…surfin' USA, yeah, but wait a sec, there's Portugal! Especially its west coast is full of surf spots. We traveled along the west and south coast and and checked some surf spots. Peniche was already one of the best, but we didn't catch any waves there. All spots described here are located south of Lisbon and the gallery shows the spots from north to south.
This was my 3rd favorite spot. Very long beach with a funky industrial and naval background scenery. The waves were excellent for me as a beginner and a surf teacher I talked to also recommended me this beach as one of the best for beginners. There is a rocky area, so make sure to talk to the locals to find out where in case you don't see it because of the tides. Spending the night with a camper is officially not allowed, but in the low season, it seems the police doesn't care.
There's a restaurant, surf school and you can rent boards.
We didn't surf here as the conditions were too heavy on the day we were there, only for pros. Plus, the beach was really crowded. It's a very narrow beach alongside a little village where you can rent apartments. There's a restaurant, a surf school and you can rent boards as well.
Welcome to poser beach! The day we were there, the conditions were too heavy, but some really good surfers were out and to watch them was really nice. There are two surf schools and restaurants. They seem divided into the relaxed and the hip. Out of curiosity, we had a coffee in the hipstamatic café and yes, there were lots of young people who surfed, wanted to surf or were just watching…and most of them had the approriate style on display.
This is a beach for the advanced or pros unless it's a day of low waves, then it might be interesting for beginners as well.
This was my 2nd favorite location. It is a bit less popular and hence, less crowded. One morning, we saw two lonely surfers trying to catch some waves. Ok, the conditions were almost flat, but they had the beach to themselves!
We surfed there twice in the afternoon. The waves were a bit irregular but quite smooth. Again, watch out for the rocks as there are some and you may not see them. Ask the locals or the life guard.
We didn't surf here but from Camping Ingrina we saw some good surfers catch waves. That day, they actually surfed some tubes! The beach is very narrow and it seems it's suited for advanced surfers as the waves break at one of the rocks away from the beach. You can walk to this beach from Camping Ingrina but there's no restaurant nor rental.
This was my favorite location. It had the nicest and smoothest waves and hardly any rocks. It was perfect for beginners! So smooth! It's moderately crowded with surfers, depending on which surf schools chose the spot for their lesson. There's a really good restaurant but no shop or rental. But if you want to rent a board, take lessons or even need a place to stay in the area of Raposeira or Villa do Bispo, I can highly recommend Good Feeling!


One of the most aberrant human groups is comprised of politicians who believe their own lies despite all evidence to the contrary. When a representative of society's most privileged club dares, as happened yesterday, to turn a simple farewell speech into an exercise in oblivion, in cynicism and moral turpitude, in arrogance and opportunism, in classism and paternalism, faith in humanity falters, even disappears entirely. How is it possible that, for decades, a being so wicked, so arrogant, so wretched and dark and, above all, so dishonest, could occupy positions of such importance in the apparatus of the Spanish State and even reach the presidency of the government? Perhaps it was precisely for that reason. And how is it possible that a person so indifferent to others, without self-criticism or morality, could illegitimately appropriate the language and presume to give a lesson in good morals and even better government? We have been in the hands of an individual ravaged by the most reckless fantasy, with serious personality disorders, in the hands of a selfish, authoritarian and shameless monster. Of a being who feels proud and happy with repression and political persecution, of the indifference to reality. We have been in the hands of a politician who has been a much greater enemy of Catalonia, much more radical and vengeful, than José María Aznar, but who always wanted to present a moderate and impervious personality. What we had to hear yesterday during the Partido Popular conference is as alarming as a criminal fantasy. Like one of those deluded individuals who leave the whole neighbourhood astounded when they are arrested by the police.
Yesterday, there was not a single word about the gargantuan corruption that abruptly interrupted the presidency of this person I cannot name. Nor about the dead left along the money trail. "Be strong" he told his treasurer whom he later stopped calling "Luis". No mention or acknowledgement of anything other than himself. Accusations of illegitimacy against Pedro Sánchez' Government followed. Not a single idea of his own, just repetition of sick clichés and empty mawkish phrases with which the former President of the Government of Spain moved his own emotions, admired himself infinitely, imagined himself as what he is not, completely involved with himself, loving himself in a lavish exercise of public masturbation. He also felt infinite self-pity for having to leave the presidency of the government through a motion of no confidence due to corruption and the failure of his policy of persecution and punishment of the Catalan independence movement. The words, like hammer blows, are always the same, as he raises a finger, with these words he invents an alternative, more presentable public persona for himself. He repeats the cliché of "the lands and people of Spain", mentions solemnly "The honour of belonging to the PP. And great pride". "Pride", "certainty", "nobility", "love for Spain", "Spain, our reason for being", "the battle for freedom". He also serves up humanist delusions: "I've brought electricity and the telephone to the most remote villages in Galicia." And cognitive delusions: "I know what Spain is". Or delusions that merely seek to deny reality: "The recent history of Spain is a history of success thanks to the great quality of Spanish democracy".
Nevertheless, it is important to highlight a categorical truth that sums up his political legacy. When yesterday he demanded the protection of "the Catalans who don't jump through the independence hoop", it is only the Spanish Catalans that interest him. The others do not exist. We are people who it is unnecessary to make any reference to.


