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To: Jacinda Ardern - Prime Minister of New Zealand
Stand up for people in PNG, Manus and Nauru seeking asylum
Campaign created by
Anna Dalzell
We implore you to stand up for human rights in the Pacific region and to consider your position and your ethical ideals.
We ask the New Zealand government to do more to help the hundreds of detainees who remain in PNG, Manus and Nauru.
We ask for continued pressure to help the remaining 562 people (as of 30 September 2019) on PNG and Nauru and to stand up for a further 47 people detained by PNG at present.
We ask you initiate change with New Zealand's policy on the 'Mass Arrivals' bill and that you remove us and our country from any acceptance and involvement of inhumane detention for people seeking refuge and asylum. We strongly oppose sending asylum seekers to prison on arrival in New Zealand and detaining them there. Asylum seekers are not criminals.
We ask that you pressure the Australian Government for New Zealand to take 150 people from Australian detention centres per year. This should be met retrospectively for each year since 2013 when it was first proposed. We ask that you campaign to protect human rights in the Pacific and to put more value on human life. Free the people seeking asylum in detention and fight to make mandatory detention illegal.
We ask you to make all people seeking asylum and refuge from Manus and Nauru available for New Zealand's Refugee Quota Programme under special urgent circumstances and save them from this humanitarian crisis.
New Zealand must push for this to happen, and not wait to be sanctioned by the Australian Government to do so.
We ask that you The New Zealand Government respect the UN convention on Human Rights by holding the Australian Government accountable for its injustices against innocent people seeking safety and refuge.
We ask that the Australian Government is unilaterally sanctioned in a way you see fit by the New Zealand government until it meets its obligations to people seeking asylum and refuge. We also ask that the New Zealand Government requests Australia's position on the UN Human Rights Council is re-assessed in light of continual neglect of human rights for people seeking asylum.
The New Zealand government on behalf of its people must take a stand and continue to seriously pressure the Australian government to implement humane processing procedures for people seeking asylum and refuge.
The Australian government is in violation of its international law obligations under the Refugee Convention and international human rights law. When will the Australian government be taken to the International Court of Justice to answer for the years of systematic abuse of human rights?
Do we want to live in a society that accepts inhumane policies? Current treatment of people seeking asylum and refuge in the Pacific needs changing, sign to let our government know we want a better vision for the future. Let's aim to create equality for all including the most vulnerable. Change the situation for people seeking asylum and refuge and help rebuild lives.
There are people who have endured countless sufferings as refugees and are stuck in limbo with little hope for their future and with few rights in the country they now dwell. People living in an open air prison in a country that offers them little hope of a future. In the past months since the Australian elections 12 (as of May 22nd) people seeking asylum on Manus Island have made desperate attempts to end their lives. As of 5 June 2019 26 of these people have attempted to end their lives and /or self harm. On the 10 June 2019 in desperation a young man set himself on fire. The deaths continue.
We see it as our responsibility as fellow humans to start acting for a better future creating hope.
Helen Clark made special circumstances for 433 asylum seekers from the Tampa in 2001. Without a delay of years in detention those people were bought here, and successfully started new lives.
This event sparked the beginnings of what the then Howard Government called the 'Pacific solution'. The beginnings of what has grown to become a Pacific shame. New Zealanders, Australians and people of the wider Pacific feel shame in what the Australian government has been playing out in our region.
The Australian government has been condemned by the UNHCR, and urged repeatedly to bring the asylum seekers to Australia or third country due to the compromised health state of the detainees.
This situation has been going on far too long - SIX arduous, unbearable years for innocent people, 12 and counting - who have lost their lives so far. Many have been forced to return to their homelands risking their lives and suffering persecution. They need the hope of building their futures in a safe society.
New Zealand has made repeated offers to the Australian government for resettlement and been turned down.
As caring people we must act to find solutions, at present we sit beside Australia and accept with complacency the ill treatment of fellow human beings. We want to live in a world free from the barriers that create suffering, hate and injustice. The people seeking asylum and refuge need our protection and they need us to stand up for their human rights.
Please Jacinda Ardern and the New Zealand Government reach out to those so desperately in need of help in our big backyard of the Pacific. The suffering of these people must end and politics should not stand in the in the way of it. Help remove the barriers to doing the right thing as fellow human beings.
It's time to act.
We appeal to you Jacinda Ardern to stand up and do the right thing for these people. We do not accept this policy of 'Detention'. We push for change. You have shown in your leadership to be guided by what's right, what's fair and just. You are an honest, principled and compassionate leader and we are lucky to have you representing our country. Kia Kaha.
With sincere kindness and hope, the undersigned.
www.refugeecouncil.org.au
www.refugeeaction.org.au www.writingthroughfences.org
www.amnesty.org www.doctorswithoutborders.org www.msf.org.au www.unhcr.org (search Manus and Nauru from home pages)
Until When? The forgotten men on Manus Island, by the Refugee Council of Australia, Amnesty International report, Nov 2018.
www.unchr.org Article in Summary of Catherine Stubberfield, 12 October 2018.
A. Nazari, As a Tampa refugee, I have seen first-hand the impact when NZ takes moral leadership, The Spinoff, 11 November 2017.
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We need a solution to this very sad situation. Six years and counting. Let's work together to find a solution. We can't ignore the suffering.
Jill L. 2019-07-10 12:51:33 +1200
500 signatures reached
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/117476922/manus-island-freedom-fighter-i-want-safety-and-a-simple-life
https://gusfishergallery.auckland.ac.nz/the-shouting-valley/
Amazing day for Behrouz Boochani as he reaches New Zealand. Thank you to Amnesty International and Word Festival Christchurch. Many events planned around the country so check it out and keep campaigning for the freedom of those in detention.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/behrouz-boochani-today-aotearoa-new-zealand-stands-as-a-counterpoint-to-the-politics-of-hate
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/401582/australia-coercing-manus-island-asylum-seekers-to-go-home
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/10/designed-to-torture-asylum-seeker-chooses-iranian-prison-over-png-detention-centre?espv=1
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2019/11/09/risking-life-png-limbo/15732180009058
Currently people seeking asylum on PNG and Nauru account to 562. Another 47 are being detained by PNG. The situation has changed greatly since the PNG government forced the closure of Manus Island detention. The situation remains dire for these people still unable to rebuild their lives in PNG and even worse for those detained.
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/operation-sovereign-borders-offshore-detention-statistics/
Update on the situation for some of the people seeking asylum in PNG.https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/399986/manus-men-s-dehumanising-detention-continues?fbclid=IwAR0T1lzF4cj6zYUbEB3WxrBtk-xzuw-68W-nlOEe2Hl-C4fsCi1GrQ7U1eY
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/warnings-of-looming-disaster-in-port-moresby-as-last-asylum-seekers-to-leave-manus-island
Massive changes for the men on Manus Island. But still an uncertain future. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/398201/port-moresby-not-a-durable-solution-for-manus-island-refugees
29 July https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/394790/offshore-detention-anniversary-life-destroying
A positive new life in U.S for Imran. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12247221
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/393562/dozens-more-manus-island-refugees-sent-to-the-us-hundreds-remain
Article in The Guardian by Behrouz Boochani 1July 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/02/the-boats-are-coming-is-one-of-the-greatest-lies-told-to-the-australian-people?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR0NTeeXq7ttkFvEUye6ijcNc0WvfLe9Ocdk8ynv3S4gzaxKQovzpgYnZpM
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/27/former-manus-island-detainee-tells-un-human-beings-are-being-destroyed
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/25/manus-island-asylum-seeker-who-set-himself-on-fire-to-be-charged-with-attempted-suicide
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/392813/manus-island-reaching-breaking-point-refugee-advocate
Check out this article and try and listen to this Sunday. https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/world-without-welcome?fbclid=IwAR0Yi0kNa4clkbO8gpwnbLNovbce-tPO2StVezhBgvgjx1sYOL3HXTbbkjw
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/06/19/australia/australia-united-nations-refugees-hnk-intl/index.html
A wonderful achievement! https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/113581422/from-tampa-boat-refugee-to-fulbright-graduate-award-former-christchurch-schoolboy-will-now-study-in-new-york
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/17/papua-new-guinea-defies-dutton-and-says-it-will-cancel-paladin-contract-on-manus-island
I have made an addition to the petition in paragraph two: We strongly opose sending asylum seekers to prison on arrival in New Zealand and detaining them there. Asylum seekers are not criminals.
50 signatures reached
RNZ coverage tonight on check point. 13 June 2019.


