modern-day Neville Chamberlain and by writing an open letter to Iran's theocratic leadership seeking common cause in killing a deal. To reverse course now would clarify poor judgment earlier; to stay the course would confirm past misjudgment.
Republicans don't trust Obama to serve U.S. national security interests. But "just saying no" to diplomacy is far less trustworthy. The Obama administration deserves the time to finalize the details of this agreement without Congressional attempts to blow it up by the pursuit of new and stronger sanctions. Killing this agreement will lead to the implosion of the negotiating coalition and the very sanctions that some Members of Congress seek to strengthen. Worse, limitations on Iranian nuclear capabilities will erode quickly, placing great stress on the Non-proliferation Treaty. Killing the deal also raises the likelihood of another open-ended U.S. military campaign in the region.
The Washington-based Republican Party has changed radically since Nixon and Kissinger negotiated arms limitation with the Kremlin and opened doors to "Red" China. Republican administrations have previously been instrumental in drawing down nuclear excess and in negotiating nuclear arms reduction treaties. In a bygone era, President Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall while working with him to tear down nuclear force structure. President George H.W. Bush and his advisers negotiated not one, but two strategic arms reduction treaties.
President George W. Bush's administration significantly reduced the U.S. nuclear stockpile, but was unenthusiastic about treaties. By the turn of the century, accomplished elders in the Republican Party's national security establishment were replaced by a generation more reckless in the use of American power and ideologically opposed to negotiating with evil. One result was unconstrained nuclear programs by North Korea and Iran.
Democratic Presidents have always had difficulties securing Republican support for nuclear negotiations, in part because they have been perceived as being too lax in dealing with adversaries. Obama will need to emulate Reagan's dealings with Gorbachev in seeking both a nuclear agreement with Iran and countering Iranian moves that worry friends and allies. My sense is that this dual-track strategy is already underway, as is evident by the administration's decision to resume arms sales with Egypt.
How and when sanctions are lifted matters greatly. Most Republicans on Capitol Hill won't be happy with the timing. But Obama, unlike Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, isn't negotiating a treaty. He is negotiating an executive agreement that is clearly within his presidential authority. The Iran agreement, unlike the SALT I Interim Agreement but like most executive agreements, will be politically, but not legally binding. This presidential authority is as clear as the authority to withdraw from treaties, as Bush 43 demonstrated with respect to the ABM Treaty.
I have not seen a translation of the Iranian release.
Isn't it better to regard the WH Fact Sheet as a document on full-spin-cycle, just as you should regard any Iranian release as being set-to-spin-dry?
Surely it is better to read what the plan actually says, rather than rely upon what the US State Department "says that it says".
Oops, sorry, the second link is to the interim Joint Plan of Action, not the current Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action.
Anyone know where the official text is? Does an official text actually exist?
Been waiting for the official ACW take on this agreement since the news on it broke.
The "dedicated procurement channel" is interesting. It represents a realization that Iran will need parts to keep their allowed equipment spinning. It both legitimizes the Iranian program, while at the same time giving the west another way to keep tabs on it. Has this ever been done before?
Any word on what the :agreed set of measures" concerning PMD is? If any single issue was going to kill the deal it was PMD and I'm curious how they worked around the elephant in the room.
"Important restrictions on conventional arms and ballistic missiles, as well as provisions that allow for related cargo inspections and asset freezes, will also be incorporated by this new resolution." Surprised Iran agreed to this. Wonder what these restrictions are.
All in all, it looks like a pretty solid agreement, though as always the devil will be in the details. I'm not too concerned about Iranian compliance, but what happens if the Congress votes to re-impose sanctions which were eliminated under the agreement? Would that be considered an abrogation?
I agree that the PMD disclosure is too nebulous in the framework, but I am long on record that (although it pains me to say this) a full PMD disclosure which broke the deal otherwise was not necessary or desirable.
It's reasonably safe to assume R265 and test chambers.
If you just assume the worst case there (a relatively large novel U implosion bomb design and components and warhead design are on their shelf) and proceed on that basis to focus on interdicting fissile material production for bombs via inspection regime etc, that doesn't much matter. South Africa was very cagey about aspects of their bomb design after they unilaterally disarmed. Nobody seems worse off for it.
If we ever get to the bottom of what happened re PMD prior to 2003, when these activities reportedly stopped, will it have a bearing on the utility of current and future constraints?
If confirmation is determined, it would make the framework agreement's constraints even more meaningful.
If there is no confirmation, these constraints would be no less meaningful.
Jeffrey has written about this and came to roughly the same conclusion before the framework agreement was reached.
I agree with MK that PMD does not have much bearing on things going forward and anyway investigating weaponization issues is not the IAEA's strong suit.
One hopes that sanction relief will not be tied to the resolution of PMD else this may turn out to be a poison pill for the agreement.
No, Iran didn't agree to those provisions being included in a new SC resolution.
What you are reading is the White House Fact Sheet, not the actual text of the Joint Plan Of Action.
Or, put another way: you are reading what "Obama says the Iranians agreed to", which is not necessarily what "the Iranians agreed to".
I think the fact sheet is simply new nego. opening for US.
Will be putting something more out in the next day or two.
Ian, interesting document. Though, in essence, all it says is "the devil is in the detail".
Now, I'm sure that everyone just assumes that means that Iran will be allowed to import a research reactor INTO Iran to replace (say) the existing Tehran Research Reactor.
But that statement doesn't actually include the word "import", and so it is not at all explicit on that matter.
Nobody ever said that the Iranians were stupid. Maybe they have a 10-year plan to develop an big EXPORT market for their nuclear know-how and, who knows, maybe within the next ten years Iran will have cornered the market in cheap, high-tech, nuclear research reactors….
After all, who in 2005 ever thought that the Iranians would be developing IR-8 Centrifuges? Or that they would have so mastered the nuclear cycle that they were in the position where they were a mere 2 months away from making weapons-grade uranium?
The dual track may also be evident in Yemen, although I think it's a mistake. The link between the Houthis and Iran is tenuous, and I suspect that the Houthis would be more than content to trade Iran for another patron, an alternative that would be far cheaper than the mess that the Saudis are starting there now.
>"Iran has agreed to redesign and rebuild a heavy water research reactor in Arak, based on a design that is agreed to by the P5+1, which will not produce weapons grade plutonium, and which will support peaceful nuclear research and radioisotope production.
What exactly does that mean? Are they saying that Iran has agreed to an alteration to the reactor core configuration to remove existing irradiation channels for in-line irradiation of U238->Pu239? Because I fail to see how any core changes would make it impossible to use the Arak reactor to produce Pu. Maybe the IAEA inspections regime (still to be detailed, apparently) can prevent irradiation of U238 at time scales/power levels optimized to maximize Pu239 production, but strict IAEA verification could prevent that with the current config too, whatever it is. Do you have any guesses/ideas on what is being proposed in terms of physical alterations to the IR-40 reactor that would somehow make it less able to produce Pu239?
The U.S. fact sheet says the rebuilt Arak reactor "will not produce "weapons-grade plutonium." The Iranian fact sheet says the redesign will decrease the amount of plutonium produced and will significantly increase the reactor's efficiency.
I take that to mean that the reactor will be converted to use enriched uranium fuel, which will produce both a higher neutron flux (better for research) and higher burnup spent fuel (not containing weapons-grade Pu) and less plutonium (less of that pesky U-238 to absorb neutrons).
Of course, the reactor would still be able to produce weapons grade plutonium, either by removing fuel early or by irradiating targets, but I presume there is an understanding that Iran would not do either.
All the parties agree that only a fixed number of the older IR-1 models can be used for enrichment, with the excess kept under IAEA lock-and-key.
But the wording regarding the more advanced models is a little problematic.
Not much joy there, except to note that centrifuge R&D isn't going to be scrapped.
OK, definitely not scrapped, though R&D will be closely watched.
Now, call me paranoid, but after "Research and Development" comes "Mass Production", and about that the Fact Sheet is silent.
Again, that talks about "R&D", but doesn't mention what happens after that R&D "completion phase" is, err, "completed".
Certainly it makes no mention of "Mass Production".
Now, people should consider this point: if something isn't proscribed by this deal then, axiomatically, it's allowed by this deal.
And while the P5+1 might assume that once the R&D phase is complete then that's where everything stops, sure, that ain't necessarily so folks.
The Iranians could – and probably will – claim that once the R&D phase is complete then there is nothing in the JCPOA that stops them from manufacturing IR-8 Centrifuge by the tens of thousands.
Nothing in any of those three documents places any restriction on Iran mass-producing IR-8 centrifuges by the bucket-load.
They wouldn't be able to plug 'em into an enrichment cascade, sure, but they'd be able to build those suckers and – why not? – sell 'em to anyone who wants to buy them.
Wendy Sherman might like to consider that between now and June…..
As the Nov 2013 JPOA (not JCPOA) states: after the term of the Comprehensive deal is over, Iran regains its full rights under the NPT. So yes, as many have noted, the NPT is rather lax in fuel cycle rights.
The way I read the various statements is that they are talking about the same thing but citing them selectively and "spinning" them for domestic audiences.
This seems to rule out mass production of centrifuges for which there is currently no mass production capability.
It is not clear whether these refer to the same plan or one plan that is agreed and another that will be submitted to the IAEA, and what time period os covered by the plan(s) – first ten years only, years ten-twenty, or perhaps even beyond.
b) Iran can't build any new factories.
That seems an…. odd…. statement.
Everyone agrees that Iran has already manufactured over 10,000 IR-1 centrifuges.
I'm unsure how many zeros do you need after the "1" before in item is considered to be mass produced, but I'd suggest a "1 followed by four 0's" definitely qualifies.
For better or worse, this is going to make it harder for the US to claim that country X shouldn't have the right to a complete fuel cycle. The next time it comes up the country in question is going to say "Well, if Iran, who previously cheated on the NPT, gets domestic enrichment, then why shouldn't we?".
The flip side of that is that IAEA can say "OK, you can enrich, but we get to implement an Iran grade monitoring regime".
This agreement may mark an unintentional move in non-proliferation from "you can't have it" to "you can have it but we're going to watch you closely", at least in terms of enrichment. In the grand scheme of things this might work better and seems, to me at least, more fair.
This would be a problem for the NPT regime whether or not an agreement is finalized with Iran. It would be a much bigger problem in the absence of an agreement.
Over the next ten years, NPT backers will spend quality time on norms relating to enrichment. The strictures relating to Iran matter greatly. I'm impressed by what the Obama administration achieved. The argument that this is a bad deal because it allows modest enrichment baffles me. Real world choices are (a) modest enrichment under scrutiny, or (b) worse terms under scrutiny; or (c) no constraints on enrichment with no scrutiny.
Why need Country X point to Iran at all?
Japan has totally upgraded its small/mid-sized enrichment plant at Rokkasho to a new composite carbon fiber rotor centrifuge (developed by Sumitomo Electric Industries and IHI Corporation) between 2010 and 2012. As far as I can see there was no criticism from the IAEA or anyone else over this. So wouldn't Country X do better by pointing to non-contentious Japan instead?
Chuck Todd on Meet the Press counters Senator Chris Murphy's assessment that this is a "pretty remarkable" deal by noting that it doesn't require "behavioral" change by Iran.
Well, asking for behavioral change in Iraq, Afghanistan or Iran, as well as other countries is asking for quite a lot. This can be a very expensive proposition. It wears out U.S. armed forces, and it usually doesn't succeed in the Middle East.
It is nonetheless possible to curtail nuclear capabilities in negotiations — especially in countries whose behavior we object to — and this is what the draft agreement with Iran does.
The status of Fordow also raises questions.
US fact sheet provides some details: Commitment by Iran not to enrich U there for at least 15 years; No FM to be on site; Almost 2/3 of c/fs to be removed; Site to become a research centre.
Will this include stable isotope separation (SIS) via enrichment technology? If so will that be limited to use of IR-1s? In which case there is unlikely to be any further advancement of proliferation relevant knowledge given ongoing enrichment of U at FEP.
Or is there a potential loophole where Iran could install advanced c/fs at Fordow for SIS? In this case there is a potential for significant advancement of proliferation relevant knowledge. Advanced c/fs are to be used with U in a very limited way at the PFEP – tails are re-fed, full capabilities of the machines and cascades therefore cannot be tested. If this limitation is bypassed, however, by SIS production using advanced c/fs at Fordow then Iran will gain significant experience which would allow, to make a complex story very brief, a very shorted "break-out capability" should they chose to go that route in the future.
Such concerns go to the heart of the issue. What details are yet to be negotiated and how difficult will that be? Who in Iran still wants to maintain a robust effort towards NW capability, what influence do they have, and how will this effect the final deal? Are they actively seeking loopholes to allow progress, albeit limited, along the NW track or is this just the result of a complex deal addressing a complex issue?
And this takes us to the PMD issue. While it is true that we will likely never be able to get a full accounting of the past, the South African model should be our minimal goal. While the IC does not know all details of the SA NW program we were fully reassured that nothing exists any longer. The capability was dismantled. So far in Iran there is no certainty whatsoever that the program is dismantled.
Thus while a FULL accounting of PMD is not possible SOME accounting of PMD is not only necessary, but is the only true litmus test of full Iranian cooperation.
To take a quote from an old thread that boils it down – we need to know what Mr. Fakrizadeh and Co are up to now.
If the world is to be spared even worse turmoil, the U.S. must develop a strategic doctrine for the region. Stability requires an active American role. For Iran to be a valuable member of the international community, the prerequisite is that it accepts restraint on its ability to destabilize the Middle East and challenge the broader international order.
Until clarity on an American strategic political concept is reached, the projected nuclear agreement will reinforce, not resolve, the world's challenges in the region. Rather than enabling American disengagement from the Middle East, the nuclear framework is more likely to necessitate deepening involvement there—on complex new terms. History will not do our work for us; it helps only those who seek to help themselves.
What do Mr. Kissinger and Schultz propose as an alternative? No deal and unlimited fuel cycle activity in Iran? It could be OK with IAEA safeguards as per CSA.
I don't see any creative constructive proposals in the WSJ OpEd just dubious criticism.