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The latest release of film super star Rajnikant's movie Robot has taken the box office by storm. This Mahrashtrian superstar who stars in Tamil films has an appeal that transcends gender, race and state. Rajnikant even at the ripe age of 64 storms the silver screen like a tornado. In fact his role and demeanour would do credit to younger actors. But there is no denying the fact that Rajnikant is a superstar who cannot be matched by any other Indian star on the screen. He also the highest paid as well.
In the 1980s, every 5 year old in Pakistan wanted to become a commando or a pilot. Nobody wanted to become an accountant or an architect or a civil engineer. Ever wonder why? I'll tell you why.
Even during the tenure of Rajiv Gandhi most Sikhs were seconded to command Southern Command. Perhaps this had something to do with 'operation' blue star where the Indian Army Result assaulted the Golden temple in complete disregard of all canons of civilized behaviour. It was a sad occasion and disturbed all right thinking people..
Pakistan launched the 1947 Kashmir operation with a view to annex the state to Pakistan. In the fall of 1947 the raiders reached Srinagar airfield and it was not clear whether the tribal's had over run the airfield. The Indian government having received the instrument of accession signed by the Maharajah Hari Singh ordered the Indian armed forces into the valley. One DC 3 with 28 troops of the Sikh regiment flew into Srinagar at a tie m when the rebels were nearing the airfield. The battle thus commenced as the Sikh regiment faced the tribal's led by regular Pakistan Army officers.
This was the first occasion when an entire German army under field marshal Von Paulas surrendered after bitter hand to hand fighting to the Russians. 93,000 German soldiers were taken POW and Winston Churchill referred to this battle 'as the beginning of the end of the third Reich'. This in my view was the crucial battle that sounded the death of the German Army, for after this defeat the German army just could not recoup its losses and it was a one way downslide to defeat. Much of the reasons for this defeat must lie with Hitler who refused to allow Paulas to break out and ordered him to fight to the end. It was a glorious victory of Russian arms.
Just before the annexation of the Punjab the British created the first Sikh regiment. These regiments came in handy during the 1857 mutiny when the Sikhs sided with the British against the mutineers. In the siege of Lucknow and the defense of Arrah the Sikhs displayed their loyalty and bravery and won their first 2 battle honors.
If you can fight it, then it must truly be there. At least Don Quixote had a windmill to fight. The fact that the atheist/agnostic will expend their time and wealth fighting to prove there is no God declares – to me – that they actually do believe in God, but simply hate Him, and want others to hate Him too.
In the car, his bodyguard Owen Chung was in the front beside Samad. I sat proudly in the back sitting beside the Tunku as the limousine eased out of the driveway and cruised along the tree-lined Ayer Raja Road, to Cantonment Road towards Pulau Tikus. That was the most memorable ride ever in my life.

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Supreme Court Grants Review of Six Cases
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After its annual "mega-conference" Monday, the Supreme Court announced it will hear six new cases and issued order in a few cases already pending before the Court, leaving some of the defining social issues of the day untouched.
The six cases from this week's pre-term conference in preparation for the Court's first sitting of the year (Oct. 1) involve securities fraud, whether the federal government can be sued for military personnel committing a battery, whether police can take a blood sample from an allegedly drunk driver who refuses a test, whether the United States is immune from suit for wrongful acts committed by prison guards, whether lawyers can access driving records to solicit clients, and a Medicaid payment case.
In pending cases, the justices will allow Solicitor General Don Verrilli to share in the argument time in what could be a landmark affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The Court also summarily reversed a lower court in a congressional redistricting challenge from West Virginia.
There is no word yet on all the hot-button issues before the Court for consideration at the conference, ranging from gay marriage to campaign finance to whether the federal government can use a chemical weapons treaty to prosecute a wife who tried to poison her husband's mistress.
Next Monday when the Court sits for its first session we'll learn which of these cases were denied review versus which are being held over to a future conference for further consideration.
Breitbart News will be in the courtroom for Monday's sitting and will file a report on what transpires as the Court begins its work.
Breitbart News legal contributor Ken Klukowski is a fellow at the American Civil Rights Union and on faculty at Liberty University School of Law.


A dad has turned his sons into robot-fighting action heroes in a barn-storming action film shot entirely on an iPhone.
Brian Vowles, a 3D animator from Toronto in Canada, spent thousands of hours over more than four years producing the short movie Robot Attack, in which Dylan, six, and Brandon, seven, explore a post-apocalyptic wasteland and fight a giant robot.
Inspired by Hollywood blockbusters like The Road, Terminator, Stand By Me and hit series The Walking Dead, Brian wanted to bring a new twist to the end of the world: what would it be like if the central characters are two young boys?
The Vowles family answer is Robot Attack, an 11-minute film with the tag line "boys will be boys … even in the robot apocalypse".
Mr Vowles told the Press Association: "Boys are just incredibly dumb, it doesn't matter where they are or how much trouble they're in.
He wrote the plot with those foundations in mind and found the perfect location in a compound that started life as a prisoner-of-war camp, before being abandoned in 2008.
His boys, now nine and eleven, brought their own ideas to the production as well.
"And I thought 'yeah, it's kind of scary you thought of that but you're right that would be awesome'," he laughed.
The first production meeting was held between the trio in May 2014. Most people in show business warn against working with children but Brian found his kids took to it naturally and enjoyed running through the ruins as their dad followed behind, filming on an iPhone.
The action wrapped in 2015 and Brian, who spends most of his time making 3D characters for children's TV shows, then spent the next three years painstakingly adding the effects between his day job and family life, squeezing in the hours whenever he could.
The whole family came together to watch Robot Attack on Sunday in an emotional showing at the local cinema.
"My dad was there and welling up just because he knows how much time and effort went in," he said.
After the showing, Brandon came up to his dad and "had the lip quiver" before bursting into tears.
Both boys have since watched it "hundreds" of times already, he said.
"In a few years they'll be teenagers and won't care and will probably hate it for a while. But then hopefully they'll come back to it when they are adults.
Other budding film-makers can see behind the scenes and find out how Bryan made the film at www.robotattackmovie.com.


