 In 1962 SWAPO decided to use the bullet instead of the ballot to gain power in Namibia and created a military wing for that purpose. This was the birth of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN). To the surprise of no one PLAN has been lavishly supported by the Soviet Bloc in terms of arms, equipment, military training advisors and with vast amounts of political and propaganda support.
How would SWAPO conduct its "war of national liberation?" Given the total backing by the Soviet Union and its surrogates, one could assume that SWAPO would base their insurgency on the Leninist model.
 SWAPO's battlefield in Namibia is Owamboland. There are no large cities in that flat bush terrain. Nor are there even the main actors in Lenin's drama -the bourgeoisie and the proletariat-just subsistance farmers. Therefore, even though SWAPO may think of itself as a Leninist organization and plan a Leninist-style insurgency, Lenin's conditions for carrying out his type of revolution simply do not exist in Namibia.
This is not to say that revolutionary conditions in Namibia were non-existent at the time. There was unrest and dissatisfaction in Namibia and SWAPO was able to exploit them. But, their strategy better fitted the model of Moscow's principle communist heretic-Mao Tse-tung.
Mao's revolutionary model rests upon a rural-based peasant insurgency. Such an insurgency would grow and eventually evolve into a civil war whereby the revolutionary forces would seize power.
Mao's revolution would pass through several stages, each of which would build upon the success of the preceding stage until ultimate victory.3 These stages are: the organizational period of, building cells, organizing cadres, recruiting and subversion; the period of terrorism; period of guerrilla war; and, the period of mobile or civil war.
SWAPO, as noted elsewhere, had a political organization in Namibia as a result of its activities prior to establishing PLAN. Upon the formation of PLAN the old SWAPO, at least those who didn't go into external exile, became the organization's internal political wing. Their duty was in conformity with classic revolutionary theory: politicizing, organizing and mobilizing the masses of Namibia in favor of SWAPO's new revolutionary order. Due to its inherent handicap of being almost solely an Owambo-based movement, the internal wing has had little success.
Successful revolutionary organizations also routinely use their military wing to promote the achievement of the group's political objectives, by using force as a persuader. The common task of all revolutionary organizations is organizing, politicizing and mobilizing the masses, whether by means of their political or military wing or using both.
 It is not surprising then that the primary function of the military wing is similar, but obviously subordinate to that of its political wing.
PLAN was no different. It was given the task of embarking on the political activation of the population in the northern border areas of Namibia. Since two-thirds of the population of the country is located here, the success or failure of PLAN would greatly affect the outcome of their "war of liberation."
Each PLAN terrorist would function as an armed political activist. His military weapon gave him not only status but granted him authority to add emphasis to the revolutionary message he was preaching. His terrorist activities, ideally, were to be restricted to activities which would have a high propaganda value, but which were not too hazardous, as his personal survival was of prime importance.
As a general rule in a revolutionary situation, a terrorist only engages in actions that have a propaganda value. From this it is not difficult to conclude that all revolutionary terrorist activities of an offensive nature can be regarded as armed propaganda.
It is obvious that a military organization, with such a fundamental approach, does not willingly seek combat with the security forces wherever they can find them. The only actions they take are those they are sure they can prevail militarily such as ambush or attacks on small isolated police posts, or those with a guaranteed psychological result: stand-off bombardments with mortars or rockets of bases in densely populated areas, or planting mines to inflict casualties.
Their efforts are directed at converting the neutral section of the population to their side of the cause. PLAN regards the traditional tribal leaders, all respected persons with influence and those sympathetic to the existing state of affairs as their natural enemies. Selective acts of terror and intimidation against them are used as political weapons with the aim of creating a leaderless, defenseless, frightened mass which can be manipulated to do the bidding of SWAPO.
The obvious task of the security forces, which we will go in to more detail elsewhere, was to prevent PLAN from carrying out its program.
In 1965, PLAN launched its military terrorist assault on Namibia when six armed terrorists entered Owamboland. For several months they moved about Owamboland seeking recruits. Their efforts netted them thirty recruits. They gave them a rudimentary course in the terror tactics of guerrilla war and then sent them back to their homes to await the call to action.
Continuing their recruiting efforts, the six set up a temporary camp near Ongulumbashe in the northwestern part of Owamboland. Here they began to  train their latest contingent of recruits. Unfortunately for them, their security was bad and word of their camp and its activity reached the authorities. On August 26,1966, a small police unit raided the camp, killing two and arresting nine, and scattering the rest of the insurgent trainees, many of whom were arrested during the next few weeks.
While the original six were busy in their recruiting efforts, other PLAN members launched the terror campaign in earnest in February 1966 at Omdumbashe in Owamboland near the Namibian/Angolan border.
In October 1968, SWAPO sent two large groups of PLAN terrorists over the border where they began operations in Owamboland. However, within a week fifty-six of them had been captured. As a result, SWAPO changed its tactics and reverted to using smaller groups of terrorists.
In January 1972, a widespread strike by over 13,000 migrant workers which, true or not, SWAPO claimed credit for instigating,4 led to a state of emergency in the northern areas of Namibia. South African Defense Force (SADF) units were sent there to restore and maintain order.
A year later in January 1973, SWAPO launched a new terrorist offensive in Owamboland. The increased terrorist activity resulted in the South African army assuming overall direction of the counterinsurgency effort in Namibia.
What type of a counterinsurgency campaign would they undertake? Would it be successful or would it fail?
The South African's counterinsurgency thinking was influenced by an American writer, Lt. Col. John J. McCuen. McCuen had written a book, The Art of Counter-Revolutionary War (Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA., 1966) that analyzed revolutionary war and provided a theoretical framework for successfully fighting it. McCuen's book became the bible for the South African counterinsurgency campaign in Namibia.
 The revolutionaries would do this by following Mao's classic four phases of a guerrilla war: organization, terrorism, guerrilla war and mobile or civil war.
However, events were taking place in neighboring Angola that would have far-reaching effects on both sides in the terrorist war in Namibia. At first they effected SWAPO adversely.
With the beginning of the Portuguese collapse in Angola in 1974 came large-scale deployment of South African troops in the northern part of Namibia. Many of these troops later took part in "Operation SAVANNAH," in 1975-76. This operation involved sending about 2,000 troops-at the instigation, so it is said, of the American Secretary of State, Dr. Henry Kissinger8-to bolster Western-backed factions in the Angolan civil war. The South Africans were to counter the Cuban troops rushed in by the Soviets to prop up the communist backed Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) faction. Hypocritical international furor over the presence of South African troops in Angola caused their withdrawal from Angola, but their presence in northern Namibia severely restricted SWAPO's activity and forced it underground.
The Portuguese collapse and the outcome of the ensuing civil war in Angola soon became a major blessing for SWAPO and revived its activities. Instead of former Portuguese pressure and hostility SWAPO was given what every successful insurgency needs-safe bases and sanctuaries in a neighboring state. The new Marxist regime in Luanda permitted, indeed encouraged, SWAPO to set up bases in southern Angola just north of their target area -the Owambo tribal lands in Namibia.
With the withdrawal of South African forces engaged in "Operation SAVANNAH" from Angola in early 1976, SWAPO was able to extend its network of training camps and bases in southern Angola. This facilitated their ability to infiltrate PLAN terrorists over the border into Namibia.
 The long open border, flat terrain and heavy bush made insurgent movement in and out of Owamboland very easy either on foot, by bicycle or vehicle.
The introduction of the South African forces and their subsequent movement into southern Angola had caused SWAPO to revert to the organizational phase of their insurgency. SWAPO activity in Owamboland was rather quiet during this period.
The change in power in Angola quickly reversed that situation. SWAPO was soon able to not only move from the organizational to the terrorist stage but as more training bases were established in southern Angola they were able to launch small-scale guerrilla war in northern Namibia. Even though most of the activity involved raids across the border at soft targets and then return to their sanctuaries inside Angola, they were having a discernible psychological impact in Namibia. SWAPO, as a result, was able to recruit many more members than they were losing to the security forces.
The South Africans had their work cut-out for them if they were going to stop SWAPO. They needed not only military and political strength, but also a sound counterinsurgency doctrine to achieve success.
The South African's counter-revolutionary manual would be vital in mounting a successful campaign.
The South Africans did not succumb to any illusions about the chances of achieving a "quick fix" in solving the situation in Namibia. As early as 1976 senior military officials were making it quite clear that there would be no  quick, easy solution to the Namibian struggle.11 As a result, they chose to apply the tried and true counterinsurgency techniques, such as constant patrolling and "hearts and minds" civic action schemes. The South Africans set out to wage their counterinsurgency war in Namibia in the right way.
Adding problems to the estimate will be the fact that the insurgents will often be in different stages of their strategy in different parts of the country. For example, although SWAPO was primarily in the organizational phase within Owamboland in the 1976-77 period, they were able to conduct guerrilla war, albeit from bases in Angola, in the more remote areas of northern Namibia.
All these factors must be considered in deciding what stage the enemy is in as they carry out their insurgency against your efforts.