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Q: How do you keep track of deployment ids and builds Currently I am working in a project where we have 8 instances accross different geographies. We currently use bmc rlm (  https://docs.bmc.com/docs/ReleaseLifecycleMgt/50 ) for deployment automation.

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*However to keep track of our deployment ids we are using excel.
Starting from Dev environment , to QA environment ( each region has
its own QA and schedule ) and ultimately move to Production.

*What I wanted to know was , is there any tool that you use to keep
track of deployments ?

*We tried using sharepoint but it is kind of limiting in the features.
We would ideally like a workflow to be created , whereby developers
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*Workflow goes to Release Approver for QA env. Once he/she approves ,
QA testing team gets notified.
Please let us know if anybody else faced this kind of issue and used some tools for the same?

A: We have recently started public preview of Reliza Hub https://relizahub.com which aims to solve this problem.
Some of the functionality you are asking (particularly approvals) is not there yet, but it's coming. Tracking functionality and mapping instance to releases is there already.
Currently I'm trying to add documentation as we go, so far Version Increment workflow is documented here. And functionality to send release data to Reliza Hub is documented in our client github.
Would be happy to provide support and discuss incomplete or missing features via our new reddit channel r/Reliza.

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Total War: Attila Hosted Modifications
Ancient Empires (AE)
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[UNITS] The Seleucid Kingdom
Thread: [UNITS] The Seleucid Kingdom
September 07, 2015, 03:33 AM #1
ABH2
Primicerius
The Seleucids
Cpt. Cortes | Lucio Boreno
Lucio is the main creator of these units in terms of putting them together and conducting research. He wrote the variantmeshes and they are his creation.
Mithias
A mostly silent contributor to this mod. His research was vital to the creation of this roster as well as others.
Arthalion | Selecid Roster Reskin
The bulk of the new textures and models came from Arthalion's work which he graciously allowed us to use as the base for these units some months back. Without his generosity, these units would look far different.
CyrpticOutcast
CrypticOutcast helped Lucio to complete the units and piece them all together.
Aguirre | Radious Pergamonium + Knossos/Rhodos
A number of models used in the creation of these units were taken from the wonderful work done by Aguirre.
The Total War Hellas Team
M.E.P Unit Pack (Macedonia | Epirus | Pontus | Seleucids) is here
S.A.P Unit Pack (Sparta | Athens | Ptolemeans l Bactria) is here
M.H.F.Unit Pack (Rhodes l Pergamon l Massalia l Cimmeria is here
As always going forward, a number of DeI elements have been incoropraed into the above units.
The Legionaire Army Mod
Last, but not least. This one will make an appearance in just about every unit preview we do. Simply put, a massive and beautiful overhaul of Rome 2's units with a large number of new elements. Some of the best modding work anyone has done. We would like to thank Attila once again for the permission, but also the rest of the team - Aguirre (again), KLA, DramaBelli, Moonwalker, Tenerife_Boy, and loulakion.
Katoikoi Pezhetairoi (Military-Settler Phalanx) - Tier 1
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The largest corps of the Seleucid regular army, as with any Successor army, was the Phalanx. Composed primarily of men of Greco-Macedonian origin, the troops of the phalanx were drawn from the numerous military settlements founded throughout the Seleucid Empire by Alexander the Great and the Diadochi. These men were allotted plots of land by Alexander and the Successors and in turn were called upon to serve on campaign. Once the campaign came to an end, these men were dismissed to returned and cultivate their farms.
Their armament is described by Asclepiodotus (Tactics 5.1-2), as the round bronze Macedonian shield, 8 palms in diameter (61.68 cm) and very little concaved. The shield was rimless and smaller than the traditional Greek aspis. Their primary weapon was the Macedonian Sarrissa, a monstrous spear of between 10 – 14 cubits (4.6 m – 6.5 m). Longer than the spears of Alexander's troops (circa 3.5 m), the lengthening of the spear was attributed to Antigonus the One-Eye and adopted by all the Successor States. This massive spear had to be held by both hands and thus the shield was strapped to the forearm of the soldier. Fighting in a phalanx block formation, the pikes of the first five ranks projected beyond the phalanx, while the rear ranks held their pikes at an angle over the front ranks, allowing protection from missiles which fell from above. As a secondary weapon, both the curved machaira/kopis and the straight bladed xiphos short-swords were carried.
While the phalanx were virtually impregnable from the front, it was highly vulnerable to rear and flank attacks, and needed to be protected by lightly armoured, more mobile infantry and cavalry. The other weakness of the phalanx being rough terrain which broke-up the unified formation.
Wealthier than their counterparts above, these men can afford better armor to include mail and decorative items.
Chalkaspides (Bronze Shields)
Historically, the Chalkaspides was an Antigonid (Macedonian) unit armed in the Macedonian style with sarrisa pike and Macedonian rimless shield. The shield was covered in polished bronze, giving them their name, the Bronze Shields. In the Seleucid army they are only attested by Polybius as a Phalanx unit in the army of Antiochus IV at the Daphnae Parade. They appear to have a higher status than the katoikoi phalanx but not as elite as the Argyraspides. Since they are only mentioned after the fall of the Macedonian Kingdom, historians have suggested that the unit was created by Antiochus IV (a Macedonian himself) in honour of the Macedonian unit.
Argyraspides (Silver Shields)
The Argyraspides were the elite Infantry Guard of the Seleucid armies 'chosen from the whole kingdom' (Polybius 5.79.4). Brandishing silver gilded Macedonian shields from which they draw their name, they numbered 10 000 men. Unlike the katoikoi phalanx, these men served on a permanent bases and kept at the center of the Empire in service of the Seleucid king. They are distinguished as the Royal Cohort by Livy (37.40.7) and took the position of honour on the right of the phalanx next to the king. These men were recruited from the very best of the sons of military settlers, and served in the elite unit until they inherited and took over their fathers' allotted plot of land.
They were armoured in the same fashion as the katoikoi (the Macedonian Style) but armed from the Royal Treasuries, they wielded the very best armour and arms gold could buy with a unique flamboyant flare. Their endurance and ability was well renown and they accompanied the king on force-marches and were present at every major Seleucid battle.
Hypaspists (Shield-Bearers)
The Hypaspists were an elite crack-infantry unit within the Argyraspides. They were used in special assault missions such as the Siege of Sardis in 214 BC and could operate in rough terrain as at the Battle of Cyrrhestica and served as the personal bodyguard of the Seleucid monarch, fighting around the king himself as at the Battle of Panion. Armed as the situation required in the highest quality gear; they could stand in the main battle-line, heavily armoured in bronze cuirasses, doru thrusting spears and large aspis, or more lightly armed with javelins, swords and pelte shields for outflanking maneuvers, assaults on cities and operations in rough terrain.
Thorakitai Argyraspides (Silver-Shield Thorakitai, aka the Romanized Infantry)
The adoption of Roman arms and armour was a very late development in the Seleucid Army. Romanized troops are first mentioned in the army of Antiochus IV at the Daphnae Parade in 164 BC. Rome had beaten the Seleucid and Macedonian phalanxes on several occasions and the adoption of Roman arms was thus a logical next step for progress of the Seleucid Army. Their defensive equipment was in lorica hamata (chain-mail) armour, a Roman scutum or Greek thureos shield, and bronze open faced helm of the Montefortino type or other similar open faced Greek helms. Their offensive gear included heavy javelins (probably of the pilum type) and the Greek xiphos or gladius Hispaniensis.
They numbered 5 000 at the Daphnae Parade while the Argyraspides who always numbered 10 000, now numbered 5 000 as well. It has been suggested that half of the Argyraspides were now retained to fight in the Roman fashion.
Tarantines (Light Cavalry)
At both the battles of Panion and Magnesia, Antiochus III employed a group of Tarentine cavalry. Light horsemen, armed with javelins and small shields. The unit originated in Tarsus in Southern Italy in the fifth century BC. The fighting style of the horsemen from Tarus became so popular during the Hellenistic Era, that Macedon, Athens, the Achaean army, Ptolemaic Egypt, Sparta, Syracuse and the Seleucids trained their own units fighting in this style and the name 'Tarenine' stuck. Arrian in his Tactica (4.5-6) describes two types of Tarentines; 'Pure Tarentines' who only engaged the enemy from afar with their javelins and 'Light Tarentines' who carried two javelins and a sword. The 'Light Tarentines' would either cast one javelin at the enemy and then charge with their second, or cast both and charge with their swords, denoting a type of medium cavalry. The Pure Tarentine probably wore no armour with the exception of a helm while the Lights probably wore a lino-thorax or leather armour. Tarentines were katoikoi, military settlers, but given more land to farm than the settlers serving in the phalanx, in order to maintain their horses, an expensive commodity in ancient times. Other means of obtaining Tarentine were to recruit them as hired soldiers as they seem to have been a popular mercenary unit.
Katoikoi Lonchoporoi (Javelin Cavalry)
The lonchoporoi were military settlers as the xystophoroi with larger portions of land grants allowing them the means of raising their own horses and supplying the Seleucid army with cavalry. They fought with the Greek lonche, a spear for both throwing and melee purpose. They were however slightly lighter armed than the xystophoroi, making them more nimble and able to conduct scout duties and chase down enemy skirmishers and light cavalry. What they lack in quality armour, they make up for with a shield since the lonche can be wielded with one hand.
Katoikoi Xystophoroi (Lancer Cavalry)
These lancers were military settlers of mostly Greco-Macedonian decent given larger plots of land to farm than the katoikoi which served in the phalanx, affording them more money to keep horses of their own and time to train in horsemanship. Their armour was of good quality but nothing of the likes of the Agema or Hetairoi. Nor were they a permanent corps such as the Guard Cavalry. They still had to see to their lands and oversee the peasants working them and thus were dismissed once the campaign came to an end. They carried into battle the two-handed Greek xyston and a kopis sword as a secondary weapon.
Hetairoi (Companion Cavalry)
The Hetaitoi were a second elite guard cavalry in the Seleucid Army. Consisting of 1000 horsemen, exclusive to the Greco-Macedonian elite, they were primarily recruited from the military settlements in Syria, Phrygia and Lydia (Livy 37.40.6). They, as the Agema, were accustomed to serve around the king, sometime at alternate battles, or both the Agema and Hetairoi at the same time as at Raphia. As with the Agema, the Hetairoi were armed with the best arms and armour money could buy. Since membership was restricted to Greco-Macedonians, their arms and armour reflected the popular Hellenistic arms of the day. Either armed with the two handed Greek xyston or two shorter dual-purpose lonche spears which could be thrown or used in melee combat. Flaminius (Plut. Flam. 17.5), the Roman general, actually described the Seleucid Cavalry of Antiochus III as lonchoporoi and xystophoroi. The shorter lonche allowed for the use of a shield, giving better protection whilst in melee and from missile fire. The downside of the shorter spear however, was that it took away some of the impetuousness and shock of the charge. Both carried either the curved kopis or straight xiphos swords. It is believed that the division of those with shields and those without was about 50/50. As for armour these men wore the highest quality bronze 'bell-shaped' cavalry cuirasses inlaid with silver designs and personal artistic flares as these equipment were custom designed and made to reflect the Hetairoi's elite status and wealth. As with the Agema, these troops rode armoured horses but not to the extent of the kataphraktoi. Livy (37.40.11) actually mentions their arms and armour similar to the kataphraktoi, but man and horse were slightly less armoured.
Kataphraktoi (Cataphract Cavalry)
Antiochus the Great's Anabasis to the East at the end of the 3rd Century, saw major campaigns against the Parthians and the Bactrians. Both these nations' cavalry were heavily influenced by the nomadic cavalry warriors on their borders who made use of extremely heavily armoured cavalry units used to deliver devastating charges. Upon return, Antiochus had adopted the cavalry tactics of his enemies and incorporated these super-heavy cavalry known as kataphraktoi, into his army. At Panion, the sheer weight of the kataphraktoi charge was so devastating that it shatter the Ptolemaic Aetolian mercenary cavalry (at that point considered to be the best cavalry in the world).
They carrying either the very long Steppe kontos lance or the Greek xyston (both wielded with two hands) and a kopis for a secondary weapon. The rider was fully armoured from head to toe and thus made no use of a shield. Depictions of Saka and later Parthian cataphracts as well as the archaeological excavations at Aï Khanoum show that riders wore segmented plates around their legs and arms. The Pergamum victory relief Temple of Athena Polias Nikephoros which is believed to depict cataphract armour also shows arm and leg protection of this type as well as a complete facemask and a bronze musculata cuirass. The Bactrian find at Aï Khanoum, show body armour of scales. Horses were also fully armour with bronze facemask and a tapper-coat of laminar or bronze. The find at Aï Khanoum shows a winged chest-plate which protected the flanks of the horse as well as the legs of the rider. All the heavy armour however came at a price. The horse and man quickly tired carrying such heavy armour. They therefore only had limited use and were not able to multiple charges without rest. They were not able to chase after other cavalry units or they would quickly succumb to exhaustion as the Palmyran kataphraktoi did, chasing after the Roman horse. The Roman horse, once the enemy were exhausted, promptly turned about and made short work of the heavily armourd cataphracts. Their other weakness was their loss of agility and nimbleness. At Magnesia, these units were too slow to get out of the way of the scythed chariots and were cut to pieces. Livy attributes this to their heavy armour.
Agema (Guard Cavalry)
Described by Polybius (30.25.8) as the very best of the Seleucid Cavalry, the Agema was made up of 1 000 elite horsemen drawn from the Median nobility. The Medes had a long and proud tradition as superb cavalrymen. Being raised on large estates on the plains of Media and with peasants and slaves working their lands, the sons of noblemen had plenty of time to become one with their horses and learn the arts of war. At the Battle of Magnesia they took the position on the right wing, the position of honour, enforcing their elite status. At both Raphia and Magnesia, the Agema were able to defeat and route the forces opposing them.
The Agema were clad in the most exquisite and ornate armour and decorated helms with colorful plumes, befitting Median nobility. Much of the armour would retain an 'Eastern' or 'Median' flare and scale armour would very likely have been worn along with the Greek influenced 'bell-shaped' bronze cavalry-cuirasses. They were armed with the Macedonian xyston cavalry spear and carried a long curved kopis or a cavalry axe, both already in popular use among the Median cavalry of the Achaemenid Empire. They rode large warhorses, very likely of the Nisean breed, which were armoured, albeit not to the extent of the kataphraktoi. The horse most probably wore a bronze chamfron (facemask) along with a neck guard and a poitrail (chest plate) of scale or laminar armour. These horsemen, being such an elite, needed to remain nimble and swift for outflanking maneuvers and continuous charges, and thus could not be over laden with armour. While the kataphtaktoi were completely armoured, the horses quickly tired due to the weight as proven by the Palmyran and Parthian kataphraktoi in Rome's Parthian and Palmyran Wars. They also lost their nimbleness and maneuverability as described by Livy when Antiochus III's katapraktoi were too slow, due to their armour, to get out of the way of the scythed-chariots at Magnesia. It is for these reasons that the Agema were not as heavily armoured as the Kataphraktoi.