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Golden Apple-Tree, and the Nine Peahens, The
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ONCE upon a time there lived a king who had three sons. Now, before the king's palace grew a golden apple-tree, which in one and the same night blossomed, bore fruit, and lost all its fruit, though no one could tell who took the apples. One day the king, speaking to his eldest son, said, 'I should like to know who takes the fruit from our apple-tree!' And the son said, 'I will keep guard to-night, and will see who gathers the apples.' So when the evening came he went and laid himself down, under the apple-tree, upon the ground to watch. Just, however, as the apples ripened, he fell asleep, and when he awoke in the morning, there was not a single one left on the tree. Whereupon he went and told his father what had happened. Then the second son offered to keep watch by the tree, but he had no better success than his eldest brother.
So the turn came to the king's youngest son to keep guard. He made his preparations, brought his bed under the tree, and immediately went to sleep. Before midnight he awoke and looked up at the tree, and saw how the apples ripened, and how the whole palace was lit up by their shining. At that minute nine peahens flew towards the tree, and eight of them settled on its branches, but the ninth alighted near him and turned instantly into a beautiful girl--so beautiful, indeed, that the whole kingdom could not produce one who could in any way compare with her. She stayed, conversing kindly with him, till after midnight, then thanking him for the golden apples, she prepared to depart; but, as he begged she would leave him one, she gave him two, one for himself and one for the king his father. Then the girl turned again into a peahen, and flew away with the other eight. Next morning, the king's son took the two apples to his father, and the king was much pleased, and praised his son. When the evening came, the king's youngest son took his place again under the apple-tree to keep guard over it. He again conversed as he had done the night before with the beautiful girl, and brought to his father, the next morning, two apples as before. But, after he had succeeded so well several nights, his two elder brothers grew envious because he had been able to do what they could not. At length they found an old woman, who promised to discover how the youngest brother had succeeded in saving the two apples. So, as the evening came, the old woman stole softly under the bed which stood under the apple-tree, and hid herself. And after a while, came also the king's son, and laid himself down as usual to sleep. When it was near midnight the nine peahens flew up as before, and eight of them settled on the branches, and the ninth stood by his bed, and turned into a most beautiful girl.
Then the old woman slowly took hold of one of the girl's curls, and cut it off, and the girl immediately rose up, changed again into a peahen and flew away, and the other peahens followed her, and so they all disappeared. Then the king's son jumped up, and cried out, 'What is that?' and, looking under the bed, he saw the old woman, and drew her out. Next morning he ordered her to be tied to a horse's tail, and so torn to pieces. But the peahens never came back, so the king's son was very sad for a long time, and wept at his loss. At length he resolved to go and look after his peahen, and never to come back again unless he should find her. When he told the king his father of his intention, the king begged him not to go away, and said that he would find him another beautiful girl, and that he might choose out of the whole kingdom.
But all the king's persuasions were useless. His son went into the world to search everywhere for his peahen, taking only one servant to serve him. After many travels he came one day to a lake. Now by the lake stood a large and beautiful palace. In the palace lived an old woman as queen, and with the queen lived a girl, her daughter. He said to the old woman, 'For heaven's sake, grandmother, do you know anything about nine golden peahens?' and the old woman answered, 'Oh, my son, I know all about them; they come every mid-day to bathe in the lake. But what do you want with them? Let them be, think nothing about them. Here is my daughter. Such a beautiful girl! and such a heiress! All my wealth will remain to you if you marry her.' But he, burning with desire to see the peahens, would not listen to what the old woman spoke about her daughter.
Next morning, when day dawned, the prince prepared to go down to the lake to wait for the peahens. Then the old queen bribed the servant and gave him a little pair of bellows, and said, 'Do you see these bellows? When you come to the lake you must blow secretly with them behind his neck, and then he will fall asleep, and not be able to speak to the peahens.' The mischievous servant did as the old woman told him; when he went with his master down to the lake, he took occasion to blow with the bellows behind his neck, and the poor prince fell asleep just as though he were dead. Shortly after, the nine peahens came flying, and eight of them alighted by the lake, but the ninth flew towards him, as he sat on horseback, and caressed him, and tried to awaken him. 'Awake, my darling! Awake, my heart! Awake, my soul!' But for all that he knew nothing, just as if he were dead. After they had bathed, all the peahens flew away together, and after they were gone the prince woke up, and said to his servant, 'What has happened? Did they not come?' The servant told him they had been there, and that eight of them had bathed, but the ninth had sat by him on his horse, and caressed and tried to awaken him. Then the king's son was so angry that he almost killed himself in his rage. Next morning he went down again to the shore to wait for the peahens, and rode about a long time till the servant again found an opportunity of blowing with the bellows behind his neck, so that he again fell asleep as though dead. Hardly had he fallen asleep when the nine peahens came flying, and eight of them alighted by the water, but the ninth settled down by the side of his horse and caressed him, and cried out to awaken him, 'Arise, my darling! Arise, my heart! Arise, my soul!'
But it was of no use; the prince slept on as if he were dead. Then she said to the servant, 'Tell your master to-morrow he can see us here again, but never more.' With these words the peahens flew away. Immediately after the king's son woke up, and asked his servant, 'Have they not been here?' And the man answered, 'Yes, they have been, and say that you can see them again to-morrow, at this place, but after that they will not return again.' When the unhappy prince heard that, he knew not what to do with himself, and in his great trouble and misery tore the hair from his head.
The third day he went down again to the shore, but, fearing to fall asleep, instead of riding slowly, galloped along the shore. His servant, however, found an opportunity of blowing with the bellows behind his neck, and again the prince fell asleep. A moment after came the nine peahens, and the eight alighted on the lake and the ninth by him, on his horse, and sought to awaken him, caressing him. 'Arise, my darling! Arise, my heart! Arise, my soul!' But it was of no use, he slept on as if dead. Then the peahen said to the servant, 'When your master awakens tell him he ought to strike off the head of the nail from the lower part, and then he will find me.' Thereupon all the peahens fled away. Immediately the king's son awoke, and said to his servant, 'Have they been here?' And the servant answered, 'They have been, and the one which alighted on your horse, ordered me to tell you to strike off the head of the nail from the lower part, and then you will find her.' When the prince heard that, he drew his sword and cut off his servant's head.