Once past that hurdle, the governing power must develop a proper strategy that will: (1) secure the government's own strategic bases against revolutionary infiltration by SWAPO, and, (2) prevent or delay the development of revolutionary base areas in Namibia. This posed a special problem in Namibia in that most of the population was located near the northern border of the country.
The successful counterinsurgency campaign strategy next required that a long-term plan be developed which would allow the South Africans to not only stop SWAPO but to take the initiative and drive them back through the  various stages of their revolutionary war activity until they had been neutralized.
It was a daunting task. It required the South Africans to not only mobilize, organize, and apply the massive resources necessary to carry out their plan, but to continue on as long as it took to win the war. They also had to do it in a manner that would avoid the most common mistake in pursuing counter-revolutionary war-to do too little too late.
The events, both of a political and military nature narrated in this book, all had their effect on or were the result of the counter-revolutionary action taken by the South Africans. It cannot be stressed too often that both revolutionaries, and counter-revolutionaries, if they are to be successful, will use political, economic, educational, psychological and organizational concepts as much, or even more than purely military action.
There is also a fundamental rule of revolutionary war that the prime objective for the revolutionary force is self-preservation. 14 On the other side of the coin, Mao's dictum applies equally to the counter-revolutionary war practitioner. Even though the overall counterinsurgency objective is to destroy the revolutionaries, the immediate objective must be the preservation of the counter-revolutionaries' bases, population and forces. If these go it renders any proposed counterinsurgency plan moot.
The South Africans built an extensive network of bases not only throughout the northern Namibian border areas, but in areas likely to be prime targets in an expanded SWAPO guerrilla war and along the security forces principal logistic network  Geography favored the South Africans as the northern border operational area was over four hundred kilometers from the largest city-Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.
The South African bases were strong enough to resist direct assault by PLAN terrorists and also discouraged infiltration in their vicinity. Moreover, by conducting continuous patrols, and sweeps, collecting intelligence and setting up ambushes, the security forces were able to prevent any permanent establishment of SWAPO bases inside Namibia.
Despite all of this, the situation along the border was still giving the security forces nightmares. On the one hand, the bulk of the Owambo population was concentrated close to the border easily accessible and exceptionally vulnerable to hit and run terrorist attacks from the SWAPO bases just across the border. On the other hand, the geography and the nature of the terrain made sealing the border a virtual impossibility.
The South Africans had essentially two options. The first was to concentrate the population in defensible locations, as had proved to be so effective in Malaysia.16 The other option was to strike at the terrorists where they were concentrated in their bases before they entered Namibia.
That left the other option; pre-emptive cross-border strikes and follow-up operations against SWAPO sanctuaries in Angola. It was not an easy decision for the South African government to take. At the time the South African Prime Minister was John Vorster. He was not enthusiastic about such operations as the recent Operation SAVANNAH had wrecked his detente policy efforts in southern Africa.
On the other hand, he had to face the hard facts of the rapidly escalating SWAPO activities in Namibia. On October 25, 1977, SADF spokesman Maj. Gen. Walter Black said there were at least 300 terrorists in Owamboland and that contacts between the security forces and SWAPO averaged at least 100 a month.17 He estimated that a further 3,400 PLAN terrorists were active in Angola and Zambia could rapidly move into Namibia.
There was little cause or time for jubilation on the part of the security forces, as the battle portended a troubling ominous future. If SWAPO continued to send large units of terrorists across the border it would increase PLAN's ability to escalate the war in Namibia. If enough PLAN terrorists poured across the border they would soon be able to advance their revolutionary war from the guerrilla to the mobile war phase. That would put the counterinsurgency forces in Namibia at a decided operational disadvantage. There simply were not enough security force personnel available to cope with an escalating SWAPO "invasion" from their safe havens in southern Angola.
It is well to recall that while this increased SWAPO infiltration was underway South Africa, the West and the United Nations were deeply involved in negotiations over future independence for Namibia. SWAPO knew this and obviously wanted as many as possible of its terrorists inside Namibia, if and when a ceasefire were to go into effect as part of any international peace and independence plan for the country.
The more SWAPO terrorists that were inside Namibia during a ceasefire, the more they could coerce and intimidate Namibians to support their Marxist political agenda.
During March 1978, SWAPO's activity seemed to quiet down a bit as the  diplomatic efforts over the Namibian independence question were becoming bogged down.
It was just the calm before the storm and it broke dramatically on March 27th when a SWAPO hit-team gunned down one of the original founders of SWAPO and one of the most respected man in Namibia-Clemens Kapuuo. He was chief of the Hereto tribe and a long time political foe of the South African government. At the time of his assassination he was also chairman of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance. SWAPO was obviously trying to remove potential political opponents before they could take part in any UN supervised elections as part of the process of Namibian independence.
Kapuuo's assassination also signaled the start of more SWAPO terrorist activities in Namibia.
On April 28th, one of the most serious PLAN infiltrations ever, took place when a group of 100 terrorists clashed with a security force patrol in western Owamboland. This incident confirmed South African fears that SWAPO was escalating its infiltrations of larger groups into the operational area of Owamboland.
It was against this background of the deteriorating security situation inside Namibia that the South Africans government decided to launch Operation REINDEER, its first major cross-border operation.
This decision required a lot of courage on the part of South Africa, as it was taken even while they were formally accepting the Western proposal for a Namibian settlement.
The South African government was not being duplicitous, as its critics' have claimed. Even before accepting the Western proposal, it had constantly stressed that it would not allow SWA/Namibia to be taken at the point of a gun. The Western diplomats involved in the negotiations were well aware of the South African position on that item. Perhaps they thought South Africa was bluffing. If so, events quickly showed the West's diplomats just how wrong they were.
Perceiving the gravity of the politico-military situation, the South African government decided to launch REINDEER. The South Africans considered REINDEER and subsequent pre-emptive operations to be essential steps in fighting the SWAPO terrorist insurgency in Namibia. They were deemed so important, in fact, that on many occasions the South African government approved them knowing that they would be mercilessly crucified by international political anger and protests from both enemies and friends. Governments do not lightly or often undertake military operations knowing beforehand that they will be subjected to universal condemnation, unless they deem them absolutely necessary. The decisions to undertake "REINDEER"  and other cross-border incursions have not been left to the discretion of the military Such operations cannot be launched without approval at the highest level of the South African government.
The military does not have carte blanche to operate as it sees fit. Each cross-border operation, barring spontaneous "hot pursuit" by security forces chasing a fleeing band of terrorists over the border into southern Angola, has to be specifically authorized, and indeed, is in constant danger of being canceled at the last moment if the political leaders feel the political conditions are too unfavorable.
One of the most important political considerations weighed by the South African government, outside of the international situation, has been the domestic support of the war. Since the South African Defense Force is mostly a conscript force, in which every white male must do two years National Service, use of military power is susceptible to the whims of the white electorate. That electorate, generally speaking, accepts the necessity of the war against SWAPO. Nevertheless, a failure or even a particularly difficult operation involving heavy casualties, could quickly turn into a political disaster for the South African government. Unlike the majority of African governments, the South African government is responsible to an electorate.
The decision to adopt the strategy of cross-border operations, and the separate approval of each of them as they arose, called for much thought, debate and anguish at the highest levels of the South African government.
Given the political and diplomatic situation in the late spring of 1978, the South Africa government obviously thought the security situation in Namibia warranted the launching of cross-border operations.
We will cover some of these, including the first of these, Operation REINDEER, which was launched on May 4, 1978, later in this work. Before doing that, however, let us turn our attention to the political situation that was developing inside Namibia.
2. For a better overview see: Insurgency in the Modern World, Bard O'Neil, Wm. R. Heaton & Donald J. Alberts, eds., Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1980, pp.26-28; see also: Lenin, loc. cit.
3 Mao Tse-rung, "On Protracted War," Selected Military Writings, Foreign Language Press, Peking, 1983, pp.210-219; see also: O'Neil, Insurgency in the Modern World, op. cit., PP.28-31.
5 Mao Tse-tung, "Strategic Problems in the Anti-Japanese Guerrilla War;" Selected Works, Vol. lI, International Publishers, New York, 1954, p.125.
6 McCuen, J.J., The Art of Counter-Revolutionary War, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA, 1966, p.30.
8 Steenkamp, W, Borderrtrike: South Africa Into Angola, Butterworth, Wobern, MA, 1983, p.3; "Destabilizing Southern Africa," The Economist, July 16, 1983, p.19.
9 McCuen, op. cit., p.78.
11 Steenkamp, W, "Politics of Power-The Border War;" in: Venter, Al J., Challenge: Southern Africa within the African Revolutionary Context, Ashanti Publishing Limited, Gibraltar, 1989, p.186.
12 McCuen, op. cit., pp.78-79ff.
14 See: Mao Tse-tung, "On Protracted War," Selected Works, International Publications, Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1954-56, pp.206-207.
15 McCuen, op. cit., p.53.
16 See: Sir Robert Thompson, Defeating Communist Insurgency, Praeger, New York, 1970.
17 Steenkamp, op. cit., p.6.
19 Ibid., p.9; confirmed by statement to author by a number of SADF and Namibian civilian authorities.