Thureophoroi (Thureos-Bearers)
The fighting style of the thureophoroi, who were named so after their large oval shields they carried, became very popular throughout the Hellenistic era. The Celtic invasions from the 280's introduced the thureos to the Greeks who eagerly adopted it. These troops were a medium type infantry, able to skirmish but also hold their own in melee. They lacked the heavy armour and equipment to last long against heavier opponents but made up for this in their agility, speed and ability to operate in rough terrain. They could easily outflank heavier troops and strike at their flanks or rear. They carried several javelins to weaken their opponents before they close for melee with their spears or swords.
Thorakitai (Cuirassiers)
Thorakitai were only mentioned in the Achaean army and in the Seleucid army. In both armies, they operated in support of light troops in rough terrain. The very name states that they wore armour but of what kind we do not know. We may assume that for them to operate in rough terrain they were armoured in flexible light armour. In the Seleucid account, the operated in mountainous warfare and thus flexible chain-mail comes to mind. They would be able to charge enemy troops who were tide down by the light troops and since they were armoured they had a major advantage over their enemies in rough terrain. We may assume they favored a lighter thueros over the heavier aspis shield. Since they fought in mountain areas, a long spear would probably be cumbersome and they most likely favored a short sword of the xiphos kind and javelins.
Elephantes Indikoi (Indian Elephants)
War elephants were a prominent feature in Seleucid armies from the earliest beginnings at the Battle of Ipsus. At Ipsus 301 BC, Seleucus used them as a screen to ruin Demetrius' cavalry charge. In 279 BC, Antiochus I uses 16 elephants to shatter the Galatian line at the Battle of the Elephants. At Raphia, Antiochus used elephants to break the Egyptian left wing of elephants and elite Egyptian Agema guard unit in 217 BC. War elephants however, were a two edged blade. They were prone to panic and could run amok, trampling friends and foe alike. At Zama, the great Carthaginian general Hannibal, saw his left wing devastated when one of his elephants were driven back onto his own line. At Magnesia, Antiochus' elephants were harassed by skirmishers until they were driven to panic and crashed into the Seleucid phalanx, shattering the formation.
The majority of Seleucid elephants came from India, supplied by the Mauryan Empire through treaties with the Seleucids. Elephant studs were also established with some success in Syria itself, supplying Seleucid generals with the valuable beasts of war. On top of the elephants back were howdahs or towers, carrying up to four men with long sarrisae pikes, bows or javelins, giving them excellent height to stab down from or snipe at their enemies. The Seleucids were known to armour their elephants, and depictions of Seleucid elephants show them clad in scale armour, chamfron head pieces and a type of segmented armour around their legs.
Elephantes Kataphraktoi Indikoi (Armoured Indian Elephants)
Symmachoi Toxotai Syriakoi (Syrian Archers under treaty of service)
With Macedonians serving as the heavy cavalry and infanry, auxilla troops provided vital support. Syrians often served as light troops and archers.
Symmachoi Toxotai Kretikoi (Cretan Archers under treaty of service) - Early
Cretans had been serving as mercenaries, especially as archers, from the earliest Greek conflicts. What made them popular as mercenaries was not just their exceptional archery skills, but their ability to act as light infantry as well. They are often described as carrying shields, aspidiotai (small round shields). Depictions of what is believed to be Cretan archers wear lino-thorax armour and attic and pylos helms and a short sword. The combination of shield and armour suggests that they could close in melee with the enemy. This gave them a great advantage over other skirmishers giving them staying ability when fighting hand-to-hand.
In Seleucid service, they are described as symmachoi, a term which suggests that they were not normal mercenaries, but that they were recruited through special treaties between Cretan cities and the Seleucid Empire, allowing for a constant supply of these valuable archers for the Seleucid monarch. This explains why they were present at almost every major Seleucid battle.
Symmachoi Toxotai Kretikoi (Cretan Archers under treaty of service) - Late
Cretan troops in Seleucid service were often re-equipped at the royal expense. With better armour and equipment, they doubled as light assault troops as well as dangerous archers.
Thanvare Payahdag (Persian Archers)
Persian archers were well renowned for their archery skills. They were armed with a Persian composite bow of 1.2 m in length. The length of the bow and the use of long reed arrows shafts allowed them to outrange most European bows. Persian archers were pure skirmishers and would be cut to pieces should they be caught in a melee since they wore virtually no armour and armed only with a light axe or dagger. They could operate in rough terrain and snipe at their enemies or stand in front of the main battle line, raining arrows upon the advancing enemy. Once the enemy came too close, they could fall back behind the phalanx and continue to shoot volleys on the advancing enemy. They could devastate a cavalry contingent as arrows could easily find their mark on a large target that is a man and horse… as long as they had the right type of protection in the form of supporting cavalry or infantry they could retire behind, if the enemy cavalry charged.
Kyrtioi Sphendonetai (Cyrtian Slingers)
The Cyrtian were possibly a Kurdish tribe from the mountainous area of Persia. Polybius (5.52.5) tells us that the Median Satrap Molon, during his revolt against the Seleucid King Antiochus III, relied heavily upon these slingers and believed he could defeat the Royal army in the mountain passes due to their skill. The Cyrtians lived hard lives in the mountains and learning the use of a sling was essential for survival. It was used as protection for their small flocks against wild animals and bandits as well as for hunting. They also served Antiochus the Great at Magnesia. During Antiochus' campaigns against the Parthians we are told that his slingers in the Elburz Mountains inflicted more casualties than any other unit against their enemies. It is possible that these slingers were the famous Cyrtians.
Kilikes Euzonoi (Cilician Skirmishers)
The Cilicians were expert light infantry and skirmishers. They carried round bucklers and small thureos shields and armed with several javelins, axes or kopis swords. Wearing very little armour they were able to move fast and outflank enemy positions and operate in rough terrain. While they were brave fighters, their lack of armour meant they were not able to stand against heavy infantry or in the main battle line. Their main function was to weaken an enemy with javelins and then close for hand-to hand combat or assault the unprotected flanks of heavy troops. They served the Seleucids in several battles and at the Daphnae Parade they were given gold crowns, most likely for distinctive service against the Ptolemies. Parts of Cilicia was under Seleucid control and the remainder was under heavy Seleucid influence, insuring the constant supply of Cilician troops to the Empire.
Symmachoi Pisidioi Zanteush (Psidian Hillmen)
Pisidia was the autonomous mountain area separating the Seleucid and Ptolemaic territories. Both kingdoms sought the alliance of these warlike mountain people who were expert skirmishers and light infantry. Though they wore too little armour, with only a small round buckler for defense, and lacked the discipline to stand in the main battle line. They could close with lighter troops and hack them apart with their axes or break-up heavier formations with their heavy javelins.
The Pisidians in Seleucid service are describes as symmachoi and thus recruited through special treaties acting as allies who are rewarded with gold for their service.
Kardouchoi Pantodapoi (Kurdish Native Spearmen)
These Kurdish spearmen were provided by the client-kingdom of Media Atropatene. Antiochus III, after breaking Molon's revolt, invaded Atropatene, who had declared itself fully autonomous, and established it as a client-kingdom once again. Being a client-kingdom, Atropatene was obliged to supply the Seleucids with manpower. The Kurdish soldiers supplied by Atropatene were levy spearmen with little training and poor arms. Armed with a basic spear, no armour and a large wicker sparabara shield, they can take on other levy and light troop and hold their own against light cavalry. They have poor moral and will be the first to break when the odds are stack against them since they have little commitment to the Seleucid cause. But they are cheap, expendable units, a means for a strategos to preserve and not bleed out his Seleucid troops proper.
Katoikoi Agrianikoi (Agrianian Military Settlers)
A Paeonian-Thracian people, they were military-settlers around Persis (Polyaenus 7.40) who maintained their own fighting style instead of serving in the phalanx. The Agrianians were excellent skirmishers and skilled with bows, slings and especially javelins. Already in the days of Alexander, they were elite skirmishers who often supported cavalry and the elite hypaspists. Although mainly skirmishers, these troops could serve as assault troops once they weakened their enemy with volleys of javelins. They were armed with axes and curved sica blades, which were lethal in their hands but due to the lack of armour with only a light thureos, they would not last too long in a melee.
Katoikoi Thraikes (Thracian Military Settlers)
Polyaenus (7.40) tells us that the Seleucids settled Thracians and Agrianian tribesmen in the area of Persis as katoikoi. They were given land to farm in return for military service. They were thus not unlike the Greco-Macedonian katoikoi but instead of serving in the phalanx, they retained their own fighting style and weapons forming a specialized type of infantry.
The Thracians were a warlike people who are describes by Herodotus as having the potential of being the most powerful people in the world if they could only stop fighting amongst themselves. They were mercenaries in high demand throughout Greek history and Thracian warriors could be found fighting in almost every major battle during the Hellenistic era. It was thus no wonder that the Seleucids settled such warlike people in their lands.
The Seleucids employed their Thracians as semi-heavy infantry who could fight in the main battle line protecting the flanks of the phalanx or as assault-troops who, in their lighter equipment, could outflank enemy formations and operate in rough terrain. Armed with a rhomphaia, a long, two-handed slightly curved blade of up to 60 cm with a handle of about the same length, which could cut through shields, armour and flesh. At the Kallinikos skirmish, they devastated the Roman cavalry by hamstringing the horses with their rhomphaiae and decapitated Roman infantry. They wore Hellenistic-Greek hems, greaves and slung a small thureos shield over their shoulders. All Thracians were excellent skirmishers and threw javelins before their charge.
Symmachoi Galatikoi (Galatians under treaty of service) - Early
The Galatians were a Celtic people who carved out a kingdom for themselves in central Anatolia. They were a confederacy of three tribes situated around Ankyra. They served in Seleucid armies as allies, conscripts and mercenaries but it appears that there was eventually a formal treaty established between the Galatian kingdom and the Seleucids supplying troops to the Empire. They were a warlike people who had a warrior culture at its core. Brave to the point of recklessness they were armed with longswords and large thureos shields. They discharged heavy javelins before descending upon their enemies with a ferocious charge. They were mostly unarmoured with the exception of their nobility and fought bare chested with just a Celtic helm and even naked at times. Even though they lacked armour, their ferocity allowed them to stand in the main battle line or act as heavy assault infantry. Galatians even served as bodyguards to some Hellenistic rulers and served as officers in the Seleucid army.
Symmachoi Galatikoi (Galatians under treaty of Service) - Late/Heavy
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Mr Bones
Re: [PREVIEW] The Seleucid Empire
Looks amazing, really looking forward to this mod! Seleucids have been my favourite faction since RTW 1, glad to see them being given justice. Good work, so many cool looking units =)
Hoplite of Ilis
Domesticus
It looks real nice. My concern is elsewhere though... Even though I own ATW, I haven't played it much. Begun as Eastern Roman Empire, but never finished it. I got bored. Will this mod play better in ATW than R2TW? In terms of RTW vs R2TW as gameplay?...
Smiling Hetairoi
Semisalis
Antioch in my dreams
A really well done preview!
ipwnu678
I'm glad to see the silver shield pikes and swords that I use in R2 included! Now I don't know whether to play Roma or Seleucid Empire first!
Also the Agema preview is a little too dark
De Bello Mundi
Third Age Total War
MOS Submod
September 07, 2015, 12:21 PM #6
The Wandering Storyteller
I wash my hands of this weirdness!
By far one of the most excellent previews I have seen for the Selecuids, and I love the style of the units! This is reminding me of Artheaon's Selecuid Reskin from Rome 2. I am eager to make some epic screenshots, and is the update ready?
Kudos to Lucio and the team, glad to see TWH and Little Legionnaire's army mod, this is going to be an excellent roster! This is quality!
Hetoari, Bronze Shields, Cataphracts are my fav units!
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It's not shown well in our preview, but there is also a new, longer pike that looks pretty nice in game made by William.
vpapako
Nice. Your plain Thorakitai look more legionary - like than your romanised thorakitai though
There's a few tweaks we may still make to these units. The thorakitai and silver shield thorakitai/imitation legions could still be differentiated more. Giving all thorakitai mail armor may not be entirely appropriate. But even determining what the hell the thorakitai are is an issue in itself.
Otherwise, I think we may want to revisit the cavalry shields. Otherwise, I'm very happy with the depiction of the Seleucids here.
[w
September 07, 2015, 07:23 PM #10
Well, best answer we can give is we'll see. We certainly intend for it to be better. It's why we are doing this.
And thanks to your team for the wonderful units you guys made.
September 08, 2015, 03:11 AM #11
Yeah, everybody's trying! I haven't played ATW so much - in order to know how much better than R2 really is (in terms of mechanics). Let us hope ATW provides something more...
Petellius
I would personally say that even in Rome 2 AE it's pretty darn interesting and its not finished. when we've finally got the complexity we want, coupled with Attila's extra features it SHOULD be pretty cool to play.
Vespasian's own: Up the Augusta! For Cato!
--Attila Rome 2 Overhaul Mod--
AE: Battle Balancing and BAI.
Ducenarius
These units look Great! Being a Fanboy of Baktria I eagerly await to see what you have in store for them unit wise
Originally Posted by b257
A year ago I had my room redecorated from dark blue to red - the radiators were also dark blue, but I didn't want them painting over due to how the colour scheme reminded me of the Baktrian colour scheme in R2. I loved my campaign with them!
Little Legionaire
Konstantiniyye
Originally Posted by Petellius
It'll be a monumental piece of art in TWC modding history my friend.
True Legions for True Romans I Attila' Ancient Armies
October 17, 2015, 07:45 AM #16
sourpis
Foederatus
great work with the seleucid empire very historical accuracy to the units. i hope the same with the makedon. you have my support! Keep up the good work
Thyra13
Fantastic!!! Awesome mod
Do we have an ETA?
October 21, 2015, 02:18 PM #18
Willhelm123
York, UK
Middle 2016 estimate.
AE Dev, mainly units
February 24, 2017, 12:47 PM #20
JPrice94
Re: [UNITS] The Seleucid Kingdom
The silver shields look boss in this preview, but in game they don't have any shin protection, in addition to not looking quite as cool, I'd feel pretty naked with my tiny shield and my exposed shins. I'd also like to see them with their Divide Et Impera Red pikes.. The painted pikes just completes them and makes them look like the cream of the crop

