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2009 Opinion Articles
Real Trade Reform Begins After Doha
Trade and Investment Opinion Article
By John W.H. Denton
Chairman, BCA Global Engagement Task Force
Trade liberalisation is the missing piece of the global policy response to the financial crisis and recession. Trade ministers met in India recently and signalled the best we can hope for is a conclusion to the World Trade Organisation's Doha round negotiations by the end of next year. The delay is proving costly for Australia and for most other countries.
First, trading nations don't gain the benefit of increased access to global markets, or the contribution this makes to business confidence and to providing a better deal for consumers. For countries in Asia where growth is strongly linked to exports, further liberalisation is especially important. Given four of Australia's top six trading partners are in Asia, opening up foreign markets is just as important to our prospects.
Second, in the absence of momentum to open up markets, trade barriers have been raised rather than lowered. The United States has just imposed a 35 per cent increase in tariffs on tyres made in China. Recently we have also seen the European Union subject to claims that anti-dumping duties of up to 24 per cent on Chinese steel wire rods were really aimed at protecting European producers.
These decisions mean the US and the EU are sending the wrong signal to other nations at the wrong time. Not surprisingly, China has hinted at retaliation on both fronts. Whatever form it takes, protectionism is damaging to growth and jobs.
There is also a third cost from ongoing delays to trade liberalisation that has not been given as much attention. The all or nothing approach to the Doha negotiations prevents WTO members using flexibility and innovation to liberalise specialised areas of trade. Such flexibility could be unlocked if the formal round were concluded and out of the way.
A way forward beyond Doha was demonstrated by the events of recent history.
In 1996 and 1997, soon after the conclusion of Doha's predecessor, the Uruguay round, a series of specialised negotiations were held and concluded. One concerned global trade in telecommunications services, another involved information technology, and a further agreement related to banking, insurance, securities and financial services. These were concluded without the constraints of a formal cross-sectoral round of negotiations.
Looking beyond the conclusion of the Doha round in 2010 or 2011, there are important and emerging areas where specialised negotiations might be conducted within the WTO, and where the Australian government could take a leading role.
For instance, there is a need to improve the consistency of rules relating to investment, including protection for investors. This would contribute to greater confidence and stability of investment. It is not directly being negotiated in the Doha round. Another example is electronic commerce and financial services, where there is an opportunity for governments to improve the consistency of national legislation applicable to e-commerce, and to trade in financial information and advice.
Greater consistency would reduce business costs and enable further growth and development.
Environmental goods and services is an emerging field of trade. It would benefit from improved mutual recognition of qualifications, and a common approach to standards and accreditation. Negotiations might also address tariffs that continue to apply to environmental goods.
A confined set of negotiations on one specific subject is more likely to reduce barriers to trade in areas that can be overlooked within a comprehensive round.
But before specialised negotiations can take place, the Doha negotiations must be successfully brought to an end. This remains the conventional way to drive broad-based liberalisation.
Leadership from the United States, and in particular from President Barack Obama, will be a critical factor. We also need a much greater commitment to trade liberalisation from the EU, China, India and Brazil, together with all the members of the G20.
Business recognises the benefits of the multilateral system, but it will lose its value if it remains at a standstill. Concluding the Doha round, and then quickly moving to open up new and emerging areas of international commerce, are priority issues for the private sector.

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Brian Omogrosso is back in the major leagues.
The Chicago White Sox recalled the right-handed reliever from Chippewa Township from Class AAA Charlotte on Friday for the second time this season.
Omogrosso pitched in 11 games for the White Sox earlier this season and was 0-1 with a 5.14 ERA. In 10 games with Charlotte, the Blackhawk graduate was 0-1 with two saves and a 4.91 ERA.
Class AAA Durham left-handed reliever Adam Liberatore (Blackhawk) pitched two scoreless innings against Louisville on Monday, two days after getting the win for the Tampa Bay Rays� top farm club by working one scoreless inning against Indianapolis.
Liberatore is 3-1 with a 4.73 ERA in 23 games.