After that he travelled alone about the world, and, after long travelling, came to a mountain and remained all night there with a hermit, whom he asked if he knew anything about nine golden peahens. The hermit said, 'Eh! my son, you are lucky; God has led you in the right path. From this place it is only half a day's walk. But you must go straight on, then you will come to a large gate, which you must pass through; and, after that, you must keep always to the right hand, and so you will come to the peahens' city, and there find their palace.' So next morning the king's son arose, and prepared to go. He thanked the hermit, and went as he had told him. After a while he came to the great gate, and, having passed it, turned to the right, so that at mid-day he saw the city, and beholding how white it shone, rejoiced very much. When he came into the city he found the palace where lived the nine golden peahens. But at the gate he was stopped by the guard, who demanded who he was, and whence he came. After he had answered these questions, the guards went to announce him to the queen. When the queen heard who he was, she came running out to the gate and took him by the hand to lead him into the palace. She was a young and beautiful maiden, and so there was a great rejoicing when, after a few days, he married her and remained there with her.
One day, some time after their marriage, the queen went out to walk, and the king's son remained in the palace. Before going out, however, the queen gave him the keys of twelve cellars, telling him, 'You may go down into all the cellars except the twelfth--that you must on no account open, or it will cost you your head.' She then went away. The king's son whilst remaining in the palace began to wonder what there could be in the twelfth cellar, and soon commenced opening one cellar after the other. When he came to the twelfth he would not at first open it, but again began to wonder very much why he was forbidden to go into it. 'What can be in this cellar?' he exclaimed to himself. At last he opened it. In the middle of the cellar lay a big barrel with an open bung-hole, but bound fast round with three iron hoops. Out of the barrel came a voice, saying, 'For God's sake, my brother--I am dying with thirst--please give me a cup of water!' Then the king's son took a cup and filled it with water, and emptied it into the barrel. Immediately he had done so one of the hoops burst asunder. Again came the voice from the barrel, 'For God's sake, my brother--I am dying of thirst--please give me a cup of water!' The king's son again filled the cup, and took it, and emptied it into the barrel, and instantly another hoop burst asunder. The third time the voice came out of the barrel, 'For God's sake, my brother--I am dying of thirst--please give me a cup of water!' The king's son again took the cup and filled it, and poured the water into the barrel--and the third hoop burst. Then the barrel fell to pieces, and a dragon flew out of the cellar, and caught the queen on the road and carried her away.
Then the servant, who went out with the queen, came back quickly, and told the king's son what had happened, and the poor prince knew not what to do with himself, so desperate was he, and full of self-reproaches. At length, however, he resolved to set out and travel through the world in search of her. After long journeying, one day he came to a lake, and near it, in a little hole, he saw a little fish jumping about. When the fish saw the king's son, she began to beg pitifully, 'For God's sake, be my brother, and throw me into the water. Some day I may be of use to you, so take now a little scale from me, and when you need me, rub it gently.' Then the king's son lifted the little fish from the hole and threw her into the water, after he had taken one small scale, which he wrapped up carefully in a handkerchief. Some time afterwards, as he travelled about the world, he came upon a fox, caught in an iron trap. When the fox saw the prince, he spoke: 'In God's name, be a brother to me, and help me to get out of this trap. One day you will need me, so take just one hair from my tail, and when you want me, rub it gently.' Then the king's son took a hair from the tail of the fox, and let him free.
Again, as he crossed a mountain, he found a wolf fast in a trap; and when the wolf saw him, it spoke: 'Be a brother to me; in God's name, set me free, and one day I will help you. Only take a hair from me, and when you need me, rub it gently.' So he took a hair, and let the wolf free. After that, the king's son travelled about a very long time, till one day he met a man, to whom he said, 'For God's sake, brother, have you ever heard any one say where is the palace of the dragon king?' The man gave him very particular directions which way to take, and in what length of time he could get there. Then the king's son thanked him and continued his journey until he came to the city where the dragon lived. When there, he went into the palace and found therein his wife, and both of them were exceedingly pleased to meet each other, and began to take counsel how they could escape. They resolved to run away, and prepared hastily for the journey. When all was ready they mounted on horseback and galloped away. As soon as they were gone the dragon came home, also on horseback, and, entering his palace, found that the queen had gone away. Then he said to his horse, 'What shall we do now? Shall we eat and drink, or go at once after them?' The horse answered, 'Let us eat and drink first, we shall anyway catch them; do not be anxious.'
After the dragon had dined he mounted his horse, and in a few moments came up with the runaways. Then he took the queen from the king's son and said to him, 'Go now, in God's name! This time I forgive you because you gave me water in the cellar; but if your life is dear to you do not come back here any more!' The unhappy young prince went on his way a little, but could not long resist, so he came back next day to the dragon's palace, and found the queen sitting alone and weeping. Then they began again to consult how they could get away. And the prince said, 'When the dragon comes, ask him where he got that horse, and then you will tell me so that I can look for such another one; perhaps in this way we can escape.' He then went away, lest the dragon should come and find him with the queen.
By-and-by the dragon came home, and the queen began to pet him, and speak lovingly to him about many things, till at last she said, 'Ah! what a fine horse you have! where did you get such a splendid horse?' And he answered, 'Eh! where I got it every one cannot get one! In such and such a mountain lives an old woman who has twelve horses in her stable, and no one can say which is the finest, they are all so beautiful. But in one corner of the stable stands a horse which looks as if he were leprous, but, in truth, he is the very best horse in the whole world. He is the brother of my horse, and whoever gets him may ride to the sky. But whoever wishes to get a horse from that old woman, must serve her three days and three nights. She has a mare with a foal, and whoever during three nights guards and keeps for her this mare and this foal, has a right to claim the best horse from the old woman's stable. But whoever engages to keep watch over the mare and does not, must lose his head!'