Crochet toys are a lot of fun to create and make the perfect gift for a baby or small child.
Soft and cuddly with no sharp edges or removable pieces to swallow, they are safe and very appealing.
Crochet toys are fully washable which is a big plus when the owner is a baby.
You can even make crocheted cupcakes for a kitchen decoration or as a cute addition to a baby gift basket.
Knitted toys are just as lovely. The knitted ball shown left was given to my daughter when she was a baby. The ball is worked in the colors of the Brisbane Broncos football team. You could create a ball to support any team. My daughter learned to throw and catch with this one. It was easy for small fingers to grasp and could be thrown around inside my house without fear of damaging anything.
This cute white rabbit with her pretty pink dress shown right, will be instantly loved by any little girl. Dress a bunny rabbit in a shirt and pants, or bow tie for a little boy.
My galah hand puppet shown top of page, was inspired by my pet galah cockatoo, "George". He's finally proven to be good for something more than getting into mischief. George is an Australian native parrot known as a galah, or rose cockatoo. He is just as intelligent as he is beautiful.
We also share our Australian bush with a large assortment of reptiles. The snake pictured left, is an example of one of these. "Peter," is a diamond python snake. He is not a venomous snake. He dines on vermin and small animals.
This pretty butterfly is fun to play with, and she may also be used to decorate a sweater. If a clip is attached to the under side of her body, she can be worn as a hair accessory.
The octopus picture shown at left, is a red octopus called "Ozzie". An unusual and interesting gift for a child of any age.
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Michelle Tedford • June 23, 2020
Over roast duck and handmade dumplings, seven American students joined seven Chinese students in a celebration held in Dayton for the Chinese New Year. It was a joyous event filled with laughter as students served themselves from shared platters. The Americans told stories of the study abroad course from which they had just returned, a two-week immersion in December and January to learn about business, culture and history in China.
"I believe going to China is the best way for our students to learn more about a different culture, a language and the Chinese people," said Xiaoli Li, associate professor of English who hosted the meal and led the course in professional and technical writing in China.
Their trip began before a new pneumonia-like disease was first reported in Wuhan, China, and finished just as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was issuing its most mild travel precaution for Hubei Province. The students were never near the hotspot and were back in their UD classrooms well before the emerging virus would reach Ohio. It would be two months before the World Health Organization would declare a pandemic.
Those seven students would be the last to complete a study abroad for the foreseeable future the way things used to be — where hugs solidify international friendships and hands-on learning means being in the middle of the action.
Primary is the health and safety of the campus community.
As the virus quickly spread worldwide, it became apparent that the way things were — from study abroad to classroom lectures to Reunion Weekend — would be changed by physical distancing and state-mandated stay-at-home orders. The University's response took on a strategic focus. President Eric F. Spina laid out the guiding principles, primary being the health and safety of the campus community, followed closely by the sustainability of the University of Dayton and its educational mission.
"This is our test to make certain that the decisions we make prioritize the long-term future of this place, the future of this grand Marianist experiment here in southwest Ohio, something that's really worth giving our all for," Spina said.
Safeguarding the campus community through the spring would require a coordinated effort by all areas of the University, in conjunction with local and state public health officials. And it will take even more work to ensure the campus community can come together in the fall. Each person's commitment to the common good will create a new iteration of the community spirit for which UD is so well known, one where individuals protect the community by taking responsibility to protect themselves.
International hits home
Dr. Mary Buchwalder
Dr. Mary Pelszynski Buchwalder '82 was one of the first on campus to read the CDC advisories about this new virus. A veteran of student health since 1991, the medical director of UD's health center said she scours medical updates for information about safety measures for campus. She immediately thought of UD's international students, who were just returning for spring term, as well as domestic students who travel during winter break, and directed her staff to ask patients with respiratory symptoms about their recent travels.
It wouldn't be the first time she'd made plans for an emerging health threat. Buchwalder has been part of a team responding to existing and potential communicable diseases, from SARS to mumps to chickenpox. While contact tracing is a new phrase in everyday conversation, Buchwalder has been following the dots for years.
"People think we just take care of colds," Buchwalder said of the campus health center, "but if you pick a part of the body, we have dealt with it — the common things but also unusual things. In medicine, we say if you hear hoof beats, it's probably a horse, but sometimes it's a zebra. And so we keep a little zebra file because we see interesting zebras, too."
While COVID-19 is not a rare zebra, it is requiring the same keen attention by Buchwalder and her staff as information evolves regarding protective measures and available treatments.
Amy Anderson '09 was also taking notice of the unfolding response in China. As UD's associate provost for global and intercultural affairs, she's long been a champion for creating opportunities for students to study abroad and for international students to join campus, two ways the University fulfills its goal of educating culturally competent citizens of the world.
Her first worry was for UD's Chinese students who went home for break. Were they well? Were their families OK?
And then she thought of the students studying abroad.
Members of UD's international response team met three times over five days in mid-January. Each day — and sometimes each hour — brought new understanding to how the virus was moving around the world.
One of the team's first decisions was about China, where several faculty-led courses, internships and experiential learning opportunities were planned for summer 2020. To help protect participants, they moved the courses from China to South Korea — and then South Korea reported its first cases of COVID-19. By the beginning of March, all programming initially scheduled for China was canceled.
Meanwhile, five UD students were making their way to South Korea for the start of a spring semester abroad. On Feb. 25, based on CDC guidance, the University communicated with students that they hoped the semester could continue. On Feb. 27, they told everyone to return home immediately. The pandemic's impact on the rest of the world was becoming clear.
That same day, the University required 13 students studying in Italy to come home. France became a hotspot, and two weeks later UD recalled 86 more students throughout Europe. In mid-March, Anderson's office required another 30 to come home from all over the world — Australia, Africa, Latin America, even Semester at Sea, where Flyers floated with their classmates aboard a boat in search of an open port. UD also encouraged 13 students at Chaminade University, a Marianist school in Honolulu, to come home.
Robin Oldfield
It was terrible, she said, to have to tell students that their lifelong dream of studying abroad was being cut short, especially when so many people at the time didn't think the virus was a big deal. There was sadness and frustration. But quick action meant UD's students were safe.
"We were able to get our students home when a lot of other schools weren't," Anderson said.
Back on Jan. 28, the crisis took on an entirely different tone. Miami University, also situated in southwest Ohio, announced two students recently returned from China with respiratory symptoms were in isolation awaiting test results.
"It went within three days from being concerned about our Chinese students and our domestic students in China to being concerned about this new virus locally," said Robin Oldfield, assistant vice president of audit, risk and compliance and chief risk officer. "It really started to quickly evolve from there."
On March 2, the Flyers volleyball team picked a perfect place to revel in their A-10 championship — bowling at Capri Lanes. UD's president, as is his tradition, joined them in the evening celebration.