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Prominent Ancient Ports of India
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PROMINENT ANCIENT PORTS OF INDIA:
The naval trade with various countries during the ancient & medieval times played a great role in the spread of Indian culture abroad. The detailed account of the ports in ancient India can be found from the books "Periplus of the Erythraean Sea & Geographia". During Mauryan rule, the Navadhyaksha, i.e., Superitendent of Shipping used to look after the shipping administration. The coins of the last Satavahana King Yajna Sri Satakarni contained the figure of ships, probably indicating the naval strength of the dynasty. Let us look at an illustrative list of prominent port in ancient times.
Name of the Port
Associated Dynasty & the Time Period
Brief Details
Gujarat (near present Ahmedabad)
Indus Valley; 2400 BC
Export of copper, hardwoods, ivory, pearls, carnelian & gold to Mesopotamia and timber wood & Lais Lazuli to Sumeria
Barygaza
Present Bharuch in Gujarat
3rd Century BC onwards; Major trade center of Roman trade under Western Satraps
1. Spice & silk trade with Arabs.
2. Import of wheat, rice, sesame oil, cotton & cloth.
Muziris
Malabar Coast, Kerala (near present-day Kochi)
1st century BC onwards; Chera Kingdom
1. Mentioned in Sangam literature.
2. Export of spices, semi-precious stones like beryl, pearls, diamonds, sapphires, ivory, Chinese silk, Gangetic spikenard & tortoise shells to Persi, Rome, Greece & Egypt.
Kokai
Early Pandyan Kingdom
Well known center of pearl fishery & finds mention in the Sangam literature.
Puhar (Kaveri Poompattinam)
Tamil Nadu (the mouth of Cauveri river)
Early Chola; 400 BC - 200 AD
1. Import of various articles.
2. Mentioned in "Silappadikaram".
Podouke
Present Arikmedu near Puducherry
2nd century BC - 8th century AD
1. Greek trading port to trade with Rome.
2. Items of export included gems, pearls, spices & silk. Import of wine was prevalent.
Barbarikon
Near Karachi, Pakistan
Parthians & Scythians
1. Import of lines, topaz, coral, strox, frankincense, vessels of glass, silver & gold plate & wine.
2. Export included turqoise, lapis lazuli, seric skins, cotton cloth, silk yarn & indigo.
Sounagora
Wari (Bateshwar in present Bangladesh)
450 BC; Maurayan dynasty
Mathematician Ptolemy mentioned in his book "Geographia"
Maisolia or Masulipatnam
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh
From 3rd century BC onwards; Satavahana's dynasty
1. Muslin clothes were traded by ancient Greeks.
2. Principal sea port of the Golkonda kingdom from 15th to 17th centuries
Tamralipti
Present-day West Bengal
Mauryan dynasty
1. Exit point of the Mauryan trade route for the South & South-East.
2. Dudhpani rock inscription of Udayman of 8th century AD contains the last record of Tamralipti as a port of ancient South Asia.
3. Chinese pilgrim Hieun-Tsang call the town Tan-mo-lih-ti, who visited in 639 AD.
4. Fa-hian stayed here for 2 years.
Palur
Odisha 2nd century AD; Kalinga dynsaty 1. Place of voyage to South-East Asia & China and trade of pottery.
2. Mentioned by Ptolemy & Hiuen Tsang in the 2nd & 7th century AD.
INDIAN SCULPTURE:
Three prominent schools of sculpture developed in this period at three different regions of India- centered at Gandhara, Mathura, and Amravati.
Gandhara School (Kushana rulers)
Mathura School (Kushana rulers)
Amravati School (Satvahana rulers)
1. External Influence
Heavy influence of Greek or Hellenistic sculpture, so it is also known as Indo-Greek art.
It was developed indigenously & not influenced by external cultures.
2. Ingredients Used
Early Gandhara School used bluish-grey sandstone while the later period saw the use of mud & stucco.
The sculptures of Mathura School were made using spotted red sandstone.
The sculpture of Amravati School was made using white marbles.
3. Religious Influence
Mainly Buddhist imagery, influenced by the Greco-Roman pantheon.
Influence of all three religions of the time, i.e. Hindusim, Buddhism & Jainism.
Mainly Buddhist influence.
4. Area of Development
Developed in the North-West Frontier, in the modern-day of Kandhar.
Developed in & around Mathura, Sonkh & Kankalitila. Kankalitila was famous for Jain sculptures.
Developed in the Krishna-Godavari lower valley, in and around Amravati & Nagarjunakonda.
5. Features of Buddha Sculpture
1. The Buddha is shown in a spiritual state, with wavy hair.
2. He wears a few ornaments & seated in a yogi position.
3. The eyes are half-closed as in meditation.
4. A protuberance is shown on the head signifying the omniscience of Buddha.
1. Buddha is shown in a delighted mood with s smiling face.
2. The body symbolizes muscularity, wearing a tight dress.
3. The face and head are shaven.
4. Buddha is seated in padmasana with different mudras & his face reflects grace. A similar protuberance is shown on the head.
1. Since the sculptures are generally part of narrative art, there is less emphasis on the individual features of Buddha.
2. The sculptures generally depict life stories of Buddha & the Jataka tales, i.e., the previous lives of Buddha in both human & animal form.
Freedom and Partition of India
FREEDOM & PARTITION OF INDIA
Attlee's Announcement: (Setting the time limit for British Withdrawl)
Year: 20th February 1947
As per the announcement, the British would withdraw from India by 30th June 1948.
Wavell would be replaced by Lord Mountbatten as Viceroy.