Next day, when the dragon went out, the king's son came, and the queen told him all she had learned from the dragon. Then the king's son went away to the mountain and found the old woman, and entered her house greeting: 'God help you, grandmother!' And she answered, 'God help you, too, my son! what do you wish?' 'I should like to serve you,' said the king's son. Then the old woman said, 'Well, my son, if you keep my mare safe for three days and three nights I will give you the best horse, and you can choose him yourself; but if you do not keep the mare safe you shall lose your head.'
Then she led him into the courtyard, where all around stakes were ranged. Each of them had on it a man's head, except one stake, which had no head on it, and shouted incessantly, 'Oh, grandmother, give me a head!' The old woman showed all this to the prince, and said, 'Look here! all these were heads of those who tried to keep my mare, and they have lost their heads for their pains!'
But the prince was not a bit afraid, so he stayed to serve the old woman. When the evening came he mounted the mare and rode her into the field, and the foal followed. He sat still on her back, having made up his mind not to dismount, that he might be sure of her. But before midnight he slumbered a little, and when he awoke he found himself sitting on a rail and holding the bridle in his hand. Then he was greatly alarmed, and went instantly to look about to find the mare, and whilst looking for her, he came to a piece of water. When he saw the water he remembered the little fish, and took the scale from the handkerchief and rubbed it a little. Then immediately the little fish appeared and said, 'What is the matter, my half-brother?' And he replied, 'The mare of the old woman ran away whilst under my charge, and now I do not know where she is!' And the fish answered, 'Here she is, turned to a fish, and the foal to a smaller one. But strike once upon the water with the bridle and cry out, "Heigh! mare of the old woman!"' The prince did as he was told, and immediately the mare came, with the foal, out of the water to the shore. Then he put on her the bridle and mounted and rode away to the old woman's house, and the foal followed. When he got there the old woman gave him his breakfast; she, however, took the mare into the stable and beat her with a poker, saying, 'Why did you not go down among the fishes, you cursed mare?' And the mare answered, 'I have been down to the fishes, but the fish are his friends and they told him about me.' Then the old woman said, 'Then go among the foxes!'
When evening came the king's son mounted the mare and rode to the field, and the foal followed the mare. Again he sat on the mare's back until near midnight, when he fell asleep as before. When he awoke, he found himself riding on the rail and holding the bridle in his hand. So he was much frightened, and went to look after the mare. As he went he remembered the words the old woman had said to the mare, and he took from the handkerchief the fox's hair and rubbed it a little between his fingers. All at once the fox stood before him, and asked, 'What is the matter, half-brother?' And he said, 'The old woman's mare has run away, and I do not know where she can be.' Then the fox answered, 'Here she is with us; she has turned into a fox, and the foal into a cub; but strike once with the bridle on the earth and cry out, "Heigh! you old woman's mare!"' So the king's son struck with the bridle on the earth and cried, 'Heigh! old woman's mare!' and the mare came and stood, with her foal, near him. He put on the bridle, and mounted and rode off home, and the foal followed the mare. When he arrived the old woman gave him his breakfast, but took the mare into the stable and beat her with the poker, crying, 'To the foxes, cursed one! to the foxes!' And the mare answered, 'I have been with the foxes, but they are his friends, and told him I was there!' Then the old woman cried, 'If that is so, you must go among the wolves!'
When it grew dark again the king's son mounted the mare and rode out to the field, and the foal galloped by the side of the mare. Again he sat still on the mare's back till about midnight, when he grew very sleepy and fell into a slumber, as on the former evenings, and when he awoke he found himself riding on the rail, holding the bridle in his hand, just as before. Then, as before, he went in a hurry to look after the mare. As he went he remembered the words the old woman had said to the mare, and took the wolf's hair from the handkerchief and rubbed it a little. Then the wolf came up to him and asked, 'What is the matter, half-brother?' And he answered, 'The old woman's mare has run away, and I cannot tell where she is.' The wolf said, 'Here she is with us; she has turned herself into a wolf, and the foal into a wolf's cub. Strike once with the bridle on the earth and cry out, "Heigh! old woman's mare!"' And the king's son did so, and instantly the mare came again and stood with the foal beside him. So he bridled her, and galloped home, and the foal followed. When he arrived the old woman gave him his breakfast, but she led the mare into the stable and beat her with the poker, crying, 'To the wolves, I said, miserable one!' Then the mare answered, 'I have been to the wolves; but they are his friends, and told him all about me!' Then the old woman came out of the stable, and the king's son said to her, 'Eh! grandmother, I have served you honestly; now give me what you promised me.' And the old woman answered, 'My son, what is promised must be fulfilled. So look here: here are the twelve horses, choose which you like!' And the prince said, 'Why should I be too particular? Give me only that leprous horse in the corner! fine horses are not fitting for me!' But the old woman tried to persuade him to choose another horse, saying, 'How can you be so foolish as to choose that leprous thing whilst there are such very fine horses here?' But he remained firm by his first choice, and said to the old woman, 'You ought to give me which I choose, for so you promised.' So, when the old woman found she could not make him change his mind, she gave him the scabby horse, and he took leave of her, and went away, leading the horse by the halter.
When he came to a forest he curried and rubbed down the horse, when it shone as bright as gold. He then mounted, and the horse flew as quickly as a bird, and in a few seconds brought him to the dragon's palace. The king's son went in and said to the queen, 'Get ready as soon as possible!' She was soon ready, when they both mounted the horse, and began their journey home. Soon after the dragon came home, and when he saw the queen had disappeared, said to his horse, 'What shall we do? Shall we eat and drink first, or shall we pursue them at once?' The horse answered, 'Whether we eat and drink or not it is all one, we shall never reach them.'
When the dragon heard that, he got quickly on his horse and galloped after them. When they saw the dragon following them they pushed on quicker, but their horse said, 'Do not be afraid! there is no need to run away.' In a very few moments the dragon came very near to them, and his horse said to their horse, 'For God's sake, my brother, wait a moment! I shall kill myself running after you!' Their horse answered, 'Why are you so stupid as to carry that monster. Fling your heels up and throw him off, and come along with me!' When the dragon's horse heard that he shook his head angrily and flung his feet high in the air, so that the dragon fell off and brake in pieces, and his horse came up to them. Then the queen mounted him and returned with the king's son happily to her kingdom, where they reigned together in great prosperity until the day of their death.
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Mani je v severské mytologii bůh Měsíce, bratr bohyně Sol. Jeho rodiči jsou bůh Mundilfäri a bohyně Glaur. Řídí na obloze měsíční vůz, který každou noc prchá před vlkem Hatim (jiným jménem Mánagarm). Při ragnaröku vlk měsíc dožene a sežere. Je mu zasvěceno pondělí.