"I went to a place where I wore someone else's shoes and put my fingers in multiple bowling balls that who-knows-who had their hands in previously," said Spina. Just hours before, he had met in a conference room in St. Mary's Hall to discuss the University's response should a case of the novel coronavirus be found on campus. "I'd be lying to you if I thought during that 4:30 p.m. meeting that this was going to consume our lives and lead to the University sending students home for the rest of the semester," he said.
The speed at which the virus and understanding of its impact spread can be summed up in two snapshots. The first is from Saturday, March 7, when students hoisted homemade signs and squeezed into the camera frame for a live airing of ESPN's College GameDay. The second is Tuesday, March 10, when students received an email from UD saying spring break was starting early and everyone who could leave campus the next day must do so.
PPE DONATIONS: UD faculty donated more than 10,000 gloves, 500 face masks and 100 coverall garments to health care workers.
Since January, committees had been meeting and planning, preparing and speculating, each bit of new information digested and strategy reassessed. But before March 10, Oldfield said, "We were figuring out what is the most prudent thing to do. The decision was on us."
March 10 was different. It began with morning texts among the three local college presidents: Spina, Sue Edwards of Wright State University and Steven Johnson of Sinclair College. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine had asked to speak with higher education leaders that day, and rumors were that the news was not good.
"This is not about our institutions but our students."
"The three of us pledged to one another that this is not about our institutions but our students — 30,000 altogether," Spina said. "They're integrated into every part of civic life in Dayton. What we do could matter."
Along with DeWine on that 12:45 p.m. phone call were then-Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton and Ohio Department of Education Chancellor Randy Gardner.
Spina sat in his office with Molly Wilson, vice president of University marketing and communications, while other members of the executive task force listened from their offices.
The message was forceful and clear. Oldfield wrote down these phrases:
"We have to slow it down."
"It's up to you to determine how many people die."
"Quick, strong action will save lives."
And Spina remembers DeWine sharing a powerful example of the health crisis currently consuming Europe:
"We're now where Italy was 10 days ago. We can follow that path or disrupt it."
When the call was over, Spina turned to Wilson, and they agreed: "We've got to act soon."
At 2 p.m., a call with Montgomery County, Ohio, Health Commissioner Jeff Cooper confirmed the seriousness of the situation. At a 3 p.m. executive task force meeting in the first-floor conference room in St. Mary's Hall, University leadership finalized plans they had already been discussing for a temporary cessation of in-person classes.
"Once Gov. DeWine and Dr. Acton spoke, it became very clear what decisions needed to be made," Oldfield said. "As difficult as it was, there was much more clarity."
Calling it a "crucial moment in time," Spina emailed students that evening. He suspended in-person classes beginning 8 a.m. the next morning, effectively starting spring break three days early. Students were instructed to leave campus by 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, if possible, and to take what they'd need to continue their coursework online though at least April 6.
"We all understand how special this campus community is to our students and how difficult it will be for people to be away for an extended period," Spina wrote. "Please do know that we will strive to limit the period of absence as best we can, but that the health and safety of each of you is our highest priority and will drive this decision."
The next day, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, and by March 20 the University would decide to finish the spring semester online. All campus events would be postponed, all summer classes switched to online, and most faculty and staff asked to work from home.
Looking back, Spina said, the three-week break from in-person classes seems exceptionally optimistic. But he knew that extending their absence from campus would also mean postponing commencement. As the father of a senior at Skidmore College who had just been told commencement there was canceled, he did not want to abandon hope. "These are my kids — our 11,000 students," he said.
The video he sent to students that extended online learning exposed his grief and shared suffering. It was the right message for the time, and it was well-received.
"This was something that we all were experiencing together."
"The feedback that I got from 50, 60, 80 students and parents whom I had never met, their recognition that the University saw them and saw the loss they were experiencing, was a moment that really speaks to this notion of community, of a shared humanity," Spina said. "People saw this was something that we all were experiencing together."
Throughout the spring semester, there were no confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus among Flyer students nor the faculty and staff.
The community that is UD's hallmark worked together to promote safety for everyone. The ultimate irony is that they came together to keep the community safe by initially keeping them physically apart, scattering them to home offices, bedrooms and porches across the country.
As students — and then staff and faculty — headed home, colleagues worked together to solve problems they previously had never anticipated:
• UD Information Technologies coordinated with every department and office to outfit and support faculty and staff with hardware and software to work from home, while the Learning Teaching Center provided pedological support for moving classes online.
• Dining services worked with the Center for International Programs to provide food for more than 400 international students who could not return to their home countries; most continue to be served today.
• University marketing and communications collaborated with the registrar's office and deans to create virtual degree conferral ceremonies for more than 2,000 graduating students.
• Colleagues throughout campus volunteered to work five-hour shifts, even on weekends, to help students and their families with a staggered move-out of University housing throughout May and June.
Bill Fischer, who has served as vice president for student development for 11 years, said the level of cooperation he's recently witnessed rivals the exceptional collaboration for which UD is known.
"We rely on each other for support, guidance, expertise and experience," he said. "We are all working for the same thing — the safety and well-being of our students and University."
Regional partners also play a role. The University set up a mobile testing center for Premier Health in the parking lot of UD Arena, with the UD health center providing staffing support. Local physicians and health professionals are among those on the University of Dayton COVID-19 Medical Advisory Panel, helping guide UD's plans to bring students back to campus in the fall, monitor the impact of COVID-19 on campus and inform future medical decisions.
Campus had also prepared in other ways. While no one had foreseen a pandemic of the novel coronavirus, the University previously created plans for how to respond to other emerging health threats, including SARS. Spina had experience in planning for Ebola as provost at Syracuse University, which had students studying in Africa during a disease outbreak there. And UD last winter had sent participants, including Buchwalder, to a regional tabletop exercise for emergency response — for a pandemic flu.
"The really excellent thing about the regional exercise is that you meet people in person who you are going to depend on," Buchwalder said.
When you're in a crisis, you appreciate the practice such simulations offer, Oldfield said. You also discover how different a pandemic is from a tornado or flood. For natural disasters, the response window is short and the recovery long.
"Since Jan. 24, we've been in response mode," Oldfield said of this crisis, which every day offers new data to consider. "We have yet to hit recovery. The future is still unknown."
Toward fall
Among all the unknowns about the novel coronavirus is one decided fact: The University is working toward welcoming students back in the fall.
Paul Benson, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, described the challenges of educating students on a close-knit residential campus.
"Flexibility and adaptability will be essential to everything we do in the fall," he said.
"Flexibility and adaptability will be essential to everything we do in the fall."
Among the ideas being explored are:
• a phased move-in over two weeks in August.
• testing, monitoring and containing of cases, including setting aside housing for students who are at high risk or need to isolate or quarantine.