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A manhunt is underway for a crazed Wisconsin man accused of stealing guns and might be targeting President Trump.
The FBI and local authorities said Joseph Jakubowski broke into a gun store, stole 16 "high-end" guns and set his car on fire.
Police in Jakubowski's native Janesville, Wisc., aren't sure if he's still in the town, the surrounding Rock County or even the state.
Jakubowski, 32, has become "highly agitated by national politics," and is targeting the government, said Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden.
"Basically he's angry at all government officials," Spoden said at a Friday afternoon news conference. " He basically has a dislike for anyone that has authority or governmental power."
The Janesville resident wrote a 161-page, anti-government manifesto that he mailed to the President.
Cops got their hands on the document, which Spoden said was reviewed by an FBI behavioral team to get a sense of what his problems are.
"It's really a long laundry list of injustices that he believes the government and society and the upper class have put forward on to the rest of the citizens," Spoden said. "It's just an overview that he feels that the government — and law enforcement in particular — are acting as terrorists and are enslaving the people and creating this environment that he finds unacceptable."
Jakubowski, who's had previous run-ins with the law, also recorded a chilling video on social media of him mailing the document to Trump, ABC News reported.
"You will never forget this face, ever," he's seen telling a postal worker.
Authorities believe Jakubowski might also be targeting schools, forcing those in the Janesville area to go on lockdown this week.
Jakubowski is also believed to have gotten his hands on a bullet-proof vest and a helmet, cops said.
He's accused of breaking into Armageddon Supplies, a Janesville gun shop, on Tuesday night — taking at least two assault rifles and possibly a few silencers, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
About a half hour later his car was found on fire close to the burglarized store, cops said.
The FBI has offered a $10,000 reward to anyone with information that might lead to Jakubowski's arrest, an agency official said at the Friday news conference.
Janesville Police Chief David Moore said his officers had multiple run-ins with Jakubowski in the past, but nothing as serious as the current charges.
The worst of Jakubowski's past incidents was one in which he tried to steal a gun out of a cop's holster, Moore said, for which we ended up doing a stint in prison.


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The final two UK wide parties to publish their manifestos have both re-iterated their opposition to HS2.
Rail travel is essential but HS2 is not. This High Speed Rail project is unaffordable, requires massive borrowing, will blight people's homes, and destroy valuable habitats. Spending £75 billion just to save a few minutes between London and Leeds is ludicrous and, we think, unethical.
Major infrastructure projects will be required to give much more respect to irreplaceable natural habitats. HS2 is a prime example of this: we will scrap HS2 and ensure no infrastructure project will ever again be allowed permission to wreak such catastrophic environmental damage.
Surrendering candidates did not try to save your demises.
How many times have your newts been counted for vast expense whilst your services shrink. May the UK find better governance by changing to reality and wake up from the HS2 fears to thousands of people on the route communities.
Vote against the current plan please.
When Justine Greening says two negotiations with EU and With IMF if…. The nation needs to be concerned. HS2 wrong plan at wrong time. Cameron Hammond Greening Osborne McLoughlin and others with Clegg were not competent to assess the full aspects of a railway without a master plan for communities development and planning. Topsy turvey approach will crucify the nation not transform it. Time to pause and replan as another quits post. What a mess.


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It may be counter-intuitive to understand a charge of driving under the influence for a driver who is not actually caught driving or operating a car by the arresting police officer. Nevertheless, you can be arrested and charged with a DUI in Illinois in certain circumstances, whether or not the police officers see you actually driving the car. In fact, the keys to the car do not have to be in the ignition, and the driver could be "sleeping it off" and still be convicted of a DUI.


PUBLIC, private sector and academia-backed #mydigitalmaker movement, now in its third year, is impacting school-going students and school teachers around the country, according to its custodians the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).
For the uninitiated, the #mydigitalmaker movement was established to prepare the future generation for jobs in a digital world and aims to turn Malaysian youth into digital producers, as opposed to mere users of digital technology.
Launched in August 2016, #mydigitalmaker focuses on skills such as coding, app development, 3D printing, robotics, embedded programming and data analytics.
At the recent launch of the #mydigitalmaker Fair 2018, MDEC CEO Yasmin Mahmood noted that as many as 350,000 school-going students nationwide have already been impacted by the #mydigitalmaker movement.
"The movement is happening in schools and continues beyond schools. We want to ensure that strong phasing. It takes a whole nation to prepare or futureproof our kids for the new economy and the future," she said.
"Working with MOE's co-curricular department, students can choose any four tracks of co-curricular activities. They can do projects on a weekly basis and there are competitions they can participate in. These are done in schools or hosted by the 48 digitalmaker hubs run by the private sector and universities," she explained.
Under the Digital Ninjas initiative, students in Forms One to Four are placed in an accelerator lab, whereas post-SPM students are allowed to participate in bootcamps and holiday internships such as with Digi, Fusionex and Media Prima Digital.
According to Yasmin, there are more than 60 private sector companies involved in the #mydigitalmaker movement. Industry partners include ADV Fusionex Sdn Bhd, Digi, Microsoft Malaysia, Shell Malaysia and Yayasan Sime Darby.
"#mydigitalmaker started two years ago and we have got the structure tested and the support from stakeholders," Yasmin said, naming Carnegie Mellon and the British Computing Society as organisations MDEC has worked with to develop the curriculum for the movement.
MOE deputy director-general of education policy and development Sulaiman Wak noted that the Ministry was aware that digital technology is reinventing how we live, work and learn.
He added that the Ministry was currently overseeing the second wave of the national education blueprint, which seeks to improve student outcomes in digital competencies.
He said that the MOE was also preparing educators and has to date had 800 master teachers certified by MOE, MDEC and partner universities.
A total of 70,000 school teachers have been trained to date via on-the-job training, he said. Teachers also have the opportunity to upskill themselves via the continuous professional development centres in 12 local universities across the country, including East Malaysia.
The MOE is also equipping pre-service teachers with the necessary digital skills and aims to train 3,200 of them by end 2018, he said.


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Bruce Cockburn was on my mind as I watched the sunrise from my hospital bed. I was on day five of my two week meditative retreat in early October that was the result of a "bad" urinary tract infection that was "everywhere", and I had survived into another day. I called it a "retreat" because once the doctors told me what was causing my 103.5 degree fever I knew that I would need a Zen-like approach to overcome it. No TV. No cell phone. Just being present with my body.
The first couple of days my mantra was "gather and purge" as I focused my thoughts on collecting the infection and expelling it. After a very long night of cold sweats and spasms the doctor ordered a change in treatment that finally brought some comfort. I devoured an omelet for lunch, my first solid food in four days and slept soundly through the afternoon.
The mantra for the next three days was "rest and heal", followed by the "strengthen" phase of seven days in rehab to get me ready to go home.
The irony (or not) of this hospital visit is that it was just a month short of my "Tenth Second Birthday", the time I celebrate surviving my brain-stem stroke on November 10, 2005. This time was different though. I smiled through my pain as I patted the CT scanner with my knuckles, celebrating a "win" over the machine simply because I held my breath for five seconds of the scan. In my first encounter a decade ago I couldn't hold my breath for more than a few seconds, one of several things that scared me on my last long night in the hospital.
This time though, not only did I know the hospital routine, knew a lot of staff, which really made for a light, comfortable, and healing environment. Mostly we just picked up the storyline from where we left it off years ago and I don't know how many times I heard "I'm sorry you're here, but it sure is nice to see you". I think I gave them as much energy as they gave me. My doctor even arranged for me to have the best room in the rehab unit.
I was reminded of how grateful I am to have survived the "neurological insult" of my brain-stem stroke that so few people do. This was made obvious when I rolled up to the table for my first meal in the rehab dining room. Of the six men sitting there (all of us in wheelchairs), only two could talk, all affected by strokes or traumatic brain injuries. I was in the non-speaking group my last time there.
My week-long stay in rehab consisted of three hours of therapy a day and brought my energy and strength almost back up to pre-infection levels. I checked out of the hospital in time to have lunch with Yvonne and attend my Leadership Bend class that afternoon. Two days later, to celebrate my "first" birthday, I enjoyed a seven mile "advenchair" with family and friends on the Deschutes River Trail – followed by lots of sleep!
So November 10th is always big for me and my family. We celebrate the day "life shoved us through an unexpected door" and put us all on a new path full of adventures and rich experiences.