The power could be transferred to more than one authority if the Constituent Assembly did not become fully representative, i.e. if the Muslim majority provinces did not join the constituent assembly.
Mountbatten Plan:
Year: 3rd June 1947
It declared that the transfer of power would take place by 15th August on the basis of dominion status to two successor states, India & Pakistan if the Legislative Assemblies of Bengal & Punjab voted in favor of partition.
It also provided for a referendum in the NWFP & Sylhet (Assam), and for setting up of a Boundary Commission.
The Indian States would be free to join any dominion they liked, India or Pakistan.
Indian Independence Act, 1947:
Year: 18th July 1947
The Act was passed by the Labour government of Clement Attlee after the Indian leaders agreed on the Mountbatten Plan, the last Plan for Independence.
The Bill was introduced with the objective of transferring power to the people of India & received Royal assent on 18th July 1947.
Among other things, the Act stated the following:
Pending of the adoption of a new constitution.
As from 15th August 1947, two independent Dominions shall be set up in India, to be known respectively as India & Pakistan.
The boundaries between the two dominions shall be determined by Boundary Commission headed by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, hence also known as Radcliffe Commissions.
The existing Constituent Assembly of each Dominion would function as Dominion Legislature.
Each Dominion shall be governed by the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935.
For each of the new dominion, a new Governor-General was to be appointed by the British-Crown. Further, the same person could be Governor-General of both (Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of free India & Jinnah the first Governor-General of Pakistan).
The Office of the Secretary of State was abolished & his work was to be taken over by the Secretary of Commonwealth Affairs.
The words 'Emperor of India' & 'Indian Emperor' were dropped from the Royal style & titles.
Independence Day:
Year: 15th August 1947
India woke up to the dual reality of Independence & Partition.
Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of free India.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel became the Home Minister.
Thus, was a born a new nation, ending nearly 200 years of British rule in India.
Fig: Map of Partition of India
Indian Constitutional Developement (1861-1920)
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ACTS & IMPORTANT PROVISIONS
1861: THE INDIAN COUNCILS ACT, 1861
The Governor-General's Executive Council was enlarged by the addition of a fifth member who was to be a jurist.
For the purpose of the legislation, it enlarged the Central Council by addition of not less than 6 & not more than 12 additional members.
There were to be nominated by the Governor-General & that at least half of them were to be non-officials. Under this provision, three Indians were usually nominated. Thus, it initiated a process of Indian association in legislation.
The Act restored the legislative powers of the Councils of Bombay & Madras.
The Act allowed the establishment of new Councils in other Provinces. Accordingly, Councils of Bengal (1862), North-Western Provinces (1886), and Burma & Punjab (1897) were established.
Thus, it initiated recognition to issue ordinances in case of emergency.
The Act provided for the decentralization of business. Using this authority, Lord Canning introduced the portfolio system in India for the first time, thus laying the foundation of the Cabinet System in India.
In the Central Executive Council, the number of additional members was increased to not less than 10 and not more than 16. However, in the Centre as well as in provinces, the official majority was maintained.
The Act empowered the Governor-General-in-Council to make regulations for the nomination of additional members. Under this provision, the Governor-General could introduce a half-hearted system of election (limited or indirect election), even as the provision itself very carefully avoided the use of the word "election".
The introduction of the "elective principle", though veiled, was the as significant constitutional measure.
The members of the Central Legislature were allowed to hold a discussion on the annual financial statement.
Under the Act, many Indians entered the Councils. These included Pherozshah Mehta, Gopal Krishna Gokhle, WC Banerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Ashutosh Mookerjee, Rash Behari Ghosh & Lalmohan Ghosh.
1909: MORLE-MINTO REFORMS, 1909
The number of additional members was doubled or more than double and the maximum number in additional members in Governor-General's Council was raised to 60.
The Central Legislature was thus to comprise of 69 members.
In the provinces, for the first time, a non-official majority was introduced.
Of the 32 non-official seats, 5 were to be nominated by Governor-General while the remaining 27 were to be elected by the system of indirect election.
It introduced the system of separate electorates for Muslims who were also given weightage, i.e. more seats were given to them than the number warranted by their proportion in the local population. They were also allowed to compete for seats to be elected by the general electorates.
The member asking the original question was given the right to ask supplementary questions as well.
1919: MONTAGU-CHELMSFORD REFORMS, 1919