• creative scheduling and flexible course delivery, including completing the semester online after students return home at Thanksgiving.
• wearing face coverings and implementing physical distancing.
Welcoming students back will also require everyone in the campus community to make a mutual commitment for each other's health and safety.
"Students will not only be taking care of themselves, they will be taking care of each other," Fischer said.
All classes are being planned for flexibility to accommodate students who may need to self-isolate during the semester or to allow for seamless transition should the public health condition change. Some classes will be totally online. This could be because the class size is too large to provide space for physical distancing or the faculty member is unable to return to campus for health reasons. These online classes can also accommodate students who can't come to campus for health reasons or due to travel restrictions.
Fall will look a bit different, with physical distancing and face coverings.
UD's doctor of physical therapy program offers a model of how clinically based courses and programs that require hands-on learning could be designed. A summer pilot brought doctoral students back to campus for two weeks of training required for their high-touch profession. The pilot followed CDC guidelines and was approved by public health officials.
International programs are also again being planned, with a virtual twist. Anderson said this summer her team welcomed a new multinational cohort of students enrolled in English studies via videoconferencing. While decisions on fall study abroad will be made later this summer, she expects domestic intercultural immersions to expand once travel restrictions are lifted.
It is taking a village to provide the tools, infrastructure and safety protocols to allow in-person classes in the fall. Nearly 100 members from a cross-section of campus have come together to draft the plans. Four primary working groups are developing recommendations for critical areas of University operations including academics, housing and student life, preventive measures, and infrastructure and operations. Seven specialized groups are focusing on implementing plans and campus operations in the context of the pandemic; other special groups are added as needs are refined. Many more departments and offices are deciding procedures for their work when staff and faculty return to campus in August.
"The principle of subsidiarity is important," Spina told a virtual meeting of directors during the spring, referring to the principle of Catholic Social Teaching that empowers those closest to the decision to act. "A lot of decisions will be made locally."
It will be impossible to eliminate all risk, Spina said, but a focus on health and safety will help the community we love to come together come fall.
"We understand very well that the magic of a UD education is in community," Spina said. "We're working toward welcoming students back because we understand the great value — for all of us and for the city of Dayton — there is in being together on campus, working together."
Read more in the series "Common Good in Uncommon Times":
'The financial impact is profound'
When community goes viral
Pandemic and the common good
LEAD, SERVE
Follow the links to learn more about how members of the Flyer community have chosen to help their communities and our world during the pandemic.
Life-saving innovation
UD's motto "For God and Country" inspired Fred McBagonluri '05, president of Academic City University in Ghana, to use local parts and local ingenuity to build ventilators.
Understanding symptoms
Assistant professor Julie Walsh-Messinger has contributed to a massive crowdsourced survey of COVID-19 patients that looks at loss of smell and taste.
Quick results save lives
Fred Tenover '76 was part of a team that in 28 days created a test for the novel coronavirus that provides doctors results in 45 minutes.
Protecting health care workers
UD Research Institute and its in-house manufacturing partner FastLane are creating personal protective equipment with area businesses.
Safe and sterile
When the nation needed a solution to the PPE shortage, Flyer innovators at Battelle built and delivered decontamination units.
Software developed by Barath Narayanan '13 of UDRI uses artificial intelligence to diagnose COVID-19 in seconds in scans of the lungs.
Better mousetrap
Three Flyers created a video featuring mousetraps and ping pong balls on how social distancing stems the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Pandemic and common good
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Brandi Carlile Brings R&B Singer Monica to the Ryman for 'Crowded Table' [Watch]
Brandi Carlile couldn't let her Sunday night (March 28) Ryman Auditorium livestream concert pass without bringing in a special guest for the occasion. R&B singer Monica joined the Americana star during the show for a collaborative rendition of the Highwomen's song "Crowded Table."
"I'm gettin' kinda lonely out here. I think I need to get my friend Monica out to sing this one with me," Carlile told the crowd — some at the Ryman in person and many more watching from home -- as she introduced the song. "Come on, Monica! She's gonna tell you how it is."
Monica led a verse, before she and Carlile harmonized on the song's welcoming chorus: "I want a house with a crowded table / And a place by the fire for everyone ..." Carlile then took lead on the bridge, and they sang the final chorus together once again.
"THE QUEEN!" Carlile shouted in celebration of her duet partner at the song's end.
Monica has been working in music since the early 1990s and has scored a number of hits on the R&B charts. Her mostly widely recognized songs include "The Boy Is Mine," a multi-platinum, Grammy-winning duet with Brandy. According to her Instagram bio, she has a new single, "Trenches," out now, and an album of the same name in the works.
Carlile teased Monica's appearance at her Sunday night show on Instagram a few hours before the concert. In the clip, the two are onstage at the Ryman, and Monica promises to join Carlile for "whatever you want me to do":
"Crowded Table" itself recently won Best Country Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna co-wrote the song, which appears on the self-titled debut album from the Highwomen, Carlile and Hemby's quartet with Maren Morris and Amanda Shires.
Carlile's Ryman Auditorium concert was originally planned as an audience-less livestream; however, about a week before the show, she opened it up to select fans who had purchased tickets to the livestream and could show proof that they'd received their COVID-19 vaccination.
A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefited the Rainey Day Fund — which offers assistance to LGBTQ+ artists, artists of color and artists with disabilities — and Fanny's School of Music in East Nashville. CMT sent a matching donation to the Color Me Country Fund, which supports artists of color, and Carlile's Looking Out Foundation matched the donations to all three organizations.
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Since 2003, Ontario has increased per student funding by $4,000 or 55 per cent. In March, the government announced that education funding would remain stable to help protect full-day kindergarten, a cap on class sizes and teaching jobs. In addition to this funding, parents support their children's education directly through a variety of fundraising activities.
The province's new Guideline for School Fundraising will help provide greater transparency so parents know how money raised through fundraising is being spent, while giving boards a clear understanding of the acceptable use of fundraising proceeds.
For example, the guideline states that fundraising proceeds cannot be used for items that are already publicly funded, like classroom learning materials and capital projects. They also recommend that school boards post an annual report of fundraising proceeds and post their fundraising policies on their websites to increase accountability and transparency.
Ensuring fundraising activities are transparent and reflect the values and expectations of the school community is part of the McGuinty government's plan to maintain a strong, successful education system.
The proposed 2012-13 Grants for Student Needs (GSN) is approximately $21 billion - up $6.5 billion, or 45 per cent, since 2003.
The government's increased investments in education have helped support student achievement, including higher test scores and a high school graduation rate of 82 per cent in 2010-11.
In 2011, the government released Ontario's first guideline for school fees.
Draft guidelines on school Corporate Partnerships will be available for consultation in 2012.
Read more about the Guideline for School Fundraising.
Read about the Guideline for Fees for Learning Materials and Activities.
This document was published on May 04, 2012 and is provided for archival and research purposes.