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42 Almost Makes Jackie Robinson Into a Man Rather Than a Myth
Alan Scherstuhl April 11, 2013
A likable hagiography as nuanced as a plaque at Cooperstown's Hall of Fame, Brian Helgeland's Jackie Robinson bio 42 finds a politic solution to the challenge Quentin Tarantino faced last year with Django Unchained: How to craft a crowd-pleasing multiplex period piece whose villain is, essentially, "all white people"?
Helgeland solves this by being ingratiating, sometimes too much so. A newsreel-style opening offers the historical context Hollywood can't trust high schools to have provided; in it narrator Andre Holland toasts to "the greatest generation" — an honorific that takes on ironic weight as the film amasses its considerable power. Sure, they licked Hitler, but how can we call these folks the greatest Americans ever when they freed up their afternoons to head down to the ballpark and shout "nigger" at Jackie Robinson?
"I realize that attitude is part of your cultural heritage," Harrison Ford rumbles as Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, to a minor-league coach who expresses distaste about taking Robinson on with the Montreal Royals, previously a whites-only team. ("Montreal Royals": Has so much major-league failure ever been built into a single name?) That coach comes around, because he and Rickey — to flip a racist phrase of the day — are each one of the good ones, white folks who transcend their upbringing and become credits to their race.
In the first half, grand moments of Robinson's life (and American history) drift past like parade floats: well-crafted, incidentally arresting, but not strung together into a dramatic narrative.
Chadwick Boseman, who stars as Robinson, at first seems given only two things to play: quiet confidence at the plate and even quieter stoicism when insulted by white people. He aces both, but he and the movie both get more interesting the closer Robinson gets to the Dodgers and Ebbets Field — here a video-game re-creation that never quite fools the eye.
In the majors, we have a story, one that grows more and more compelling right up until the ridiculously protracted, climactic slo-mo baserunning. Some Dodgers revolt against Robinson's arrival; hotels refuse to book the team on the road; and then there are the death threats, the pitchers aiming for his face and the Philadelphia coach who actually shouts, "You don't belong here! Get that through your thick monkey skull!"
A dusty intimacy distinguishes the baseball scenes, which are excellent, if abbreviated. Robinson's duels with pitchers are especially involving, both at the plate and on base, where he harrows the bastards as Bugs Bunny might Elmer Fudd. Helglend's commitment to ballgame detail invigorates the film; besides the rousing pitch-outs, we're treated to announcer Red Barber deeming a game "tighter than a new pair of shoes on a rainy day," and a 10-year-old boy explaining a balk to his mother.
As Robinson take the white world's abuse, Boseman's eyes moisten, redden and finally seem to scab over with anger and hurt. Those scabs get ripped off, once, courtesy of that Philly coach and a couple tough at-bats. Boseman — so adept at holding back, at suffering — at last gets to rage. Off the field, he shatters a bat and howls, a moment of welcome rawness that Helgeland immediately balms with avuncular words from Ford's pleasantly absurd Rickey. In the role, Ford plumbs the depths of his voicebox, and phlegms up his breathing; he sounds like Walter Matthau doing Nixon. After the fightin' senior nonsense of that last Indiana Jones movie, he's finally playing an old man for real, hunched over, tweeded out George Will–style, and never even close to punching anybody.
Rickey integrates baseball against its will, and Robinson, of course, wins over the Flatbush Faithful. But this isn't presented as the usual victory for principled liberalism. The movie is engineered to appeal to what Variety calls a "faith-based audience" — which, really, could describe anyone who still finds hope enough to pony up for movie tickets.
Rickey insists that the only color he cares about is green, as in the money black ballplayers are bound to bring in. For most of the film he's a free-market integrationist, a best-case example of the argument that the greater good is yoked to the invisible hand. A devout Methodist, his quotations from Scripture add to 42's steady hum of Good Book moralizing. There's little of the drinking or swearing you'd expect in a baseball movie, and Rickey even gets to preach against adultery. (The Bible verses segregationists used to support their cause are conspicuously absent.)
Boseman mostly manages to play a flesh-and-blood man despite 42's attempts to present him as a statue just unveiled. Helgeland limits the scope to Robinson's first major league season, so we're spared the usual through-the-decades biopic rush. Another boon: Robinson's marriage is a happy one, and Nicole Beharie, playing his wife, gets to smile and talk baseball rather than endure the usual long-suffering bride-of-the-famous-man routine.
Still, the movie sugars up Robinson's story, and like too many period pieces it summons some vague idea of a warmer, simpler past by bathing everything in thick amber light, as if each scene is one of those preserved mosquitoes that begat the monsters of Jurassic Park.
It's the honeyed light of nostalgia, but what exactly about this 1947 are we supposed to yearn for today? That era's more open racism? The suffering endured by anyone who stood up to it? The novelty of a black man taking a previously white job — and catching serious hell for it every single day?
Let's go with "afternoon games."
42 | Written and directed by Brian Helgeland | Warner Bros. | Citywide

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The wide kinematic range available at the HERA $ep$ collider
at DESY has allowed QCD to be tested in regions
of phase space not available to previous experiments.
Both the H1 and ZEUS collaborations have studied the forward--jet
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discussed in detail.
In the third region, where $Q^2 \ll E^2_{T,jet}$,
the NLO pQCD prediction is sensitive to the treatment of terms proportional
to $\log(E^2_{T,jet}/Q^2)$, which ought to be resummed.
Conventional Monte Carlo models do not include these terms.\\

In this letter,
measurements of the forward--jet cross sections covering all three regions
are presented and compared to the predictions of various LO
Monte Carlo models in which the hard--scattering process is described by
direct photon diagrams, namely boson--gluon fusion and QCD Compton diagrams.
The models under consideration differ in their way of describing
the higher--order contributions to the LO process.
LEPTO~\cite{lepto} and HERWIG~\cite{herwig} use parton showers that evolve
according to the DGLAP equations.
ARIADNE~\cite{ariadne} employs the color--dipole model,
in which gluons are emitted from the color field between quark--antiquark
pairs.
Since color dipoles radiate independently, the gluons are not ordered in
transverse momentum, $k_T$. The linked--dipole--chain model, LDC~\cite{ldc},
implements the structure
of the CCFM equation~\cite{ccfm}, which is intended to reproduce
both DGLAP and BFKL evolution in their respective ranges of validity.
In all these models, $Q^2$ is normally used as the relevant scale.
Finally, RAPGAP~\cite{RAPGAP}
introduces a resolved photon contribution in addition to the
direct photon cross section
and uses $Q^2+E^2_{T,jet}$ as the factorization scale.
The inclusion of the resolved photon contribution
partially mimics the higher--order contributions to the direct photon
component, namely the $\log(E^2_{T,jet}/Q^2)$ terms, which are not
included in the conventional DIS LO Monte Carlo models.
The scattering of the partons from those contained in the
resolved photon can lead to final state
partons with a high transverse momentum in the forward direction.
Since this process was suggested to provide an explanation for the
observed excess in forward--jet production~\cite{Jung},
the previously published forward cross
section~\cite{ZEUS_FJets} as a function of the Bjorken scaling variable, $x$,
is compared to predictions of the RAPGAP model.
\section{Measurement}
This study is based on data taken with the ZEUS detector in 1995,
corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 6.36~pb$^{-1}$.
As the analysis follows very closely that for the forward--jet cross
section~\cite{ZEUS_FJets}, details about the experimental setup, event
selection, jet finding and systematic error are not repeated here.\\

The selected DIS events were required to have a scattered electron with
a minimum energy of $E_{e'}=10$~GeV. The fractional energy transfer
by the virtual photon had to be $y>0.1$.
The $x$~range was extended with respect to~\cite{ZEUS_FJets} from
$4.5 \cdot 10^{-4} < x < 4.5 \cdot 10^{-2}$ to
$2.5 \cdot 10^{-4} < x < 8.0 \cdot 10^{-2}$.
An additional cut, $Q^2>10$~GeV$^2$, was applied in order to
be well within the DIS regime.\\