The Act began with a Preamble based on the "Montagu Declaration" of 20 August 1917.
The Secretary of State for India was now to be paid by the British Exchequer.
Some of his functions were also taken away & given to the High Commissioner of India.
In the Governor-General's Executive Council, three Indians would be included.
Bicameral Legislative was established at the Centre namely, the Indian Legislative Assembly & the Council of State.
The Indian Legislative Assembly (Lower House):
It was to consists of 145 members.
The Act introduced the system of direct election for the first time.
The system of communal electorate continued & was extended to Sikhs also.
The Council of State (Upper House):
It was to consists of 60 members.
The members were called "Honorable". Women were not allowed to become a member of the House.
The right to ask supplementary questions was extended to all members of the legislature.
The Governor-General was given the power of certification.
Under the Act, Provincial Autonomy was introduced for the first time.
The independent powers of the provinces were defined in the "Devolution Rules".
Accordingly, two lists were drawn- The central list & Provincial list. Residual power was vested in the Governor-General-in Council.
The system of Dyarchy was introduced in the provinces & the responsibility for certain subjects of the government was transferred to the Indian hands (Transferred list) while control over others was reserved in British hands (Reserved list).
Governor acted as the link between two halves of the Executive.
The instrument of Instructions was the document that laid down the basis of relations between the provincial governors & ministers.
Quit India Movement
QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT:
1939: OUTBREAK OF WW-II
Viceroy Linlithgow unilaterally declared India as a belligerent state on the British side.
1939: CWC MEETING, WARDHA
September 10th-14th, 1939
Congress finally decided to adopt Nehru's view & extend conditional support to the British.
1939: VICEROY LINLITHGOW'S STATEMENT
The British government refused to make any promises & commit itself in advance on the post-war constitutional status of India.
Talked about setting up of a "consultative committee".
1939: CONGRESS MINISTERS RESIGN
Congress Ministers resign to protest against Britain's unilateral decision of dragging India into the war.
Provincial governments continued in 4 provinces- Assam, Sindh, Punjab & Bengal.
1939: DAY OF DELIVERANCE
December, 22nd 1939
Muslim League celebrates "day of deliverance" upon the resignation of Congress Ministers.
1940: PAKISTAN RESOLUTION, LAHORE
Muslim League passed the Pakistan Resolution calling the formation of Pakistan as a separate homeland for the Muslims.
1940: RAMGARH CONGRESS SESSION
Presided by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
A resolution was passed which declared that a civil disobedience movement shall be launched as soon as the Congress organization is considered fit enough for the purpose.
A coalition of various Left-wing groups who got together & held an anti-compromise conference at Ramgarh under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose & resolved to prepare themselves for a militant struggle.
1940: AUGUST OFFER
August, 8th 1940
For the first time, the inherent right of Indians to frame their own constitution was recognized & the demand for Constituent Assembly was conceded.
1940: INDIVIDUAL STAYAGRAHA
Acharya Vinoba Bhave became the First Satyagrahi.
He was to deliver an anti-war speech village after village while moving in the direction of Delhi, thus initiating a movement that came to be known as the "Delhi Chalo" movement.
Bhave delivered his first anti-war speech Paunar village near Wardha.
Later, Jawaharlal Nehru became the second individual Satyagrahi.
1942: CRIPPS MISSION
In March, Japan occupied Rangoon bringing the war to India's doorstep which forced the British to send Cripps Mission to India.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent the leader of the House of Commons, Sir Stafford Cripps, with the aim of securing India's active support in the war effort.
Cripps declared that the aim of the new British policy in India was 'the earliest possible realization of self-government in India'.
Proposed included- Dominion Status, Constituent Assembly, Right of Non-Accession of Provinces, Right of Secession of provinces, Protection of racial & linguistic minorities & British control over the defense.
Gandhi rejected the proposals calling the Cripps offer for Dominion Status after the war as 'a poet dated cheque on a crashing bank'.
Cripps adopted a 'take it or leave it' attitude which added to the deadlock.
1942: CWC MEETING AT WARDHA
The CWC adopted the Quit India Resolution which was to be later ratified by the AICC in its Bombay meeting.
1942: QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT (QIM)
AICC met at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay & ratified the Quit India Resolution.
The next day morning, all prominent leaders of the Congress, including Gandhi, were arrested.
Hence what arose was a spontaneous movement that began taking its own course, with people directing their own actions.
1943: PAKISTAN DAY
Even as the QIM, continued the League observed the 'Pakistan Day' & also adopted a new slogan 'Divide & Quit'.
1944: RAJAGOPALACHARI FORMULA
It was the formula to bring about Congress-League Cooperation, accepting the 'idea of Pakistan' on the basis of a plebiscite or referendum after the war.