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Q: How to create a Field-Less Enum variant from its discriminant? If I want to know the discriminant of an enum variant, all I need to do is my_variant as usize (or whatever {integer} type). What if I have the discriminant, and I want to get the corresponding variant ?
I obviously tried the reverse my_int as MyEnum, but it (unsurprisingly) didn't work.
enum Enu {
    X,
    Y,
}

fn main() {
    let discr_x = Enu::X as usize;
    let x = magic(discr_x);
}

x should be Enu::X

A: There isn't a concise, built in way to do this in Rust. There are crates that help out with this sort of thing, such as enum_primitive, but depending on the number of enums you have, you might be better off implementing it yourself.
I've done this sort of thing a few times:
#[repr(u8)]
pub enum Mode {
    Text,
    Code,
    Digits,
    AlphaNumeric,
}

impl Mode {
    pub fn from(mode: u8) -> Mode {
        match mode {
            0 => Mode::Text,
            1 => Mode::Code,
            2 => Mode::Digits,
            3 => Mode::AlphaNumeric,
            _ => Mode::Text,
        }
    }
}

Edit:
This thread has some additional context about why this isn't possible by default.

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Q: Combining two scripts into one fails As two separate scripts the hotkeys work as expected. Combining into one file the #^l and #^h hotkeys stop working.
Is it a glitch or am I doing something wrong?
#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey
releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

LAlt::LWin
LWin::LAlt
CapsLock::LCtrl

#^l::#^Right
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A: Try this :
LAlt::
Send, {LWin down}
Send, {LWin up}
return

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Send, {Alt down}
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A: #NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

LAlt::LWin
LWin::LAlt
CapsLock::LCtrl

; LAlt+CapsLock+l ; switch to next virtual desktop
#^l:: SendEvent {LWin down}{LCtrl down}{Right down}{LWin up}{LCtrl up}{Right up}
; LAlt+CapsLock+h ; switch to previous virtual desktop
#^h:: SendEvent {LWin down}{LCtrl down}{Left down}{LWin up}{LCtrl up}{Left up}

https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Send.htm#SendEvent
Tested on Win10.