Ve znamení zvěrokruhu je spjat s Rakem. Jeho barva je zelená a runová litera je Ur (U).

Externí odkazy

Bohové Měsíce
Severští bohové

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UFC 75 Tickets Go on Sale Tomorrow
By MMA Junkie Staff June 12, 2007 12:29 pm Follow	@MMAjunkie
By MMA Junkie Staff | June 12, 2007 12:29 pm	Follow @MMAjunkie
Tickets to Sept. 8's UFC 75 event go on sale beginning tomorrow to UFC Fight Club members. The general public can purchase tickets starting on Monday, June 18.
The UFC has confirmed that the event will take place at The 02 Arena in London, England. The main event features UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson vs. PRIDE Fighting Championships welterweight and middleweight champion Dan Henderson. The UFC has also confirmed that the UK's Michael Bisping, the light heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3, will face an as-of-yet-unnamed opponent.
UFC 75 is also expected to feature Mirko â??Cro Copâ? Filipovic vs. Cheick Kongo.
UFC Fight Club members get first crack at tickets beginning tomorrow at 10 a.m. BT (5 a.m. ET). The price of a membership is $24.95 or $64.95.
UFC.com newsletter subscribers can then purchase tickets on Thursday at 10 a.m. BST (5 a.m. ET). You can sign up for the free newsletter at UFC.com, and by doing so, you'll learn that the presale code is BISPING.
The general public can then purchase tickets on Monday, June 18 at 10 a.m. BST (5 a.m. ET).
Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.
"The O2" is a recently renovated arena that could hold more than 20,000 fans. The arena, however, is still known as the Millennium Dome to most English residents. It opened in 2000 but closed later that year. Itâ??ll reopen officially on June 24 with a Bon Jovi concert, and it's also expected to host the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships and the artistic gymnastics and basketball event at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
For the latest UFC 75 fight card, check out the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
UFC books Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart for March 13 event
UFC·	January 15, 2021 11:15 am · By: Nolan King and Farah Hannoun
The middleweight fight will be on the undercard of the event headlined by Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards.


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Ана Луиса Карвахаль Гамонеда (; род. 9 марта 1962) — кубинская шахматистка, международный мастер (1978) среди женщин.

Биография
В 1978 году Ана Луиса Карвахаль заняла второе место в зональном турнире первенства мира по шахматам среди женщин за своей соотечественницей Аселой Де Армас Перес и получила право участвовать в межзональном турнире, а также была удостоена ФИДЕ звания международного мастера среди женщин (WIM). В 1979 году в Рио-де-Жанейро участвовала в межзональном турнире по шахматам, в котором заняла 17-е место.

Примечания

Ссылки

Шахматисты Кубы


Shannon West from the Stampin' Up! Home Office has started a fantastic campaign that I'm super excited about, " #imbringingbirthdaysback". Social media has made it far too easy to be impersonable with your birthday wishes. We often don't celebrate birthdays with greeting cards; but, everyone I know loves to receive happy mail!
As your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and lover of handcrafted cards, I am joining the campaign and supporting it by sending off lots of cards during 2016. If you'd like to be added to my list, send me an email with your birthday, name and address!
Not only will my family, friends and clients receive a personalized, heartfelt birthday wish, I'll also be giving business to Canada Post, whom you my know has had its struggles as of late. I am encouraging you all to share the love with your family and friends throughout the year. Don't forget to include the hashtag #imbringingbirthdaysback on your cards and envelopes. I'd love to see what everyone comes up with!


I try to configure Elster on XI 7.0, but when I try to do step 10 (within the Integration Directory) I am not able to choose ElsterAdapterChannel form the templates, I cannot find it. Just Elster_Adapter_Channel_proxy is available for me. Do I have forgotten anything to import?
my documentation says that I just should enter a module for item line 1 and 3. Where do I get the second one?
> I try to configure Elster on XI 7.0, but when I try to do step 10 (within the Integration Directory) I am not able to choose ElsterAdapterChannel form the templates, I cannot find it. Just Elster_Adapter_Channel_proxy is available for me. Do I have forgotten anything to import?
To which component refers your ducumentation?
> my documentation says that I just should enter a module for item line 1 and 3. Where do I get the second one?
You add one module before the standard module, and one after the standard module.
You need additional parameters. Are they not mentioned? Open in OSS ticket to report the issues.
The values of the elseter modules are related to the Keystore entries in J2EE Administator.
I am sorry, I do not have the requested document.


I can use the gateway on a normal PC but on my mobile phone the Icons are to big see screenshot is their any way to change the UI settings ? or is this planed for future updates ?
Thanks for this feedback. We are working towards a UI re-design over the next couple of releases so this is something we will bear in mind!
One thing that can help in the short term is to try the "Request desktop site" feature. At least on Firefox Mobile this effectively zooms out the page and probably has the same effect on other mobile browsers.


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AUB Group announces capital raising
AUB Group Limited (ASX:AUB) has today announced a $115 million capital raising in support of acquisition funding, further organic growth, and debt repayment.
AUB Group announces acquisition
AUB Group Limited (ASX:AUB) has today announced its agreement to take a majority interest in Adroit Insurance & Risk (Adroit).


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The Heimkehle is one of two great gypsum caves in Germany that are accessible as show caves. It lies on the southern edge of the Harz Mountains between Rottleberode and Uftrungen, east of Nordhausen, right on the state border between Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. The cave may be visited as part of a 45-minute-long guided tour.

Description
The Heimkehle is a gypsum cave with a length of about 2000 metres, 750 metres of which are normally part of the guided tours. However, due to construction work at present (2008) only 600 metres are accessible. The largest cavern is 65 metres long, 65 metres wide and 22 metres high. As a result of the high solubility of gypsum there has been intensive karstification and a resulting formation of voluminous cave systems. Because it is close to the water table many of the room are or were filled with water. The cave receives an average of 20,000 visitors a year.

History
The Heimkehle was first mentioned in the records in 1357. In 1649 the Prince of Anhalt visited. But not until 1920 was the cave opened up by Theodor Wienrich who had electric lighting installed. On 12 September 1920 the show cave was opened. Because the largest part of the Heimkehle was covered at that time with a contiguous lake, it was negotiated in boats.

From 1944 the German Army turned the cave into a bombproof production site for the Dessau Junkers Factory, who had parts for the Ju 88 and other products manufactured here. V-weapons were also supposed to have been produced here. Initially large parts of the lake were concreted over and three production halls and several tunnels built, of which the largest could even be used by lorries. The tunnels and access galleries were able to be cut in a relatively short time due to the softness of the gypsum. Prisoners from the Rottleberode satellit of the Mittelbau concentration camp were drafted in to man the underground facilities. Due to the brutality of the SS guards and the climatic conditions in the cave the death rate amongst the prisoners was very high. Towards the war's end the cave was evacuated and the prisoners were sent on to other work camps. A large number of them died as a result.