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Scrap Happens Here with Darla: Tuesday's Tip - Big Shot Embossing Mats...what not to do!
Tuesday's Tip - Big Shot Embossing Mats...what not to do!
Hello everyone! I hope you are all well! We are on the mend! Kate actually worked with her horse a bit today...she was exhausted afterward and is resting, but its a step in the right direction!
Well...it's Tuedsay, and you know what that mean, it's time for Tuesday's Tip!
This is a LEARNING video to help you avoid ruining your Embossing Mats! I learn best by experience and this was a lesson well learned! I hope you'll give the Embossing Mats a try...they are a FANTASTIC tool!
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Rediff.com » Business » Yunus fracas: Bangla govt for amicable settlement
Yunus fracas: Bangla govt for amicable settlement
By Anisur Rahman
Bangladesh government on Wednesday said it was looking for ways for an amicable settlement of the issue of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus's controversial removal from Grameen Bank last month.
"A proposal for the compromise was offered at the very beginning of the issue and we still looks for the opportunity," Finance Minister AMA Muhith said in a statement.
He, however, rejected reports that a committee was constituted for the negotiation.
Last month, the government had dismissed 70-year-old Yunus, who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, from the microcredit bank he founded. He has challenged the move in the country's Supreme Court.
The minister said Yunus himself would have to "extend his hands first" for the negotiation as international development partners including the US visibly rallied their strong support behind him since his removal last month.
But a highly placed source familiar with the situation told PTI, preferring anonymity, the negotiation process was
already underway and "smokes have been removed to a large extent".
"The negotiation process begun as both the parties were convinced that they needed to reach a compromise for the benefit of government and the Grameen Bank," said the source who is close both to Yunus and the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The comments came a day after former World Bank President James Wolfensohn, known for his closeness with Yunus, held a meeting with Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman but the sources said the negotiations between the government and Yunus's representatives began as their initial talks removed largely the "complicities of the issue".
Meanwhile, the US today warned that its relations with Dhaka could be exposed to threats unless Hasina's government reached a compromise with Yunus.
"If there is no compromise, it will have an effect on our bilateral relations," US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake told newsmen at the fag end of his five-day visit to Bangladesh during which he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and several other senior government leaders.
The US said the planed "potential visit" of secretary of state Hillary Clinton to Dhaka would depend on a "successful negotiation" on the issue arisen out after the removal of Yunus from his position as the Grameen Bank managing director under a Bangladesh bank decision.
Blake, however, said Washington was "very hopeful that a compromise can be reached to the satisfaction of all parties" to ensure the effectiveness and the integrity of Grameen Bank.
Anisur Rahman in Dhaka
Related News: Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank, Hasina, Bangladesh Bank, Robert Blake
Yunus on why he was sacked as Grameen Bank MD
Why Yunus was sacked as Grameen Bank MD