The formula was developed with the full approval of Gandhi.
1945: DESAI-LIAQUAT PLAN
It proposed the formation of an Interim Government at the Centre, consisting of an equal number of persons nominated by the Congress & the League in the Central Legislature.
1945: CONGRESS LEADERS RELEASED FROM JAIL
On 8th May 1945, the war in Europe ended with the surrender of Germany
The Congress leaders were released from jail in anticipation of the Shimla Conference, making the official end of the Quit Indian Movement.
Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement
KHILAFAT & NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT:
1919-22: KHILAFAT MOVEMENT
The First World-War (WWI) ended with the "Treaty of Versailles".
Victorious British dethroned the Sultan of Turkey who was regarded as the "Khalifa or Caliph".
Indian Muslims organize the Khalifa Movement.
Aim of Khalifa Movement:
The Khalifa's position should be restored.
The Khalifa's control over the Muslim sacred places should be retained.
In territorial adjustments after the war, Khalifa should be left with sufficient territories.
1919 (Bombay): KHILAFAT COMMITTEE
Leaders: Ali Brothers, Maulana Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Harsat Mohani, Dr. MA Ansari.
1919 Nov. (Delhi): ALL INDIA KHILAFAT CONFERENCE
Dr. Harsat Mohani made a call for a boycott of British goods & non-cooperation with the British government.
1920: ALLIANCE WITH CONGRESS
Gandhi appointed as the President of the All India Khilafat Committee.
Till May 1920, Gandhi was still moderate but afterward hardened with the publication of the terms of the treaty with Turkey & the Hunter Committee Report on Punjab disturbances.
1920 June (Allahabad): CENTRAL KHILAFAT COMMITTEE MEET
Attended by both Congress & Khilafat Leaders.
Ultimatum gave to the government-unless the Khilafat & Punjab wrongs were undone, the movement shall be launched from 1st August 1920.
Tikal proposed Hindu-Muslim alliances over a religious question.
1920, 1st Aug.: NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
Non-Cooperation movement launched.
Tilak passes away.
1920, 20th Dec. (Nagpur): NAGPUR CONGRESS SESSION
President C.Vijayraghavachariar.
CR Das turns from a critic to Gandhi's supporter & moves the main resolution on Non-Cooperation Resolution of Non-Violent Non-Cooperation endorsed with the triple purpose of Non-Cooperation as the follows:
A satisfactory resolution to the Khilafat question.
Redressal of the Punjab wrongs, and
Attainment of Swaraj.
A detailed program of Non-Cooperation was suggested, to be put into force at a time decided by the Congress.
A new constitution of the Congress Party (handwork of Gandhi himself) was adopted.
Gandhi gave the slogan, "Swaraj in one year".
Mohammad Ali Jinnah, GS Khaparde, Bipin Chandra Pal & Annie Besant left the Congress, they still believed in the lawful methods of the agitation.
1921 Jan.-March: FIRST PHASE OF NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
Emphasis was on the boycott of schools, colleges, law courts & promotion of Charkha.
CR Das played a key role in encouraging a boycott.
Subhas Chandra Bose became the Principal of the National College in Calcutta.
Many leading lawyers gave up their remunerative legal practices. Lawyers were Motilal Nehru, CR Das, MR Jayakar, Saifuddin Kitchlew, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, C.Rajagopalachari, T.Prakasam & Asif Ali.
1921 April-June: SECOND PHASE
The main focus on raising One Crore Rupees for Tilak Swaraj Fund.
1921 Jul. onwards: THIRD PHASE
The main emphasis was on the boycott of the visit of the Prince of Wals in November & boycott of foreign cloth.
Congress Volunteer Corps acted as parallel police.
1921 May: GANDHI-READING TALKS
Viceroy Reading tried to persuade Gandhi to ask the Ali brothers to withdraw their speeches suggesting violence but the talks failed.
1921 Dec.: GOVERNMENT REPRESSION
Congress & Khilafat Volunteer Corps were declared unlawful.
21 Dec.: AHMEDABAD CONGRESS SESSION
Presided over by CR Das while still in jail, Hakim Ajmal Khan was the acting President.
1922, 1st Feb.: GANDHI SENDS ULTIMATUM TO VICEROY
Gandhi threatens with the mass civil-disobedience unless the government repression was abandoned & political prisoners were released.
The Viceroy was unmoved.
Gandhi decided to begin mass civil-disobedience & no-tax campaign from Bardoli taluka of Surat district.
5th February was fixed as the date of the launch.
1922, 5th Feb.: CHAURI-CHAURA VIOLENCE
At Chauri-Chaura (Gorakhpur district, UP), a mob of angry peasants attacked a local police station & set it on fire, killing 22 policemen.
Shocked by this incidence of violence, Gandhi withdrew the movement calling it a "Himalayan Blunder".
Subhas Bose, in his autobiography "the Indian Struggle", called it a "National Calamity".
1922, 12th Feb.(Bardoli): CWC MEETING
CWC endorses the withdrawal of the civil-disobedience movement, known as Bardoli Resolution.
1922, 10th March: GANDHI ARRESTED
The trial was held before Mr. Broomfield.
While passing the sentences the judge followed the precedent of the case of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, under the same section.
Gandhi sentenced to 6 year's imprisonment & was lodged in Yerwada Jail, Poona.
1922, Nov.: END OF KHILAFAT ISSUE
Mustafa Kamal Pasha declared Turkey as a secular state & later abolished the Caliphate itself (1924).
Thus, ended the issue of the Khilafat the world over.