After the war the cave was considered as a military installation by the Allies due to its production facilities. In 1946 they had all the access galleries blown up. The cave suffered heavy damage as a result of roof and side wall collapses. From 1953 the Heimkehle was opened up. New entry and exit galleries were driven and the structures that had not already been destroyed were removed. Hardly any traces of buildings may be seen in the cave today. The concreted lakes could not be uncovered because the thickness and quality of the concrete used by the Nazis did not allow it to be removed. More demolition work would have caused further destruction of the Heimkehle. So the cave may now be visited on foot. In  1954 it was re-opened as a show cave. In the small cathedral (Kleiner Dom), where there had also been production facilities, East German authorities built a memorial to the concentration camp inmates. In the Great Cathedral (Großer Dom), in which only a few traces of the production site can still be see, a laser show was installed in 1990. The formal opening of the karst museum took place in 1979.

Harzer Wandernadel
The cave is checkpoint no. 214 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking system.

See also
 List of show caves in Germany

References

Sources
 Heimkehle at www.showcaves.com. Retrieved on 8 May 2010.

External links
 Gipshöhle Heimkehle

Caves of the Harz
Gypsum caves
Karst formations of Germany
Landforms of Saxony-Anhalt
Show caves in Germany
Tourist attractions in Saxony-Anhalt
Caves of Germany


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package io.prestosql.tests;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import io.prestosql.Session;
import io.prestosql.connector.CatalogName;
import io.prestosql.metadata.SessionPropertyManager;
import io.prestosql.plugin.tpch.TpchConnectorFactory;
import io.prestosql.spi.type.Type;
import io.prestosql.testing.LocalQueryRunner;
import io.prestosql.testing.MaterializedResult;
import io.prestosql.testing.TestingAccessControlManager;
import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.util.List;

import static io.prestosql.plugin.tpch.TpchMetadata.TINY_SCHEMA_NAME;
import static io.prestosql.testing.TestingSession.TESTING_CATALOG;
import static io.prestosql.testing.TestingSession.testSessionBuilder;

public class TestQueryPlanDeterminism
        extends AbstractTestQueries
{
    private PlanDeterminismChecker determinismChecker;

    protected TestQueryPlanDeterminism()
    {
        super(TestQueryPlanDeterminism::createLocalQueryRunner);
    }

    @BeforeClass
    public void setUp()
    {
        determinismChecker = new PlanDeterminismChecker((LocalQueryRunner) getQueryRunner());
    }

    @AfterClass(alwaysRun = true)
    public void tearDown()
    {
        determinismChecker = null;
    }

    private static LocalQueryRunner createLocalQueryRunner()
    {
        Session defaultSession = testSessionBuilder()
                .setCatalog("local")
                .setSchema(TINY_SCHEMA_NAME)
                .build();

        LocalQueryRunner localQueryRunner = new LocalQueryRunner(defaultSession);

        // add the tpch catalog
        // local queries run directly against the generator
        localQueryRunner.createCatalog(
                defaultSession.getCatalog().get(),
                new TpchConnectorFactory(1),
                ImmutableMap.of());

        localQueryRunner.getMetadata().addFunctions(CUSTOM_FUNCTIONS);

        SessionPropertyManager sessionPropertyManager = localQueryRunner.getMetadata().getSessionPropertyManager();
        sessionPropertyManager.addSystemSessionProperties(TEST_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES);
        sessionPropertyManager.addConnectorSessionProperties(new CatalogName(TESTING_CATALOG), TEST_CATALOG_PROPERTIES);

        return localQueryRunner;
    }

    @Override
    protected MaterializedResult computeActual(@Language("SQL") String sql)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(sql);
        return super.computeActual(sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected MaterializedResult computeActual(Session session, @Language("SQL") String sql)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(session, sql);
        return super.computeActual(session, sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQuery(@Language("SQL") String sql)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQuery(Session session, @Language("SQL") String sql)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(session, sql);
    }

    @Override
    public void assertQueryOrdered(@Language("SQL") String sql)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQuery(@Language("SQL") String actual, @Language("SQL") String expected)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(actual);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQuery(Session session, @Language("SQL") String actual, @Language("SQL") String expected)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(session, actual);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQueryOrdered(@Language("SQL") String actual, @Language("SQL") String expected)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(actual);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQueryOrdered(Session session, @Language("SQL") String actual, @Language("SQL") String expected)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(session, actual);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertUpdate(@Language("SQL") String actual, @Language("SQL") String expected)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(actual);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertUpdate(Session session, @Language("SQL") String actual, @Language("SQL") String expected)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(session, actual);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertUpdate(@Language("SQL") String sql)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertUpdate(Session session, @Language("SQL") String sql)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(session, sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertUpdate(@Language("SQL") String sql, long count)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertUpdate(Session session, @Language("SQL") String sql, long count)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(session, sql);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQueryFails(@Language("SQL") String sql, @Language("RegExp") String expectedMessageRegExp)
    {
        super.assertQueryFails(sql, expectedMessageRegExp);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertQueryFails(Session session, @Language("SQL") String sql, @Language("RegExp") String expectedMessageRegExp)
    {
        super.assertQueryFails(session, sql, expectedMessageRegExp);
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertAccessAllowed(@Language("SQL") String sql, TestingAccessControlManager.TestingPrivilege... deniedPrivileges)
    {
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertAccessAllowed(Session session, @Language("SQL") String sql, TestingAccessControlManager.TestingPrivilege... deniedPrivileges)
    {
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertAccessDenied(@Language("SQL") String sql, @Language("RegExp") String exceptionsMessageRegExp, TestingAccessControlManager.TestingPrivilege... deniedPrivileges)
    {
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertAccessDenied(Session session, @Language("SQL") String sql, @Language("RegExp") String exceptionsMessageRegExp, TestingAccessControlManager.TestingPrivilege... deniedPrivileges)
    {
    }

    @Override
    protected void assertTableColumnNames(String tableName, String... columnNames)
    {
    }

    @Override
    protected MaterializedResult computeExpected(@Language("SQL") String sql, List<? extends Type> resultTypes)
    {
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic(sql);
        return super.computeExpected(sql, resultTypes);
    }