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Q: Dual-queue producer-consumer in .NET (forcing member variable flush) I have a thread which produces data in the form of simple object (record). The thread may produce a thousand records for each one that successfully passes a filter and is actually enqueued. Once the object is enqueued it is read-only.
I have one lock, which I acquire once the record has passed the filter, and I add the item to the back of the producer_queue.
On the consumer thread, I acquire the lock, confirm that the producer_queue is not empty,
set consumer_queue to equal producer_queue, create a new (empty) queue, and set it on producer_queue. Without any further locking I process consumer_queue until it's empty and repeat.
Everything works beautifully on most machines, but on one particular dual-quad server I see in ~1/500k iterations an object that is not fully initialized when I read it out of consumer_queue. The condition is so fleeting that when I dump the object after detecting the condition the fields are correct 90% of the time.
So my question is this: how can I assure that the writes to the object are flushed to main memory when the queue is swapped?
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On the producer thread:
(producer_queue above is m_fillingQueue; consumer_queue above is m_drainingQueue)
private void FillRecordQueue() {
  while (!m_done) {
    int count;
    lock (m_swapLock) {
      count = m_fillingQueue.Count;
    }
    if (count > 5000) {
      Thread.Sleep(60);
    } else {
      DataRecord rec = GetNextRecord();
      if (rec == null) break;
      lock (m_swapLock) {
        m_fillingQueue.AddLast(rec);
      }
    }
  }
}