Jets were selected with a cone algorithm in the laboratory frame.
The cone radius, $R$, was chosen to be~1.0. The
transverse energy of the jets in the laboratory frame, $E_{T,jet}$,
was required to be
larger than 5~GeV and the jet pseudorapidity\footnote
{The ZEUS coordinate system is defined as right--handed
                 with the $Z$--axis pointing in the proton beam direction,
                 referred to as forward direction, and the
                 $X$--axis horizontal, pointing towards the center of HERA.
                 The pseudorapidity is defined as $\eta=-\ln(\tan\frac{\theta}
                 {2})$, where the polar angle $\theta$ is taken with respect
                 to the proton beam direction.}
range was
restricted to $\eta_{jet}<2.6$. The scaled longitudinal jet momentum
$x_{jet}=p_{Z,jet}/p_{beam}$, where $p_{beam}=820$~GeV,
had to be larger than 0.036 to select forward jets~\cite{MUELLER91}.
Furthermore, only jets with a positive $Z$--momentum in the Breit frame
were considered, thus avoiding those jets originating from the scattered
quark at large values of $x$.
These cuts are given in
Table~\ref{cuts}.
\vspace*{-0.2cm}
\begin{table}[htb]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{c}
\hline
\hline
   $Q^2 > 10$ GeV$^{2}$         \\
   $2.5\cdot 10^{-4} < x < 8 \cdot 10^{-2}$  \\
   $y > 0.1 $                 \\
   $E_{e'} >  10$~GeV         \\
   $\eta_{jet} < 2.6$         \\
   $E_{T,jet}> 5$~GeV         \\
   $x_{jet} > 0.036$          \\
   $p_{Z,jet}(Breit) > 0$     \\
\hline
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Selected kinematic region for the cross section measurement.}
\label{cuts}
\end{center}
\vspace{-0.2cm}
\end{table}
\newline
The jet cross sections presented here have been corrected
to the hadron level for
detector acceptance and smearing
effects using the ARIADNE model, since it gave the
best description of the data~\cite{ZEUS_FJets}.
The purity for reconstructing forward jets in the given phase space
rises from 40\% to 80\% with increasing \ETQQ , while the efficiency rises
from 35\% to 55\%.
For the lowest bin in \ETQQ, both purity and efficiency are around 20\%,
but here the statistical errors are large.
The factors required to
correct the data for detector effects lie between 0.8 and 1.4
and increase as \ETQQ\ increases.
\section{Results}
The forward--jet cross section is presented in Fig.~\ref{fig:ETQQ}
as a function of \ETQQ.
The numerical values are given in Table~\ref{values}. The treatment of the
systematic errors closely follows the published results~\cite{ZEUS_FJets}
and leads to errors of similar size. The shaded band corresponds to
the uncertainty coming from the energy scale of the calorimeter.\\

Predictions from different LO Monte Carlo models are shown
in Fig.~\ref{fig:ETQQ} and Fig.~\ref{fig:rap_noptq}.
Three regions are distinguished,
separated by the dashed vertical lines.
In the region where $Q^2 \gg E^2_{T,jet}$, all the models describe the
data reasonably well.\\

In the regime
$Q^2 \approx E^2_{T,jet}$, only ARIADNE~4.08 and RAPGAP~2.06 reproduce
the measured distributions.
In RAPGAP the resolved component of the virtual photon is modeled using
the SaS-2D parametrization for the parton distribution
function (pdf) of the photon~\cite{Schuler}, which in this $Q^2$ range
evolves as $\sim \log(E_T^2/Q^2)$. The factorization scale
has been set to $\mu^{2}=E^{2}_{T,jet}+Q^2$.\\

In Fig.~\ref{fig:hadron_rap} the $x$--dependence in this regime is compared
with RAPGAP, using the cuts
$0.5<\ETQQ<2.0$ and $4.5\cdot 10^{-4}<x<4.5\cdot 10^{-2}$~\cite{ZEUS_FJets}.
RAPGAP gives a good description of the cross section. The contribution
of the direct photon component is indicated separately. As expected,
it matches the LEPTO prediction.\\

For $Q^2 \ll E^2_{T,jet}$, none of these models, except RAPGAP,
reproduces the data. In particular ARIADNE overshoots the data by up to an
order of magnitude at the upper limit of the displayed range.
The other models,
LEPTO~6.5, HERWIG~5.9 and LDC~1.0, lie far below the data.
These comparisons using corrected cross sections are similar to
those made previously~\cite{ZEUS_FJets}, using the uncorrected
distributions.
The same data are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:rap_noptq}
together with the prediction of the RAPGAP Monte Carlo model,
which describes the data well over the full range of
\ETQQ. \\

Recently, the parton level NLO calculation JetViP~\cite{jetvip} has become
available, to which our data can also be compared, with the proviso that
the hadronization corrections are model--dependent and are of the order
of up to 20\%.
JetViP sums contributions from the direct and
resolved virtual photon and uses the SaS-1D photon pdf~\cite{Schuler}.
For the first three bins in Fig.~\ref{fig:rap_noptq}
only the direct contribution has been taken into account, since $Q^2$ is
large enough ($Q^2>83$~GeV$^2$) that the resolved component can be
neglected.
The renormalization and factorization scales
have been set to $E_{T,jet}^2+Q^2$~\cite{poetter}.
The agreement over the full range of
\ETQQ\ is good. The $x$ dependence of the cross section in the
range $0.5 < \ETQQ\ < 2.0$ has also been calculated with
JetViP~\cite{kramerpoetter}
and good agreement was found. The fact that only RAPGAP and JetViP
describe the data implies that a resolved photon component is
necessary for $\ETQQ > 1$.\\

The necessity of a resolved photon component in a DIS process
has also been discussed by the H1 collaboration
in the context of dijet production in a
$Q^2$ range of 5 to 100~GeV$^2$~\cite{h1_dijets},
where the measured dijet cross section could only be described with the
inclusion of the resolved component.\\

In comparing the performance of RAPGAP and JetViP it should be noted that
while they both agree with the data, their predictive power
is limited.
On the one hand both RAPGAP and JetViP use the SaS photon pdf, which for
$Q^2>0$ is not very well constrained by experimental data.
On the other hand there is a large
variation of the results when the factorization scale is varied, as shown by
the light shaded band in Fig.~\ref{fig:hadron_rap} for RAPGAP.
A similar effect is seen for JetViP~\cite{kramerpoetter}.
\section{Summary}
The cross sections for
forward--jet production over a wide range of \ETQQ\ have been
compared to different Monte Carlo models.
All leading--order Monte Carlo models tested here
give a good description of the region in which $E^2_{T,jet} \ll Q^2$.
However, only those models which include non--$k_T$--ordered gluon emissions,
or contributions from a resolved photon, reproduce the
$E^2_{T,jet} \approx Q^2$ region.
The full range of \ETQQ\ can be described only
by the RAPGAP model
and the JetViP NLO QCD calculation, both of which include
a resolved photon contribution.
The forward--jet differential
cross section, as a function of~$x$~\cite{ZEUS_FJets},
is also well reproduced by RAPGAP and JetViP. However, the
large dependence of its predictions on the factorization scale
diminishes the significance of this agreement.
\section*{Acknowledgements}
We thank the DESY directorate for their strong support and encouragement.
The remarkable achievements of the HERA machine group were essential for
the successful completion of this work and are gratefully acknowledged.
We also thank G.~Kramer for useful discussions and B.~P\"otter for
providing the JetViP calculation.