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Order Gigartinales
Family Caulacanthaceae
Heringia mirabilis (C. Agardh) J. Agardh 1842: 68
Plants erect, bushy, up to 30 cm tall, dark red. Often associated with sponges. Holdfast crustose to discoid, with many erect axes; axes terete to slightly compressed, cartilaginous and wiry, 250 -500 µm in diameter. Main axis indistinct, dichotomies regular, profuse terminal branches. Structure uniaxial; in cross-section central filament distinct, surrounded by parenchymatous medulla of largish cells (12-20 µm diameter), and cortex of small-celled radial filaments imparting almost striate appearance. Epidermal cells 4-8 µm in diameter. Tetrasporangia in raised nemathecia near branch tips, zonately divided and about 30-40 µm long. Cystocarps just below thallus apices, globose, with laterally-displaced ostiole.
Recorded from Namibia and around almost the whole coast of South Africa, to near Cape Vidal, KZN. (1-56). Found in the sublittoral fringe and subtidally. On the west coast H. mirabilis is usually epiphytic on Cladophora mirabilis, but on the south and east coasts it is either attached to one of a variety of seaweeds and animals (especially sponges) or is epilithic.
World distribution : southern African endemic.
Type locality: "Cape of Good Hope", South Africa (Silva at al. 1996).
Note: A detailed description of morphology and development in H. mirabilis is given by Searles (1968).
Heringia mirabilis, De Hoop. Whitish strands of bacterial filaments seen on this specimen.
Heringia mirabilis, detail of branches under dissecting microscope.
Heringia mirabilis, Three Sisters (BOL).
Heringia mirabilis, Kowie (BOL), showing branching pattern.
Heringia mirabilis, habit. Reproduced from Stegenga et al. (1997).
References Heringia mirabilis
Agardh, J. G. 1842. Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observations in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. Paris, 164 pp.
Searles, RB. 1968. Morphological studies of red algae of the order Gigartinales. University of California Publications in Botany 43: 100 pp.
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. 1996. Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: 1-1259.
Stegenga, H., Bolton, J.J. & R. J. Anderson. 1997. Seaweeds of the South African west coast. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 18: 655 pp.


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keyboard shortcuts for position and size?
I don't even know the right way to talk about this, so it's likely this is possible and I just can't find it. When I open a doc in AfPub, in the lower right corner there's a minitab labeled "Transform" -- this is distinct from the Layer -> Transform menu item; here I can just set the item's control point, X and Y Location (x and y), Width, Height, Rotation, and Skew for the selected item(s). Is there a keyboard shortcut (or way to make one) to alter these or put the focus in one of these boxes? Related, and again I don't know what to call it, but if the current selection is, say, a polygon, there's a bar of configuration options running just above the document. It has, e.g., the name of the shape, the fill, stroke, number of sides, etc. What is that called, and how do I get focus there without using the mouse? Thanks!
Always vote for keyboard shortcut improvements and help improvements, so always *always* vote for things that are both.


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Desmond Eliot re-elected in the state assembly
By Temitope Alabi
Temitope Alabi
Nigerian actor and politician Desmond Elliot has been re-elected into Lagos state House of Assembly.
Elliot, a candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, was declared the winner of the Surulere 1 constituency in Lagos state by the Independent Electoral Commission.
The actor won with 15,357 votes, while Mr Benjamin Olasunkanmi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, emerged second with 3,628 votes.
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    './plugin'
], function (
    domStyle,
    geometry,
    topic,
    _,
    ide,
    workbench,
    editorDialog,
    promiseMap,
    Logger,
    SplitViewContainer,
    vm,
    LifecycleManager,
    editors
) {
    'use strict';
// @formatter:on

    var logger = new Logger();
    //logger.setConfig('level', Logger.LEVELS.log);
    //logger.off();

    var lastStatus;

    //var lifecycleManager = LifecycleManager.getInstance();

    var paneElement = $('
')[0];

    /**
     * Compatibility
     */
    function _getPartRegistry() {
        var page = workbench.getCurrentPage();
        return page.getPartRegistry();
    }

    function getPanel() {
        var docFrag = document.createDocumentFragment();
        docFrag.appendChild(paneElement);
        return docFrag;
    }

    function onPanelAppended() {
        var $elemTab = $('

');
        $(paneElement).append($elemTab);

        editors.splitViewContainer = new SplitViewContainer();
        editors.splitViewContainer.init({
            'splitCount': 2,
            'verticalSplit': false,
            'smartVisible': true,
            'rotatable': true
        }, 'editor-tab');
        vm.addToGroup(editors.splitViewContainer, 'editorView');

        topic.subscribe('layout/pane/resized', function () {
            var borderContainer = editors.splitViewContainer.widgetObject;
            var children = borderContainer.getChildren();
            var totalW = 5;
            // including margin and splitter size
            var totalH = 5;
            // including margin and splitter size
            var width, height;
            var child;
            var i;
            var ratioW, ratioH;
            for (i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                child = children[i];
                totalW += geometry.getMarginBox(child.domNode).w;
                totalH += geometry.getMarginBox(child.domNode).h;
            }

            for (i = 1; i < children.length; i++) {
                child = children[i];
                width = geometry.getMarginBox(child.domNode).w;
                height = geometry.getMarginBox(child.domNode).h;
                ratioW = ((width - 2) * 100 / totalW) + '%';
                ratioH = ((height - 2) * 100 / totalH) + '%';
                //console.log('total : ' +totalW+ ', content : '+ i  + ' : ' +
                // width + ', ratio : '+ratioW);
                if (child.get('region') === 'right') {
                    if ($(child.domNode).css('width').split('%').length > 1) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    domStyle.set(child.domNode, 'width', ratioW);
                } else if (child.get('region') === 'bottom') {
                    if ($(child.domNode).css('height').split('%').length > 1) {
                        continue;
                    }
                    domStyle.set(child.domNode, 'height', ratioH);
                }
            }

        });

        /* viewcontainer supports 'dblclick' event
         var vcList = editors.splitViewContainer.getViewContainers();
         _.forEach(vcList, function (vc) {
         dojo.connect(vc.tabContainer, 'onDblClick', function (ev) {
         if (ev.currentTarget === vc.tabContainer.domNode) {
         var parent = ev.srcElement.parentNode;
         while (parent && parent.parentNode) {
         if (parent === vc.tabContainer.domNode.firstElementChild) {
         workbench.toggleFullScreen();
         break;
         }
         parent = parent.parentNode;
         }
         }
         });
         });
         */

        topic.subscribe('view/focused', function (event) {
            logger.info('view/focused');
            logger.trace();
            var view = event.view;
            //logger.info('view = ', view);
            var vc = event.viewContainer;
            if (!vc || (vc.getParent() !== editors.splitViewContainer)) {
                return;
            }
            if (view.partContainer) {
                var registry = _getPartRegistry();
                var part = view.partContainer.getPart();
                var currentPart = registry.getCurrentEditorPart();
                if (part !== currentPart) {
                    registry.setCurrentEditorPart(part);
                }
            }
        });