In the consumer thread:
private DataRecord Next(bool remove) {
  bool drained = false;
  while (!drained) {
    if (m_drainingQueue.Count > 0) {
      DataRecord rec = m_drainingQueue.First.Value;
      if (remove) m_drainingQueue.RemoveFirst();
      if (rec.Time < FIRST_VALID_TIME) {
        throw new InvalidOperationException("Detected invalid timestamp in Next(): " + rec.Time + " from record " + rec);
      }
      return rec;
    } else {
      lock (m_swapLock) {
        m_drainingQueue = m_fillingQueue;
        m_fillingQueue = new LinkedList<DataRecord>();
        if (m_drainingQueue.Count == 0) drained = true;
      }
    }
  }
  return null;
}

The consumer is rate-limited, so it can't get ahead of the consumer.
The behavior I see is that sometimes the Time field is reading as DateTime.MinValue; by the time I construct the string to throw the exception, however, it's perfectly fine.

A: Have you tried the obvious: is microcode update applied on the fancy 8-core box(via BIOS update)?  Did you run Windows Updates to get the latest processor driver?
At the first glance, it looks like you're locking your containers.  So I am recommending the systems approach, as it sound like you're not seeing this issue on a good-ol' dual core box.

A: Assuming these are in fact the only methods that interact with the m_fillingQueue variable, and that DataRecord cannot be changed after GetNextRecord() creates it (read-only properties hopefully?), then the code at least on the face of it appears to be correct.
In which case I suggest that GregC's answer would be the first thing to check; make sure the failing machine is fully updated (OS / drivers / .NET Framework), becasue the lock statement should involve all the required memory barriers to ensure that the rec variable is fully flushed out of any caches before the object is added to the list.


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Floyd Mayweather Jr. won most of his boxing matches with ease, but he's apparently been punched in the head one too many times after all.
In a surprisingly under-covered story, the temporarily retired fighter and former Dancing With the Stars contestant told the Grand Rapids Press that HBO is a racist network when it comes to covering boxing, a longtime mainstay of the cable outlet.
Being one of a dwindling population of people who watch enough boxing to know, I can categorically say that is ridiculous. But HBO didn't come back swinging. That's because they know Mayweather's "retirement" is about as legitimate as Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's, and they astutely want to cash in when he fights again.
Up until he "retired" last month, Mayweather was undefeated and the best fighter in the world. He basically ran out of guys to beat. He brought in hundreds of millions of dollars for HBO's network and pay-per-view service, and was beginning to go mainstream at a time when boxing desperately needed it.
From Dancing With the Stars contestant to Indianapolis 500 honorary starter to WrestleMania main-event personality, he was on fire. He has serious star quality, is a great speaker and is downright hysterical. Like carry-a-sitcom funny. You know—if there were still sitcoms to carry.
Then Mayweather came out of nowhere and not only bit the hand that fed him, but laid into it like me at a TCA press tour buffet, saying HBO only pumps up non-African-American fighters.
As I said, I just don't see it. So I caught up with former heavyweight champion and HBO commentator George Foreman and, um, "grilled" him on the subject.
Could HBO's decision not to go after Mayweather be considered gutless in the testosterone-filled world of boxing? Maybe. But was it smart? Absolutely.
That's because as soon as Mayweather blows through his first 8-10 million dollars and doesn't have the cash flow coming in to replace it, suddenly he will be "inspired" to fight again. You know, for the love of the sport. And for the fans who demanded he return. Of course, those "fans" being his accountants.
But when he does fight again, boxing fans (present company included, unfortunately) will line up to see his "comeback." And HBO will line up to put on the fight, because the guy still prints pugilistic coin.
Thus, they're not about to rip him and create business for a competitor. The last thing they want is for the best fighter in the world to end up on Showtime, which already is firing uppercuts to HBO's jaw by building entertainment buzz and picking Inside the NFL up off the mat.
So for this round, HBO execs lay down. But they know Mayweather will be back in the ring, and they'll be waiting to deposit the checks that will accompany his comeback. Taking one on the chin was the right business move, even though HBO Sports chief Ross Greenburg and his staff probably wouldn't have minded landing one good punch.


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Being VAT-free can bring its own problems
Small businesses say exemption from the tax can, perversely, make them uncompetitive
Peter Evans
Sunday June 24 2018, 12.01am, The Sunday Times
Not sitting comfortably: Britain's VAT system has given Janet Munro's stool company a dilemma
VICKI COUCHMAN
While working in a succession of nine-to-five jobs, Juliet Munro used to scribble ideas for starting her own business on the backs of envelopes. Finally, in a "beautifully crafted" artisanal stool at her sister's house, she found the inspiration for an idea that would let her give up the regular pay cheque.
Munro launched Giggy & Bab (named after two "ancient" great-aunts) last year and designs handmade stools from her home in north London. It should be the sort of start-up the government bends over backwards to support — a British manufacturer providing skilled jobs through its supply chain. Yet Munro, 55, feels her business is hamstrung by convoluted VAT laws that reduce its competitiveness against foreign imports.
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We were filled up that form in the meanwhile child have a interview with other children in a separate room,we were not with them.My child was not comfortable there so, they allowed me to be with him.He used to wake up at 8 AM so he was feeling sleepy little bit and not interested to get involved in any activity at 9 AM.Anyways,they asked shapes,rhymes,colors and crayon with drawing sheet with mouse picture.My son was happy to fill color in the mouse picture and said mickey mouse,not just mouse.He also sing and rhyme "wheels on a bus",replied no,yes,ha ha answer on "johny johny" rhyme.He also recognized circle but moreover he was not so much ready for interaction because of early timings as he woke up at 6:30 AM.
Then they told us to have a separate meeting with principal.We were waiting for half an hour and we had a meeting with principal,she asked with my husband why he chooses Kothari for his child and she asked with me,what do you have in your child,which you do not have and you want in him.Then she asked for if anything we wanted to ask with her.
After that we waited for some time and then they showed us fee structure.The asked to wait for 1 or 2 days for results.
Let's see what will be finalized.