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So Im lvl 73 on my Guardian and already have 240 HPs so will be able to unlock Dragon Hunter right away. Gonna run GS and Scepter/Torch. Starting to think ahead a little and wanna start with HoT story and then progress in order since I have already done LWS 2. What gear should I use on him though? I only have a few random Ascended Trinkets from Laurels and an Ascended Greatsword I got from Tequatl, so nothing special. Think I have 2 celestial rings, a celestial accessory, and a Berserker Amulet. Everything else will be Exotic. When I pulled up the Reddit open world build post it says full Berserker but is that wise for someone who doesnt really know the class? Also doesnt Guardian have the same HP as like a level 50 Warrior?
Since you already have a few Celestial trinkets, I would continue down that road and combine them with Berserker armor and weapons. This is a classic combination to give you high damage without dying in a few hits from low base health. This is because Celestial does not lower the crit damage of your Berserker gear very much compared to combinations like Berserker+Knight's, but still offers some Toughness, Vitality, and Healing Power.
Dragonhunter shouldn't have any trouble in HoT, their longbow is powerful and they can use traps to nuke anything that gets too close. EDIT: Scepter/torch doesn't sound like a good idea if you want to survive--CC is important against new mobs.
In the long term most Dragonhunters end up running Marauder gear. Its a four-stat variation on Berserker that adds Vitality, so its good for low health classes like Guardian, Elementalist and Thief. You can craft it from karma recipes, and select it on LS3 ascended trinkets.
Remember that you can also change the stats on your ascended GS using the Mystic Forge.
As a person that plays guard since launch, idk what Hannelore is talking about, Scepter is as good if not better cc-wise than longbow.
I'd advise Valkyrie armor, or soldiers.
Valkirie with DH is pretty much perfect, if you combine with berzerker trinkets and weapons. Why? Because you don't need more than 30% crit chance with a Guardian.
After that you're just wasting stats on precision, as long as you take Radiance trait line (basically all downs). That plus greatsword means you have plenty retaliation which is an extra 50% crit chance, that plus fury (from Procession of Blades, for pure solo play you can also run "save yourselves" for an extra source) plus your base 30% = guaranteed 100% crit chance.
Since Valkyrie is Berzerker's with precision swaped for vitality, you don't lose on the other stats that are important for your damage output (Power and ferocity), and gain some extra HP.
Valkyrie is also pretty much Raid Ready, even with exotics, as long as you know your stuff.
The other alternative is soldiers gear. Which is awesome for survivability, but will come at a huge cost with damage. I soloed a lot of HoT with Soldier's gear, before switching to more DPS-y stats.
Also, yes, Guardians, along with Eles and thieves have the lowest baseline health of the game, while Warriors have one of the highest, which is why it seems like You have the HP of a lvl 50 warr.
You're still plenty hard to kill, because massive heals, aegis, and other cool tricks that will allow you to not die that easily.
what Rune set should I use?
Scepter only has immobilise, and the projectiles often missing moving targets. Longbow projectiles have more range, bounce and cripple and #3 blinds and will knockback (Heavy Light) with cripple and vulnerability (Dulled Senses) and #5 has wide-area cripple and warding.
The only benefit scepter has over longbow is might stacking, which is not needed as traps stack 25 might instantly with Dragonhunter's runes.
The other benefit is that it has a symbol, which with Symbolic avenger makes it that much stronger (if he's using zeal/Radiance/DH trait lines).
As for CCs, well the longbow has a skill-shot blind, which is as easy to miss as to hit, especially when you're moving, a couple of it's skills also root you for their cast, which in a lot of situations can be lethal.
For that same skill to knockback you have to forfeit 10% of your DPS (Trading Big game hunter for Heavy Light), and you have to lose a better CC (The slow on traps), and kitten out your rotations by trading Piercing Light for Dulled senses.
So for the benefit of having knock-back, and cripple + vuln if you hit a single skillshot on bow, you're trading a 10% damage increase (for all your skills) and vuln pulses on tethered enemies, plus a slow on traps (which you have more than one), and a lower cooldown on traps. And mind you traps are pretty much the best damage source for guardian.
Then you have the #5 (Hunter's Ward), which actually a nice skill, except it has a big kitten cast, and activation time. So if you don't lead it you'll miss it entirely, plus it has a huge cooldown. With trap traits and a scepter, you can pop your procession of blades, lead the target in it, immob, drop the symbol on it, and get a top of damage.
Not to mention that scepter allows for a more flexible build because he can swap the torch for a shield or a focus if he needs more survivability and support.
Hey don't get me wrong. I like playing longbow on DH, but the scepter, especially since they retuned the symbols is as good if not a better choice. And since he already has chosen to use scepter, there's no point in leading him otherwise. Not to mention, that if he decides to pick firebrand instead he won't be left out with no ranged options because he can't use longbow with FB.
Power builds usually give up alot of damage if you drop any of the berserker stats. Condi builds can usually take some defensive stats without losing as much damage. For affordable gear, try a condi build with condi damage with vit+toughness or Condi+precision + defensive stat. Trailblazer has a perfect damage+defense combo for condi if you want some defense instead of a glass build imo but it will cost you an arm and a leg, and more.
I'm using Knights armor with Zerker weapons and non armor pieces, I don't recommend anything with vitality since our hit points are flimsy any way how ever we have access to a lot of protection and active defense so if you need a bit of survivability in the open world some toughness goes along way. Eventually I plan on going completely Zerker after I become more proficient.


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The Big Pitch
Year 10 students at Mendip Studio School faced three "fierce dragons" as part of the Radstock and Midsomer Norton Rotary Club's Big Pitch Project.
Eight teams of students presented their diverse, creative and polished business proposals to three judges, Richard Moon, Chairman of Advetec Global, Tim Cooper, Design Director at Bridges Electrical Engineers Ltd and Andrew Barker, The James Dyson Foundation and an audience of friends, family and business experts.
Students had refined their ideas and pitches during meetings with their mentors, were trained in "lean methodology," reflecting on methods that shorten product and business development cycles to become more efficient with time, money and resources.
Mentor, Dom Chambers, Somer Valley FM, commented:
'It is really fantastic that Mendip Studio School has encouraged the link between education and the business community, there is a wealth of knowledge and expertise available on the doorstep and projects such as these, can be of great benefit to students.
I was inspired by the creativity and energy from the young people and am very proud of my team who presented in a professional manner. All of the students have very promising, bright futures ahead'.
The winning pitch presented a new design in footwear with interchangeable soles, aimed primarily at skateboarders but also other sports people who go through shoes very quickly. The team won a trophy, sponsored by Craig Shaw, Advetec Holdings Ltd and a trip to Dyson Headquarters in Malmesbury transported in a stretch limousine, donated by Martin Spiller, Centurion Travel.
Judge, Richard Moon, Chairman of Advetec Global said:
''The caliber of presentation far surpassed our expectations, the students designs were innovative, creative and exciting. It was a very difficult decision, students presented very in depth portfolios of work including a financial forecast, development plans and prototypes. For us the winning team demonstrated the best business intuition, we could envisage the product in the market place and were remarkably impressed with their use of 3D printers to build their prototype.
Winning Team student, Harvey Wynne, said:
'It was really good experience and I have learnt a lot. The presentation was scary for the first few minutes but once we got into it, it was fun. The questions at the end were tough and you really needed to know all about your product, inside out and the market that you are selling in. I am really looking forward to our trip to Dyson and of course our Pizza afternoon with our mentors!'


Mold growth is inevitable in most homes. Whether you leave your bread out too long and it starts to become a science project or you have a more serious moisture issue that is causing mold to grow on the surfaces of your home, it is a substance that no one wants creeping and crawling all over their things. So, how do you know you have enough mold to warrant the use of residential mold removal services? Here are a few telltale signs that will help you decide if it is the right time for you to call on a professional mold removal service.
You may be asking yourself what having excess moisture means? Having excess moisture means that the humidity level of your home is high due to the inability of moisture to escape. This is especially common in basements where there are no cracks or crevices to the outside world that the air can escape from. Chances are that if you aren't taking the proper steps to keep the humidity level in your home at a low level, you might be developing a mold problem.
In many cases when there is excess moisture in the home, mold is growing from the inside of the home, out. This means that you may not even see the mold growth that you are suffering from until it becomes a serious problem. Sure, there are quick fixes to get rid of this mold temporarily, but in order to say goodbye to the mold caused by excess moisture for good, you need to employ residential mold removal services to take care of the problem.
Those of us who live in areas that are frequently affected by natural disasters that result in flooding, hearing about residential mold growth caused by standing water is very common. But, did you know that mold can start growing in homes with severe water damage within 48 hours of the of the excess waters arrival? This means that in order to avoid a more serious, and more costly problem in the future, you need to call upon residential mold removal services to take care of the cleanup once the clouds pass on, or the water recedes.
For many homeowners, especially those who live in homes that are slightly aged, it is common to notice a few dark spots here and there. These spots may be on your ceiling or wall in your bathroom, kitchen, or other rooms. These spots are easy to remove on your own, generally speaking, and can generally be knocked out with a home remedy or two. But what happens when you hit the spot with some white wine vinegar to kill off the growth, and a few weeks later the spot is right back where it was, dark and alive as ever?
If you have recurring dark spots, you could be facing a more serious mold problem than you think. You may be in need of residential mold removal services from a professional to not only get rid of the mold growth, but also determine where the mold is coming from, and stop it at the source.
Please remember there is no mold growth that is too small for a professional's opinion. Residential mold growth is unpleasant and can potentially be dangerous to you and your family after prolonged exposure, which is why it is crucial for you to call a professional as soon as possible to prevent long term effects.
If you find that your home is suffering from abnormal mold growth, it is time to call a professional for residential mold removal services. A professional will be able to remove the mold and tell you where the mold is coming from. They will also ensure that the mold does not spread or come back if their services are done properly meaning that once the mold is gone, you get back your peace of mind, and can get back to doing the things that you love the most in your home such as entertaining.


Hall of Fame golfer Percy Boomer is best remembered for his image of swinging inside a barrel to create the sensation of a proper turn.
The Swing Barrel is a revolutionary new golf swing aid designed to train a golfer's hips to make the proper turn. It eliminates swaying and teaches you how to clear your hips on the downswing. In the golf world this is known as "the move".
The Swing Barrel is the only swing aid on the market today that promotes hip rotation. It brings the illusion of swing inside a barrel to reality. And even more importantly, it gives you instant feedback. It's like having your own PGA swing coach with you.