        function _getDirtyFileNames() {
            var dataSource, file, fileNames = [];
            var parts = _getPartRegistry().getDirtyParts();
            parts.forEach(function (part) {
                dataSource = part.getDataSource();
                file = dataSource.getPersistence();
                fileNames.push(file.getName());
            });
            return fileNames;
        }

        function checkDirtyFiles() {
            var dirtyFileNames = _getDirtyFileNames();
            /* jshint quotmark:double */
            if (dirtyFileNames.length > 0) {
                return "'" + dirtyFileNames.join(", ") + "' has been modified";
            }
            /* jshint quotmark:single */
        }

        topic.subscribe('workbench/exit', function () {
            logger.info('workbench/exit');

            var dirtyFileNames = _getDirtyFileNames();
            var action = function closeWindow() {
                try {
                    window.focus();
                    if (!window.opener) {
                        /* jshint quotmark:double */
                        // @formatter:off
                        alert("Quit does not work when IDE was opened by a direct URL.\n" +
                             "Please close the browser tab to quit the IDE.");
                            // @formatter:on
                        /* jshint quotmark:single */
                    } else {
                        //window.opener = window;
                        window.close();
                    }
                } catch (e) {
                    logger.log('First try to close App failed', e);
                    try {
                        window.open('', '_self', '');
                        window.close();
                    } catch (e) {
                        logger.log('Second try to close App failed', e);
                    }
                }
            };
            var cancel = function cancelSaveBeforeUnload() {
                ide.registerBeforeUnloadChecker('checkDirtyFiles', checkDirtyFiles);
            };

            ide.unregisterBeforeUnloadChecker('checkDirtyFiles');

            if (dirtyFileNames.length > 0) {
                editorDialog.create(dirtyFileNames.join(', '), 'Quit', action, cancel);
            } else {
                action();
            }
        });

        ide.registerBeforeUnloadChecker('checkDirtyFiles', checkDirtyFiles);

        function getCurrentStatus() {
            logger.info('getCurrentStatus()');

            var status = {
                viewContainers: [],
                viewLayout: {},
                recentDataSources: []
            };

            var totalW = 0;
            var totalH = 0;
            var splitVc = editors.splitViewContainer;
            var viewContainers = splitVc.getViewContainers();
            var registry = _getPartRegistry();

            viewContainers.forEach(function (vc) {
                if (vc.getViewList().length > 0) {
                    totalW += geometry.getContentBox(vc.topContainer.domNode).w;
                    totalH += geometry.getContentBox(vc.topContainer.domNode).h;
                }
            });

            logger.info('totalW = ', totalW);
            logger.info('totalH = ', totalH);

            var tabs;
            var width = 0;
            var height = 0;
            var partContainer;

            // status.viewContainers
            viewContainers.forEach(function (vc) {
                tabs = [];
                width = 0;
                height = 0;
                vc.getViewList().forEach(function (view) {
                    partContainer = view.partContainer;
                    tabs.push({
                        dataSourceId: partContainer.getDataSource().getId(),
                        openWithPart: partContainer.getPart().constructor.classPath
                    });
                });
                width = geometry.getContentBox(vc.topContainer.domNode).w;
                height = geometry.getContentBox(vc.topContainer.domNode).h;
                if (width > 0) {
                    width = parseInt((width * 100 / totalW), 10) + '%';
                }
                if (height > 0) {
                    height = parseInt((height * 100 / totalH), 10) + '%';
                }
                status.viewContainers.push({
                    tabs: tabs,
                    width: width,
                    height: height
                });
            });

            // status.viewLayout
            if (viewContainers.length > 0) {
                status.viewLayout = {
                    count: splitVc.get('splitCount'),
                    vertical: splitVc.get('verticalSplit')
                };
            }

            // status.recentFiles
            status.recentDataSources = registry.getRecentDataSourceIds();

            logger.info('splitVc = ', splitVc);
            logger.info('viewContainers = ', viewContainers);
            logger.info('status = ', status);

            return status;
        }

        lastStatus = ide.registerStatusContributorAndGetLastStatus('editor-view', getCurrentStatus);

        logger.info('lastStatus => ', lastStatus);

        function recoverLastStatus() {
            logger.info('recoverLastStatus()');
            logger.info('lastStatus = ', lastStatus);

            if (lastStatus.viewLayout && lastStatus.viewLayout.vertical) {
                if (lastStatus.viewLayout.vertical === true) {
                    editors.splitViewContainer.set('verticalSplit', true);
                } else {
                    editors.splitViewContainer.set('verticalSplit', false);
                }
            }

            var option;

            lastStatus.viewContainers.forEach(function (vc, vcIndex) {
                var siblingList = [];
                vc.tabs.forEach(function (tab) {
                    siblingList.push(tab.dataSourceId);
                });
                vc.tabs.forEach(function (tab, index) {
                    option = {
                        cellIndex: vcIndex,
                        siblingList: siblingList,
                        openWithPart: tab.openWithPart
                    };
                    setTimeout(function (tab, option) {
                        topic.publish('editor/open', tab.dataSourceId, option);
                    }, 100, tab, option);
                });

                var viewContainers = editors.splitViewContainer.getViewContainers();
                //console.log($(viewContainers[i].topContainer.domNode).css('width'));
                if (vcIndex > 0 && (vc.tabs.length > 0)) {
                    $(viewContainers[vcIndex].topContainer.domNode).css('width', vc.width);
                    $(viewContainers[vcIndex].topContainer.domNode).css('height', vc.height);
                }
            });

            if (lastStatus.recentDataSources) {
                editors.recentFiles.importFromPlainArray(lastStatus.recentDataSources);
            }
        }

        if (lastStatus && lastStatus.viewContainers) {
            promiseMap.get('preference/load').then(function () {
                recoverLastStatus();
            });
        }
    }

    return {
        getPanel: getPanel,
        onPanelAppended: onPanelAppended
    };
});


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The seaside resort of Roses is located in a sheltered bay on the Costa Brava with a 2-mile beach and is an ideal place to base a holiday. Fortifications, megalithic tombs and museums can be visited locally.
Barcelona is a vibrant city with wide streets and pedestrianised walkways, the most famous being the tree-lined Ramblas, which stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument on the waterfront. The unfinished cathedral, la Sagrada Familia, designed by Gaudi, is a popular tourist attraction. Building work commenced in 1882 and the cathedral still remains unfinished. Other examples of Gaudi's unique form of architecture can be seen in Barcelona. Panoramic views of the city are enjoyed on a cable car ride to Montjuïc.
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1 In a large bowl, mix together marinade ingredients and pour over mushroom caps. Marinate for 2 hours.
2 Grill mushrooms on a hot grill for 4 minutes per side.
3 Slice and serve hot with a salad or leave them whole and eat them hamburger-style on a bun.
With a simple marinade, portobello mushroom caps can be made to taste like beef. They're also a great vegetarian stand-in for a burger.