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I will be performing my songs and also accompanying a workshop titled "Unmute the Voice" led by Sharon Spinetti.
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PERFORMING – SUNDAY, Nov. 17 at 6pm
I will be performing my original songs and arrangements with Theo Bleckmann (voice), Richard Hammond (bass) and Elena Bonomo (drums).
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Anna Dagmar is an NYC-based pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. Her song "Mercy" was premiered at the National Gallery in 2018 and was commissioned by The Canales Project. "Mercy" honors the work of Sister Marilyn Lacey and Mercy Beyond Borders, a foundation which supports women and girls' education in war-torn or impoverished regions of South Sudan and Haiti.
Dagmar made her Broadway debut as sub Pianist and Conductor for Waitress in 2017 and has 2 years experience as part of this show. Dagmar served as sub Music Director, Pianist and Vocal Coach for Antigone in Ferguson, a gospel adaptation of Sophocles classic play, co-produced by Brooklyn Public Library, which brings new light and hope to modern criminal justice reform. Additional theatrical credits include Mata Hari (HEREarts) and Nightingale in the Tower (Ojai Youth Opera).
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https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Parking-garage-moves-ahead-105335.php
Parking garage moves ahead
Published 7:00 pm EST, Friday, February 11, 2005
The city is seeking bids to construct the garage, and the Parking Authority and city are negotiating a funding agreement.
The proposed deal calls for the Parking Authority to seek a revenue bond to raise cash for the construction, and for the city to lease back the garage and pay off the bonds through its payments. The authority will manage the garage.
A parking garage, parking deck or parking lot has been discussed for Library Place since the 1970s, said Danbury Parking Authority member Robert Steinberg.
"This is a good way to move it forward," Steinberg said.
The plan is to build a deck or two on top of the existing parking lot, which is on Library Place about a half-block up from Main Street, creating space for about 275 cars.
"I hope I live long enough to see it," said Charles Bardo, 87, a former executive director of the Parking Authority. Bardo worked for the authority in the 1980s and 1990s when it completed the Patriot Garage near the green downtown.
"When the first parking garage was built, people couldn't believe we'd build something that size," said Mark Chory, a Parking Authority member. "It's well maintained, and people feel safe there. Now we wouldn't be able to survive downtown without it."
Steinberg agreed.
"You can't imagine 2,000 people coming to downtown Danbury to watch a Trasher's hockey game without the parking garage," he said. "They're eating in restaurants, they're shopping, and the parking makes that possible."
To pay for a new garage, city voters approved $5 million in the Vision 21 Squared bond package. The money was supposed to be enough to build two parking structures downtown. Voters wanted one on Liberty Street and one on Library Place. Once the city started researching the issue, it discovered the cost for one structure would be $7 million or $7.5 million, versus the original estimates of $2.5 million each. The city picked the Library Place location.
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"We have to look at the impact on the taxpayers. We have to see what the authority is capable of," Boughton said.
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There is nothing in the Qur`an to say that we should celebrate the Mawlid or birthday of the Prophet (s). The Prophet himself (s) did not do this or command anyone to do it, either during his lifetime or after his death. Indeed, he told them not to exaggerate about him as the Christians had exaggerated about Jesus (upon whom be peace).
What has been reported is that the Prophet (s) made the day of his birth a day of worship, which is different to celebration.
(Reported by Muslim, al-Nisaa'i and Abu Dawood).
Moreover, we know that the Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them) were the people who loved the Prophet most. Was it reported that Abu Bakr, who was the closest of people to him and the one who loved him the most, celebrated the birthday of the Prophet? Was it reported that Umar, who ruled for twelve years, or Uthmaan, did this? Was it reported that Ali, his relative and foster son, did this? Was it reported that any of the Sahaabah did this? No, by Allah! Is it because they were not aware of its importance, or did they not truly love the Prophet?
No one would say such a thing except one who has gone astray and is leading others astray.
Abu Haneefah, Maalik, al-Shaafi, Ahmad, al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Seereen – do this or command others to do it or say that it was good? By Allah, no! It was not even mentioned during the first and best three centuries.
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, Muslim and al-Tirmidhi).
Thus this celebration became a sign of one's love for the Prophet (s)? But can it be possible that the Sahaabah, the imaams and the people of the best three centuries were unaware of it, and it was only those who came later who were aware of its importance?! What the Qur`an tells us is that love of the Prophet (s) is demonstrated by following the guidance he brought.
"Say (O Muhammad): 'If you (really) love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
The first aayah explains that love is just a claim, but the proof of sincerity is following what the Prophet (s) brought.
The second aayah reaffirms the importance and necessity of obeying Allah and His Messenger.
Hence Allah ended the aayah with a very stern warning in which those who refuse to obey are described as kaafirs, and Allah does not love the disbelievers. We ask Allah to keep us safe from that. The Prophet (s) told us of the danger of not obeying him, and the danger of adding to what he brought.
(Reported by Muslim and al-Nisaa'i).


When responding to emergency medical calls, EMS workers are more likely than firefighters to be assaulted by patients, family members or even bystanders, according to studies undertaken by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It is estimated that 2,600 EMS workers received hospital treatment in 2014 for injuries resulting from work-related violence, and gender is not the determining factor of who gets assaulted.
Last year, researchers published an article that investigated injuries to paramedics and EMTs from patient-initiated violence. These EMS workers were employed by a large, urban fire department.
The researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered that there was a general lack of knowledge and skill on how to prevent violent attacks on EMS workers. They suggest that free online training opportunities from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health course could help to address this issue.
They also recommend that signage in the back of ambulances, which states 'It is a felony to assault a first responder' may deter patients from assaulting EMS workers. Such signage is widely used in Canada and the UK. In addition to informing the public, it also shows fire department's level of support for EMS workers.
The Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system should utilise a flag that dispatchers can use to alert EMS workers that a destination is the location of a previous patient-initiated violent injury. This is already in use in Dallas and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.


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Q: Values of some variables At the beginning w and c equals 0 but the problem is when I change the value of w for instance with the scale widget and then I change the value of c the value of w go back to 0.
How can I solve it this ?
Here is my code :
import Tkinter as tk
from matplotlib.figure import Figure
from matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg import FigureCanvasTkAgg
import numpy as np

app = tk.Tk()
app.wm_title("Tools")

def updateScale(value):
   ax.clear()
   print "scale is now %s" % (value)
   ax.plot(m, np.exp(m))
   a = np.array([1, 2, 3])
   w = float(value)
   b = w*a+c
   ax.plot(a,b)
   graph.show()
   return w

def updateScale1(value1):
   ax.clear()
   print "scale is now %s" % (value1)
   ax.plot(m, np.exp(m))
   a = np.array([1, 2, 3])
   c = float(value1)
   b = w*a+c
   ax.plot(a,b)
   graph.show()
   return c

fig = Figure(figsize=(6, 4), dpi=96)
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
#bx = fig.add_subplot(111)
m = np.array([1,2,3])
ax.plot(m,np.exp(m))

a = np.array([1, 2, 3])
c = 0
w = 0
b = w * a + c
ax.plot(a,b)

graph = FigureCanvasTkAgg(fig, master=app)
canvas = graph.get_tk_widget()
canvas.grid(row=0, column=0, rowspan = 11, padx =10, pady =5)

value = tk.DoubleVar()
scale = tk.Scale(app, variable=value, orient="horizontal",length = 100, from_=0.55, to=2.75, resolution = 0.01,command=updateScale)
scale.grid(row=0, column=1)

value1 = tk.DoubleVar()
scale1 = tk.Scale(app, variable=value1, orient="horizontal", command=updateScale1)
scale1.grid(row=1, column=1)

app.mainloop()

A: It's because update functions use the non-updated values of c and w. There are probably better ways of doing this but try adding:
global c, w

in each update function definition.
Your outermost scope has the variables c and w but the variables c and w in the functions are completely different variables as they're neither children of your outerscope nor are the variables explicitly passed into them.