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Q: RegExp to match sequence of optional characters I have strings of this kind (open and close decorators):
####--- foobar ---###
### -- foobar -- ###
####-- foobar ---##
--- foobar ---
### foobar ##
### foo - bar ##

I'm trying to:

*

*test if a given string matches this pattern

*strip these "decorations"

I tried with these two RegExp:
/-*\s*#*/g;
/#*\s*-*/g

But the problem is that those will match even zero characters.
How can I tell my RegExp to match only if at least two ## or -- are present in the sequence?
I need my RegExp to match the whole decorator obviously (### ---) not just part of it. So that I'm going to be able to strip them from the string, obtaining just the title in the middle (foobar or foo - bar)

A: You can use this regex:
/\s*([#-])\1+\s*/g

or use [ \t] instead of \s to match space or tab only:
[ \t]*([#-])\1+[ \t]*

and use same in .replace to remove decorators:
str = str.replace(/[ \t]*([#-])\1+[ \t]*/g, '');

RegEx Demo
RegEx Breakup:

*

*([#-]): Match and group # or - in group #1

*\1+: \1 is Backreference of what we captured in group #1. \1+ we match 1+ character of same repeated character.

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This is another 'gop-gam' style dish, a small spicy dish designed to be eaten with beer or whiskey to cut through the alcohol. Its bulk comes from glass noodle and nuts, with pork mince and spicy onion salad to add the strong flavours.
1. Boil water in the saucepan, add the salt and chop the garlic and add it into the pan.
2. When the water is boiling, add the pork mince and glass noodle and simmer for 4 minutes. Then pour out half of the water.
3. Chop the chillies, spring onion, and coriander into a pot with glass noodles.
4. Toast the peanuts in a dry frying pan to bring out the flavour.
5. Add the fish sauce, sugar, lemon juice, and peanuts and then mix.
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Jewish-Latinos find a home in Beit El
A sense of family and inspiration at the site of Jacob's biblical dream.
By KATHERINE KEENAN
Batel Weisse-Gamzu (center), who moved to Beit El from Peru 16 years ago, with her husband, Yitzhak, and their four children. (photo credit: BATEL WEISSE-GAMZU)
The biblical story of Jacob's ladder, one that has long inspired awe and mystery among Jews, Christians and Muslims alike is being kept alive in the midst of the Samarian hillside at the settlement of Beit El, only a few miles from Ramallah.
"I came here, and felt an even stronger connection, like this was the place. I looked around at everything, and I said, 'This is what my kids need,'" says Joseph Maldonado, who works for the local council.
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We are situated in Bush Hill Park Recreation Ground adjacent to the tennis courts.
The nearest park entrance is at the southern end of Cecil Avenue, Enfield, EN1 1PS.
On reaching the Cecil Avenue park entrance follow the path until you reach the end of the hedge adjoining the garden on your left. Turn left at the end of the hedge and through the dark green metal gates facing you, behind which you will find our lawns.
Bush Hill Park adjoins Southbury Road, along which frequent bus services run from all over North London.
See the map above, or if you're using SatNav to find us the destination is Cecil Avenue, Enfield and the nearest postcode is EN1 1PS. Recommended parking is in Cross Road which usually has more available parking spaces than Cecil Avenue.
Our Club is an approximate 12 to 15 minute walk from Enfield Town railway station, which is very close to the Enfield Town shopping centre.
Park entrance at the corner of Cecil Avenue. You can usually park just around the corner.
Take the pathway from the park gate. Then turn left and the entrance to the lawns is in the middle of the picture.
Through the gate to the lawns.


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In this section we publish interviews with a representative (normally the President) of one of the EMS Member Societies. The interviews focus on the history of the Member Society, its achievements, challenges and future plans.
Download the template for the interview here
We have also started a series of interviews with individual members of Member Societies; the first one of these was with Anca Turcu, from the Irish Meteorological Society.
Here you will find the interview template for these interviews.
If you would like to contribute to either interview type fill in this file and return to publications (at) emetsoc.org. Thank you very much!
David Schultz wins EMS Tromp Award
David M Schultz, Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation at the University of Manchester, has been selected for his work on "Weather Patterns Associated With Pain In Chronic-Pain Sufferers. A U.K.-wide smartphone study was conducted over 15 months with 10,584 citizen scientists who suffer from chronic pain, producing the largest dataset both in duration and number of participants.[more]
Interview of the month: Kerstin Vejdemo
The new president of the Swedish Meteorological Society says the SMS aims to be a network and a place for people interested in meteorology to share knowledge and also socialize. SMS, founded in 1959, has a quarterly journal, Polarfront, and arranges five to eight open meetings or seminars every year.[more]
Interview with the next President of the EMS: Bert Holtslag, The Netherlands
Bert Holtslag has been elected to become the EMS President on 11 September this year. Congratulations, Bert! Are you excited about becoming the next President? Yes, I am quite excited, it is a nice way to serve the meteorological community and to keep in touch with our exciting field [more]
Interview of the month: Clemens Simmer
Clemens Simmer, DMG, talks about his concerns about decreasing numbers of students taking up meteorology and the challenges to implement effective organisational structures to achieve the goals of the society. [more]
EMS2019: Short video interviews with Media Awardees and speakers of the Media Session
During the Media & Communications Session at the EMS Annual Meeting in Copenhagen we interviewed the awardees and presenters at this session.[more]
Interview of the month: Vladimir Chukin, MeteoLab
Vladimir Chukin, Director of MeteoLab in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, talks about the challenges for the meteorological and climatological communities, activities of MeteoLab and his views on the role of EMS in respect to Associate Members from the private sector. [more]
Interview of the month: Cyprus
The President of CYMETA, Chrystalla Papachristodoulou, explains the activities of the society, talks about the expectations how EMS can support member activities and the challenge to combat climate change.[more]
Nina Kukkurainen, the Director of Communications at Finnish Meteorological Institute, talks about the importance of internal and external communication and the beauty of working in a field that truly has an impact on everyone.[more]
Interview of the month: Sylvain Joffre
Sylvain Joffre is the Chair of the EMS Committee on Meetings and has been involved in the planning of the EMS Annual Meetings for more than a decade. He enjoys the challenge to develop the conference to keep up with all the developments in science but especially in socio-economical applications.[more]
Interview of the Month: Romania
Interview with the President of the Romanian Met Society, Dr. Ion Sandu. EMS Liaison Committee: If you were to describe your society in one sentence, what would you say? RMS brings together professionals working in the field of meteorology and experts from other fields, who play an important role in disseminating scientific knowledge …[more]
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The New "Great Game" on the Silk Road
Posted By Sharon Lundahl on Sep 11, 2016 | 6 comments
Site of the First Great Game. © Fred Lundahl
The 19th century "Great Game", the subject of Kipling's classic book "Kim," referred to the geopolitical jousting between Czarist Russia, busy expanding into Central Asia, and Great Britain, long established on the Indian subcontinent.
Fred and Pamiri Friends.
The two great powers almost came to blows along their common border in the high Pamir Mountains. They finally agreed to give a buffer zone to Afghanistan to lessen the chance of inadvertent war between themselves. That buffer, the Wahkon Corridor, is a finger of Afghanistan that now separates Pakistan from Tajikistan and points into China. During that first "Great Game", China was too weak to play any part. Not any more.
The recent news that the first Chinese freight train has arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, through new rail lines built in Central Asia, is the latest indication of a new "Great Game" — this time between China and everybody else… and, friends, China has already won. China's "One Belt, one Road" or "New Silk Road" program has signed up 34 countries on its periphery. In 2015 alone, it resulted in $92 billion in signed contracts.
Pamiri Mom Carrying Smart Phone. © Fred Lundahl
One of the big surprises of Fred's trip to Tajikistan recently was the now ubiquitous presence of all things Chinese. Traveling through remote mountainous areas, Fred found that he had better cell phone coverage there than back home on Whidbey Island. That was thanks to Chinese-built solar and wind-powered cell towers dotting the mountain peaks.
Pamiris in Rags 20 Years Ago. © Sharon Lundahl
Villagers in even the most remote villages, who had been dressed in rags when Fred and Sharon passed through the area 20 years ago, now wore new Chinese-made clothes and carried cell phones. Chinese consumer goods fill the most remote village markets.
Even before the now-complete final stretch of rail line through Central Asia, evidence of Chinese ascendancy in the economic life of Central Asia was everywhere. Fred found hotels filled with Chinese businessmen and mountain highways clogged with hundreds of huge Chinese double 18 wheeler trucks. Chinese-built infrastructure projects such as toll roads, airports, power plants, bridges, tunnels and railroads are everywhere.
Chinese Road Builders. © Fred Lundahl
All that China asks for all this assistance is unfettered access to all a country's mineral wealth and a few border-line adjustments here and there. Locals note that for more than a century, Russia took all their mineral wealth and gave little back in return. In comparison, China is viewed by the locals as a welcome partner.
Empty Chinese Sneakers Container. © Fred Lundahl
Sure, the huge trucks take a toll on poorly made Soviet-era highways, but the Chinese are busy repairing and improving the roads. All this building is being overseen by Chinese foremen, but there are plenty of new low-level jobs for local workers.
Several years ago in this area, a road accident resulted in a Chinese truck falling off a highway into the rocky and raging Panj river. The truck broke open and spilled out its contents of hundreds of pairs of Chinese-made sneakers. Little by little, these sneakers floated downstream and washed up on riverbanks where poor villagers were amazed to find them.
During his recent trip through the mountains, Fred saw a number of individuals in traditional dress wearing brightly colored sneakers they had fortuitously picked up during "The Miracle of the Chinese Sneakers."
Chinese Truck on Pamir Highway. © Fred Lundahl
Jackie AFram
Thank You . First photo is beautiful and I love info on the "great Game" as it is now played. There is a lot to learn here.
Leslie Rusch
Great posting. I feel both like I was there and that I wish I was there. Your photo of the mountains took my breath away.
Barbara and Michael
This is so fascinating. Thank you.
The Chinese have done the same thing in Africa, and have won hearts and minds there too. the world is changing…
Richard Hayes
Beautiful photos and positive news that the lives of many are being improved with the help of China. So what if China wants to exploit resources?
you travel to interesting and colorful places.
Anton Seyduzov
I do not recall an instance when I disagreed with Fred.
But this time I do. Both, Russian Empire and Soviet Union gave a lot to Central Asian region. Certain scientific and industrial insallation in Tajikistan still don't have comparable rivals elsewhere in the world, taking into account its unique geographical location.
There was strong social security system, healthcare, education, energy industry.
On the other hand, Chinese goodies can be compared to glass bead necklaces. It happened before in the history.
I think… Reserve the right to be wrong. Have not been there for a while…