    @Test
    public void testTpchQ9deterministic()
    {
        //This uses a modified version of TPC-H Q9, because the tpch connector uses non-standard column names
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic("SELECT\n" +
                "  nation,\n" +
                "  o_year,\n" +
                "  sum(amount) AS sum_profit\n" +
                "FROM (\n" +
                "       SELECT\n" +
                "         n.name                                                          AS nation,\n" +
                "         extract(YEAR FROM o.orderdate)                                  AS o_year,\n" +
                "         l.extendedprice * (1 - l.discount) - ps.supplycost * l.quantity AS amount\n" +
                "       FROM\n" +
                "         part p,\n" +
                "         supplier s,\n" +
                "         lineitem l,\n" +
                "         partsupp ps,\n" +
                "         orders o,\n" +
                "         nation n\n" +
                "       WHERE\n" +
                "         s.suppkey = l.suppkey\n" +
                "         AND ps.suppkey = l.suppkey\n" +
                "         AND ps.partkey = l.partkey\n" +
                "         AND p.partkey = l.partkey\n" +
                "         AND o.orderkey = l.orderkey\n" +
                "         AND s.nationkey = n.nationkey\n" +
                "         AND p.name LIKE '%green%'\n" +
                "     ) AS profit\n" +
                "GROUP BY\n" +
                "  nation,\n" +
                "  o_year\n" +
                "ORDER BY\n" +
                "  nation,\n" +
                "  o_year DESC\n");
    }

    @Test
    public void testTpcdsQ6deterministic()
    {
        //This is a query inspired on TPC-DS Q6 that reproduces its plan nondeterminism problems
        determinismChecker.checkPlanIsDeterministic("SELECT orderdate " +
                "FROM orders o,\n" +
                "     lineitem i\n" +
                "WHERE o.orderdate =\n" +
                "    (SELECT DISTINCT (orderdate)\n" +
                "     FROM orders\n" +
                "     WHERE totalprice > 2)\n" +
                "  AND i.quantity > 1.2 *\n" +
                "    (SELECT avg(j.quantity)\n" +
                "     FROM lineitem j\n" +
                "    )\n");
    }
}

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Q: Relationship between two random variables? What is the relationship between a random variable obeying the subexponential distribution defined here and a random variable $X$
satisfying $P\left(\left|X\right|>t\right)\le\alpha e^{-\beta t}$
for all $t>0$ and some $\alpha,\beta>0$?
Thanks a lot for any helpful answers.

A: As explained in the comments, if the distribution of a nonnegative random variable $Y$ is subexponential, then $\mathrm P(Y\gt x)\gg\mathrm e^{-cx}$ when $x\to+\infty$, for every positive $c$. Hence, if $\mathrm P(X\gt x)\leqslant \alpha\mathrm e^{-\beta x}$ when $x\to+\infty$ for some positive $\beta$, then $\mathrm P(X\gt x)\ll\mathrm P(Y\gt x)$ when $x\to+\infty$. And?
Edit The fact that every nonnegative random variable $X$ with subexponential distribution is such that $G(x)\gg\mathrm e^{-cx}$ when $x\to+\infty$, for every positive $c$, where $G(x)=\mathrm P(X\gt x)$, is a basic result of the field. Let us give a hands-on proof of a very restricted version of this fact, namely, that $G(x)\sim a\mathrm e^{-bx}$ is impossible.
By hypothesis, $\mathrm P(X+X'\gt x)\sim2G(x)$ when $x\to+\infty$, where $X'$ is independent of $X$ with the same distribution. Note that
$$
[X+X'\gt x]=[X\gt x\vee X'\gt x]\cup A_x,\quad A_x=[X+X'\gt x\geqslant X,x\geqslant X'],
$$
and that the two events on the RHS are disjoint. In particular,
$$
\mathrm P(X+X'\gt x)=\mathrm P(A_x)+1-\mathrm P(X\leqslant x,X'\leqslant x).
$$
By independence, $\mathrm P(X\leqslant x,X'\leqslant x)=\mathrm P(X\leqslant x)^2=(1-G(x))^2$, hence
$$
\mathrm P(X+X'\gt x)=\mathrm P(A_x)+2G(x)-G(x)^2.
$$
Since $G(x)^2\ll G(x)$, the property of being subexponential is equivalent to
$$
G(x)\gg\mathrm P(A_x).
$$
Now, $A_{2x}\supset[x\lt X\leqslant 2x,x\lt X'\leqslant 2x]$ hence, if the distribution is subexponential, then
$$
G(2x)\gg\mathrm P(x\lt X\leqslant 2x)^2=G(x)^2-2G(x)G(2x)+G(2x)^2.
$$
Since $G(x)G(2x)\ll G(2x)$ and $G(2x)^2\ll G(2x)$, one gets $G(2x)\gg G(x)^2$.
But if $G(x)\sim a\mathrm e^{-bx}$, then $G(2x)\sim a^2\mathrm e^{-2bx}\sim a G(x)^2$, hence $G(2x)\gg G(x)^2$ is impossible.

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Q: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID error: 80040154 Class not registered Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG am running wpf application on 64bit cpu machine, with .net 4.6.1, 64bit AccessDatabaseEngine 2010.
the configurations are:
Build > configuration manager > active solution platform: any cpu
project settings > Build > platform: any cpu, platform target: x64
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Luc Barthélémy Hamel, né à Granville le  et mort à Coutances le , est un homme politique de la Manche, conseiller de préfecture de son état.

Biographie

Luc Barthélémy Hamel est le fils de Luc Hamel, capitaine de navire, et Marie-Charlotte Le Marié. Il est le petit-fils de Thomas Hamel Grandpré, capitaine corsaire de Granville. Il est marié à Charlotte Rosalie Le Boucher, fille de Luc François Le Boucher de Vallesfleurs, maire de Granville de 1768 à 1771.

Il est élu par le Sénat le  pour siéger au Corps législatif. Il est réélu  et le . Il y siège jusqu'en 1815. Il devient baron de l'Empire le . Il adhère toutefois à la déchéance de Napoléon .

Il est élu le  à la Chambre des députéset y siège jusqu'à sa mort.

Il est maître des requêtes au Conseil d'État.

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Député de la Manche
Député au Corps législatif
Député de la Restauration
Maître des requêtes au Conseil d'État
Baron de l'Empire
Naissance à Granville
Naissance en juillet 1771
Décès en juillet 1818
Décès à Coutances
Décès à 46 ans
Conseiller de préfecture