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China opposes Baltic lawmakers' Taiwan visit
Beijing [China], November 29 (ANI): Issuing a warning to the countries to exercise caution in their statements and actions, China on Monday opposed any formal contacts between Taiwan and countries which maintain diplomatic relations with Beijing.
"China is strongly opposed to any official and political contacts between Taipei and countries that have diplomatic relations with Beijing. This position has always been clear and consistent," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin while commenting on the visit of members of Baltic parliaments to Taipei.
The spokesperson called on all countries concerned to "exercise caution in their statements and actions" and stop sending misleading signals to forces seeking Taiwanese independence, Xinhua news agency reported.
Earlier this year, China's ties with Lithuania went downhill after Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in the country. Back in August, China had recalled its ambassador from Vilnius, to which Lithuania responded reciprocally on September 4.
On Monday, a joint delegation of lawmakers from Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen for the first time.
The delegation's visit comes as European countries have been strengthening ties with Taiwan in defiance of China's increased military pressure on the island. Europe is also demonstrating unease with Beijing's alleged human rights abuses in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
The meet would escalate tensions with Beijing following the opening of Taiwan's representative office in Lithuania, reported Kyodo News. In retaliation, China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania on Friday last week.
In order to counter China's surging influence, the lawmakers and Taiwan President agreed to advocate and endorse freedom and democracy. Tsai further mentioned during the meet that, Baltic nations and Taiwan have had related experiences in the past with regard to fighting against authoritarian rule and for freedom, reported Kyodo News.
Stressing that the Baltic nations and Taiwan ought to uphold free and democratic societies, Tsai said, "Now the world faces challenges posed by the expansion of authoritarianism and threat of disinformation."Matas Maldeikis, chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentarian group said, "Preserving freedom and rule-based international orders is vital interests for both Taiwan and Lithuania. We must strengthen our ties and work together for this aim."Baltic nations' and Taiwan's meet ignited China's hostile response. On Sunday, China sent 27 military planes into Taiwan's air defence identification zone, reported Kyodo News.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on November 21 stated that Beijing's relations with Lithuania would be downgraded to the "charge d'affaires level," a rung below ambassador, adding that the country "grossly interferes in China's internal affairs," reported Kyodo News.
The delegates from the three Baltic nations would be attending a forum held by Taiwan's parliament on Thursday and Friday. (ANI)


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Q: Exercise in "Analysis on Manifolds" - can this be done in a more elegant way? This is about exercise 4(c) on page 79 of Analysis on Manifolds by
Munkres.  I think I have solved the exercise, but my solution seems horribly
complicated and I'm wondering if I'm missing something obvious that can make
this more elegant.
We start with a function $F:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}$ of class
$\mathcal{C}^2$ with $F(0,0)=0$ and $DF(0,0)=\bigl[2\;3\bigr]$.
We define $G:\mathbb{R}^3\to\mathbb{R}$ by
$$ G(x,y,z) = F(x+2y+3z-1,x^3+y^2-z^2) $$
noting that for $\mathbf{a}=(-2,3,-1)$ we have $G(\mathbf{a})=F(0,0)=0$.
In part (a) you have to prove that you can find a neighborhood $B$ of $(-2,3)$
and a function $g:B\to\mathbb{R}$ such that $G(x,y,g(x,y))=0$ on $B$ and $g(-2,3)=-1$.
This is just the implicit function theorem (which this section of the book is
about) and it also tells us that $g$, too, is $\mathcal{C}^2$.
Part (b) asks you to compute $Dg(-2,3)$.  This is straightforward and my result is
$\bigl[-19/6 \; -11/6\bigr]$.
Now comes part (c) which is marked as "hard":  Given $D_1D_1F=3$, $D_1D_2F=-1$
and $D_2D_2F=5$ at $(0,0)$, compute $D_2D_1g(-2,3)$.
My solution goes like this:  We know that
$$\begin{aligned}
  &\bigl[D_1G(x,y,g(x,y)) \;\; D_2G(x,y,g(x,y))\bigr] \\
  + \; &\bigl[D_3G(x,y,g(x,y))\bigr] \cdot \bigl[D_1g(x,y) \;\; D_2g(x,y)\bigr]
\end{aligned}$$
is always $\mathbf{0}$ for $(x,y)\in B$ (from theorem 9.1 in the book).
We call the first component of this term $L(x,y)$:
$$L(x,y) = D_1G(x,y,g(x,y)) + D_3G(x,y,g(x,y)) \cdot D_1g(x,y)$$
This gives us a function of class $\mathcal{C}^1$ on $B$ and because it is
constant, its derivative must vanish.
Now comes the heavy lifting - we compute $D_2L(x,y)$ which looks like this:
$$\begin{aligned}
&2 D_2D_1F(I^\ast) \bigl[y-g(x,y) D_2g(x,y)\bigr]  \\
+\;&D_2D_1g(x,y) \bigl[3 D_1F(I^\ast)-2 g(x,y) D_2F(I^\ast)\bigr]
+ D_1D_1F(I^\ast) \bigl[3 D_2g(x,y)+2\bigr] \\
+\;&D_1g(x,y) \Bigl[-2 D_2F(I^\ast) D_2g(x,y) +6 D_2D_1F(I^\ast) \bigl[y-g(x,y) D_2g(x,y)\bigr] \\
  &\phantom{D_1g(x,y)}\,-2 g(x,y) \Bigl(2 D_2D_2F(I^\ast) \bigl[y-g(x,y) D_2g(x,y)\bigr] \\
  &\phantom{D_1g(x,y)-2 g(x,y)} \;     +D_2D_1F(I^\ast) \bigl[3 D_2g(x,y)+2\bigr] \Bigr)\\
  &\phantom{D_1g(x,y)}\,+3 D_1D_1F(I^\ast)\bigl[3 D_2g(x,y)+2\bigr] \Bigr]\\
+\;&3 x^2 \Bigl(2 D_2D_2F(I^\ast)\bigl[y-g(x,y) D_2g(x,y)\bigr] +D_2D_1F(I^\ast)\bigl[3 D_2g(x,y)+2\bigr] \Bigr)
\end{aligned}$$
(I've used $I^\ast$ as an abbreviation for $I(x,y,g(x,y))$
with $I(x,y,z)$ meaning $(x+2y+3z-1,x^3+y^2-z^2)$, otherwise the term would be even longer.)
If we now substitute $(-2,3)$ for $(x,y)$ and use all the values we know
(including the fact that $D_2D_1F$ and $D_1D_2F$ must be identical on $B$), we
get, after a long computation,
$$ 0 = D_2L(-2,3) = 5767/36 + 12 D_2D_1g(-2,3) $$
which eventually leads to: $D_2D_1g(-2,3) = -5767/432$.
I somehow can't believe that Munkres intended his students to go through this
huge computation.  (And, of course, I'm not even sure how many mistakes I've
made.  I used Mathematica, but the book is from 1991.)  Any thoughts?

A: The last part surely implies some calculations, but one can take a systematic approach to make them comprehensible. I will use a short notation ($F_i = D_iF$, $F_{ij}=D_iD_jF$) and omit the proofs of differentiability.
In $B$ we have:
$$
  G = 0,
$$
$$
D_1[G(\dots)] =  G_1+G_3g_1=0,
$$
$$
D_2[G_1(\dots)+G_3(\dots)g_1] = (G_{21}+G_{31}g_2)+\big(G_{23}+G_{33}g_2\big)g_1+G_3g_{21}=0
$$
In matrix form:
$$
-G_3g_{21} = \begin{pmatrix}1\\g_1\end{pmatrix}^T
\begin{pmatrix}G_{21}&G_{31}\\G_{23}&G_{33}\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}1\\g_2\end{pmatrix}
=
\frac{1}{36}\begin{pmatrix}6\\-19\end{pmatrix}^T
\begin{pmatrix}G_{21}&G_{31}\\G_{23}&G_{33}\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}6\\-11\end{pmatrix}
$$
Now the trick is how to caculate $G_{ij}$ relatively easy. Let's denote $u^1=x+2y+3z$ and $u^2 = x^3+y^2-z^2$
Since $G_i = \sum_{\alpha=1,2}F_\alpha u^\alpha_i$,
$$
G_{ij} = \sum_{\alpha=1,2}F_\alpha u^\alpha_{ij} + \sum_{\alpha=1,2}\sum_{\beta=1,2}F_{\alpha\beta} u^\alpha_{i}u^\alpha_{j}.
$$
Function $u^1$ is linear, so all second derivatives $u^1_{ij}=0$, and first term is just $F_2u^2_{ij}$, which is diagonal matrix and is non-zero only for $G_{33}$:
For second term $S_{ij}$ not much can be done, but we can rewrite it as a bilinear form again:
$$
S_{ij} = v_i^T \begin{pmatrix}3&-1\\-1&5\end{pmatrix}v_j,
$$
where $v_i = [u^1_i, u^2_i]$: $v_1 = [1, 12]$, $v_2 = [2, 6]$, $v_3=[3, 2]$.
We have:
$$
\begin{pmatrix}G_{21}&G_{31}\\G_{23}&G_{33}\end{pmatrix} =
\begin{pmatrix}S_{21}&S_{31}\\S_{23}&S_{33}-2F_2\end{pmatrix}=
\begin{pmatrix}336&91\\56&29\end{pmatrix}
$$
Finally, $G_3=3F_1+2F_2=12$:
$$
-12g_{21}=\frac1{36}\times 5767
$$


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