If you're looking for a spectacular tourist destination without all the tourists, you'll want to visit Kyoto's sleepy little fishing town that floats on the sea.
Located on the shore of Ine Bay in Kyoto Prefecture is a group of 230 funaya, or boat houses. Known as Ine no Funaya, or The Boat Houses of Ine, the wooden buildings are built on the water's edge and feature garage-like openings which act as boat moorings for their residents.
Sometimes referred to as the "The Venice of Japan", the townscape is so unique it's been designated as a protected area of "important traditional buildings".
The unique houses were built out of necessity, to maximise the use of a narrow strip of land between the sea and the mountains. This style of wooden architecture is possible here as there's little tidal movement and the quiet cove provides protection from storms and sea swells.
The two-storey houses feature living quarters upstairs and a bay on the ground floor with direct access to the water and space for a boat and equipment.
You can see how the area is used for drying fish, maintaining nets and making preparations for fishing trips.
With its cluster of wooden huts, the area is breathtakingly picturesque. While it was once primarily a fishing town, more and more boathouses are now being converted into beautiful lodgings for visitors.
Facing the Sea of Japan, the area is known for its wonderfully fresh local seafood, which can be enjoyed at restaurants and lodgings in the area.
Sashimi is presented beautifully to showcase its freshness.
And there's also plenty of other seafood to try while you're in the area.
Ine Bay is located around 2.5 hours from central Kyoto or Osaka by car. Alternatively, the town can be accessed via a 50-minute bus ride from Amanohashidate Station. While you won't find the area advertised in most of the guidebooks, an overnight stay on the water here will be a memory you won't ever forget.


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package mysql_dao

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/golang/glog"
	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
	"github.com/nebulaim/telegramd/proto/mtproto"
	"github.com/nebulaim/telegramd/service/document/biz/dal/dataobject"
)

type PhotoDatasDAO struct {
	db *sqlx.DB
}

func NewPhotoDatasDAO(db *sqlx.DB) *PhotoDatasDAO {
	return &PhotoDatasDAO{db}
}

// insert into photo_datas(photo_id, photo_type, dc_id, volume_id, local_id, access_hash, width, height, file_size, file_path, ext) values (:photo_id, :photo_type, :dc_id, :volume_id, :local_id, :access_hash, :width, :height, :file_size, :file_path, :ext)
// TODO(@benqi): sqlmap
func (dao *PhotoDatasDAO) Insert(do *dataobject.PhotoDatasDO) int64 {
	var query = "insert into photo_datas(photo_id, photo_type, dc_id, volume_id, local_id, access_hash, width, height, file_size, file_path, ext) values (:photo_id, :photo_type, :dc_id, :volume_id, :local_id, :access_hash, :width, :height, :file_size, :file_path, :ext)"
	r, err := dao.db.NamedExec(query, do)
	if err != nil {
		errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("NamedExec in Insert(%v), error: %v", do, err)
		glog.Error(errDesc)
		panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
	}

	id, err := r.LastInsertId()
	if err != nil {
		errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("LastInsertId in Insert(%v)_error: %v", do, err)
		glog.Error(errDesc)
		panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
	}
	return id
}

// select id, photo_id, photo_type, dc_id, volume_id, local_id, access_hash, width, height, file_size, file_path, ext from photo_datas where dc_id = 2 and volume_id = :volume_id and local_id = :local_id and access_hash = :access_hash
// TODO(@benqi): sqlmap
func (dao *PhotoDatasDAO) SelectByFileLocation(volume_id int64, local_id int32, access_hash int64) *dataobject.PhotoDatasDO {
	var query = "select id, photo_id, photo_type, dc_id, volume_id, local_id, access_hash, width, height, file_size, file_path, ext from photo_datas where dc_id = 2 and volume_id = ? and local_id = ? and access_hash = ?"
	rows, err := dao.db.Queryx(query, volume_id, local_id, access_hash)

	if err != nil {
		errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("Queryx in SelectByFileLocation(_), error: %v", err)
		glog.Error(errDesc)
		panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
	}

	defer rows.Close()

	do := &dataobject.PhotoDatasDO{}
	if rows.Next() {
		err = rows.StructScan(do)
		if err != nil {
			errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("StructScan in SelectByFileLocation(_), error: %v", err)
			glog.Error(errDesc)
			panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
		}
	} else {
		return nil
	}

	err = rows.Err()
	if err != nil {
		errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("rows in SelectByFileLocation(_), error: %v", err)
		glog.Error(errDesc)
		panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
	}

	return do
}

// select id, photo_id, photo_type, dc_id, volume_id, local_id, access_hash, width, height, file_size, file_path, ext from photo_datas where photo_id = :photo_id and local_id != 0
// TODO(@benqi): sqlmap
func (dao *PhotoDatasDAO) SelectListByPhotoId(photo_id int64) []dataobject.PhotoDatasDO {
	var query = "select id, photo_id, photo_type, dc_id, volume_id, local_id, access_hash, width, height, file_size, file_path, ext from photo_datas where photo_id = ? and local_id != 0"
	rows, err := dao.db.Queryx(query, photo_id)

	if err != nil {
		errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("Queryx in SelectListByPhotoId(_), error: %v", err)
		glog.Error(errDesc)
		panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
	}

	defer rows.Close()

	var values []dataobject.PhotoDatasDO
	for rows.Next() {
		v := dataobject.PhotoDatasDO{}

		// TODO(@benqi): 不使用反射
		err := rows.StructScan(&v)
		if err != nil {
			errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("StructScan in SelectListByPhotoId(_), error: %v", err)
			glog.Error(errDesc)
			panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
		}
		values = append(values, v)
	}

	err = rows.Err()
	if err != nil {
		errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("rows in SelectListByPhotoId(_), error: %v", err)
		glog.Error(errDesc)
		panic(mtproto.NewRpcError(int32(mtproto.TLRpcErrorCodes_DBERR), errDesc))
	}

	return values
}


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Q: Angular 6 change Internationalization I have an application in angular 6, this application is published in a hosting in the US, so it takes thousands as separator "," and some texts appear in English, for example a text for the type of file entry appear in English .
But I need this application to take the configuration for Colombia, where the "." Is used for thousands separator.
And I need the text for the input type file to appear in Spanish, not in English
<input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="exampleInputFile" (change)="getFiles($event)">

How can I achieve this?
Is there any way to establish a regional configuration in my application, regardless of the configuration of the server where it is installed?


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Pike County Sheriff's Office offering community child ID kits
Published 8:13 pm Friday, May 21, 2021
Huck Treadwell | The Messenger Pike County Sheriff's Office deputies David Thomas (left) and Logan Johnson, help Chance Jackson (left) and Collen Allen put their fingerprints on an identification kit. Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas said the kits are sent home to parents to complete with all necessary information about the child. He said parents can give the identification kit to law enforcement officers if their child goes missing or is abducted.
Huck Treadwell | The Messenger
Pike County Sheriff's Office deputies David Thomas (left) and Logan Johnson, help Chance Jackson (left) and Collen Allen put their fingerprints on an identification kit. Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas said the kits are sent home to parents to complete with all necessary information about the child. He said parents can give the identification kit to law enforcement officers if their child goes missing or is abducted.
The Pike County Sheriff's Office resumed a long-standing community outreach program this week
Pike County Sheriff Russell Thomas said for the past 21 years deputies had helped parents safeguard their children with a child identification kit. Thomas said last year COVID pre-vented the PCSO from holding the annual program, but Thomas said he was excited to get back on track this spring.
"This is a child identification program to assist parents," Thomas said. "We fingerprint the children and then send the kit home to the parents to complete. If, for example, the parents are on vacation an their child gets lost or abducted, the kit has all of the information in one place that a law enforcement agency would need to begin an investigation."
Thomas said the kit includes a place for the child's photograph, medical information, all personal information — including contact information for parents and relatives — as well as hair samples for DNA, dental information and the child's fingerprints.
"We've been doing this for more than 20 years," Thomas said. "In that time, we've assisted with more than 10,000 child identification kits. This is also a good way for us to reach out to the community and build good relationships. We go into classrooms now, and there are teachers that remember when we took their fingerprints for their kit."
Thomas said children also enjoy getting to meet the deputies and taking a look at law enforcement equipment.
"The kids get to meet law enforcement officers and ask a lot of questions," Thomas said. "They also want to see the cars and always ask us to turn on the sirens. They get a positive experience with law enforcement officers and hopefully, that helps us build good relationships for the future."
Thomas said the real value in the fingerprint kit program is that it gives parents a piece of mind, knowing that they have all of their child's information in one place.
"We live in a time when bad things can happen," Thomas said. "This kit has all of the in-formation a law enforcement agency would need in the case of a missing or abducted child. If anyone is interested in a kit, they can call the Pike County Sheriff's Office at 334-566-4347."
Hank Williams Festival June 4-5


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Q: How to recursively get absolute url from parent instance(s)? I have a page model that contains instance of itself as possible parent page. So every page can be child of another page. What I would like to do is get the absolute url to give me link that is structured according to its parent architecture. So let's say I have a Page AAA with child BBB, which itself has a child CCC. The url of last child would be mysite.com/AAA/BBB/CCC. I've played around and figured a recursive method that would work for me, however I hit a brick wall on resolving the urls.
models.py
class Page {
     ...
     parent = models.ForeignKey('self', null=True, blank=True, unique=False)
     ....

     def get_parent_path(self, list=None):

          parenturl = []

          if list is not None:
              parenturl = list

          if self.parent is not None:
              parenturl.insert(0,self.parent.slug)
              return self.parent.get_parent_path(parenturl)

          return parenturl

     def get_absolute_url(self):

          path = ''

          if self.parent is not None:
               parentlisting = self.get_parent_path()
               for parent in parentlisting:
                    path = path + parent + '/'

          path = path + self.slug;

          return reverse("pages:details", kwargs={"path": path, "slug": self.slug})

urls.py
     url(r'^(?P<path>.+)(?P<slug>[\w-]+)/$', views.page, name='details'),

Testing it, showed me that path I get gives the correct parental part of the path. But resolving urls doesn't seem to work and I'm thinking it has something to do with reverse and/or regex. Using any page link, even where 404 should be, will now give me type error.
TypeError at /###/###/

page() got an unexpected keyword argument 'path'

What am I doing wrong?
EDIT:
views.py
def page(request, slug):

    instance = get_object_or_404(Page, slug=slug)

    context = {
        "title": instance.title,
        "page": instance,
    }

    return render(request, "page.html", context)

A: So first of all your page view is not accepting path argument.
You need to change def page(request, slug): to def page(request, slug, path):. Also you need to rethink if you need that param in your url and in your view, because you don't use it.
Further part might not be relevant
And one more thing, you forgot to put / between params in url
url(r'^(?P<path>.+)(?P<slug>[\w-]+)/$', views.page, name='details'),

should be
url(r'^(?P<path>.+)/(?P<slug>[\w-]+)/$', views.page, name='details')


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Survey: PR wins, advertising loses when it comes to being convincing
In the theories of media effects the impact of advertising and PR is still a controversial topic. A current study by the University of Applied Sciences Mainz now repeated the analysis of this topic. The result shows: PR works especially, when it comes to communicating knowledge and if arguments have to be believable and convincing- like for so called "High Involvement"- products, with which the costumer specifically deals with before purchasing, for example a new car or a new television.
The classical advertising has the most impact when it comes to products which the costumer is paying less attention to and which are regarded as interchangeable, like products in daily use such as cleaning agent.
"That's what I always thought about it" is what many PR colleagues might think now, because that's exactly what I thought when reading the press release.
The same – though not representative – feedback is what we are often getting from our costumers, because IT and Clean Tech are typical High Involvement products. For example: I recently compared the page view numbers of the company's website together with a client of mine, just because of interest. Everyday when a press release has been published, the number of visors grew rapidly. In contrast, when an advertisement for junior employees has been placed, there were only marginal deflections for this period. Since we do also support the HR-campaign of the company, there are clearly more applications.
And a customer profit can be followed in parts in an article in the trade press (of course the company's products are also simply good): a Sales Manager was able to send a link to the article in the attachment of an offer. This was the loop for a much personal sales talk and finally the decision for our costumer.
Another interesting story is he case of a customer, whose view numbers of his Xing profile raise up into double digits just in one single day and clearly more contact queries came in, when we shared a press information to expand the German team.
With this study of the University of Applied Sciences Mainz, the effects of PR have finally been proved scientifically by using latest figures and facts. Prof. Dr. Lothar Rolke, head of the study, believes that "the communication-mix is going to change a lot". I'm keen to see in which direction. At the moment the trend in companies is to reduce the advertising budget or replace it with PR, to the disappointment of the media and certainly not consulting for all participants.
I think sooner or later new mixes of PR and advertising will assert itself. We'll see which ones.
Jessica Schmidt
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The Who Cancel U.s. Tour
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 September 2015
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British Rockers The Who Have Postponed All Of The Remaining Dates On Their Upcoming North American Tour To Allow Frontman Roger Daltrey To Recover From A Virus.
Picture: The Who, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend - Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2015 - Performances - The Who at Hyde Park -...
The My Generation hitmakers had already cancelled four concerts on their 50th anniversary tour, which had been due to begin this week (ends18Sep15), after Daltrey contracted viral meningitis.
The band had hoped to continue the trek after Daltrey recovered from the illness, but although the singer is reportedly feeling better, he is under doctor's orders to rest and the tour has been temporarily shut down.
A statement on the band's website from Daltrey states, "We are very sorry to disappoint our fans in this way. For the last four weeks, I have been in and out of the hospital and have been diagnosed with viral Meningitis. I am now on the mend and feeling a lot better but I am going to need a considerable time to recover. The doctors tell me I will make a complete recovery, but that I should not do any touring this year."
The band now hope to reschedule the tour for spring next year (16).
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The Who to start recording new album this week
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The Who announce final tour and new album
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The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (GSF), a Santa Barbara based nonprofit organization, received a donation of 13 iPads from We-Care.com to support its Project Mariposa iPad grant program. The generous donation is a result of the "iCAN: Empowering Kids with Autism and SMA" project started by We-Care.com in 2013. Through iCAN, We-Care.com encourages its users to shop in support of the program with a portion of every purchase made from one of their 2,500 participating online retailers donated automatically towards the technology grants.
The GSF focuses on a degenerative disease, similar to ALS/Lou Gehrig's but typically in babies and young children, called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Their minds are never affected, but SMA impacts every physical aspect of their life. The iPad is life-changing for those with SMA, assisting with education, independence, and in some cases empowering them to communicate for the first time in their lives.
Project Mariposa was launched by the GSF in January 2012 with a simple mission of making the world more accessible to those with severe disabilities, specifically SMA, through targeted iPad grants. Since 2012, GSF has granted over 185 iPads through the program.
GSF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing global awareness of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the #1 genetic killer of young children, accelerating research focused on ending this cruel disease, and supporting families impacted by SMA and other life-altering conditions. GSF is an all-volunteer organization, meaning 100% of your donation goes toward fulfilling our mission.
Launched in 2008, We-Care.com is a team of Internet marketers and technologists who believe one can succeed while doing good for others. Partners Kevin Lee and Dave Pasternack are successful "serial entrepreneurs", and the founders of the leading Search Engine Marketing (SEM) agency Didit - part of the 2007 Inc 500 fastest-growing privately held companies (#137) and Deloitte's Fast 500 (#12). We-Care.com provides Dave and Kevin an opportunity to support organizations that improve our communities. Some nonprofit partners in addition to the GSF and NAA include the ASPCA, Save the Children, Autism Speaks, Doctors Without Borders, and Charity: Water.