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#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
#include "qaudiodeviceinfo_symbian_p.h"
#include "qaudio_symbian_p.h"

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::QAudioDeviceInfoInternal(QByteArray device,
                                               QAudio::Mode mode)
    :   m_deviceName(QLatin1String(device))
    ,   m_mode(mode)
    ,   m_updated(false)
{

}

QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::~QAudioDeviceInfoInternal()
{

}

QAudioFormat QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::preferredFormat() const
{
    QAudioFormat format;
    switch (m_mode) {
    case QAudio::AudioOutput:
        format.setFrequency(44100);
        format.setChannels(2);
        format.setSampleSize(16);
        format.setByteOrder(QAudioFormat::LittleEndian);
        format.setSampleType(QAudioFormat::SignedInt);
        format.setCodec(QLatin1String("audio/pcm"));
        break;

    case QAudio::AudioInput:
        format.setFrequency(8000);
        format.setChannels(1);
        format.setSampleSize(16);
        format.setByteOrder(QAudioFormat::LittleEndian);
        format.setSampleType(QAudioFormat::SignedInt);
        format.setCodec(QLatin1String("audio/pcm"));
        break;

    default:
        Q_ASSERT_X(false, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Invalid mode");
    }

    if (!isFormatSupported(format)) {
        format = QAudioFormat();
        format.setCodec(QLatin1String("audio/pcm"));
        if (m_capabilities.contains(format.codec())) {
            const Capabilities &codecCaps = m_capabilities[format.codec()];
            if (codecCaps.m_frequencies.size())
                format.setFrequency(codecCaps.m_frequencies[0]);
            if (codecCaps.m_channels.size())
                format.setChannels(codecCaps.m_channels[0]);
            if (codecCaps.m_sampleSizes.size())
                format.setSampleSize(codecCaps.m_sampleSizes[0]);
            if (codecCaps.m_byteOrders.size())
                format.setByteOrder(codecCaps.m_byteOrders[0]);
            if (codecCaps.m_sampleTypes.size())
                format.setSampleType(codecCaps.m_sampleTypes[0]);
        }
    }

    return format;
}

bool QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::isFormatSupported(
                                 const QAudioFormat &format) const
{
    getSupportedFormats();
    bool supported = false;
    if (m_capabilities.contains(format.codec())) {
        const Capabilities &codecCaps = m_capabilities[format.codec()];
        supported = codecCaps.m_frequencies.contains(format.frequency())
                &&  codecCaps.m_channels.contains(format.channels())
                &&  codecCaps.m_sampleSizes.contains(format.sampleSize())
                &&  codecCaps.m_byteOrders.contains(format.byteOrder())
                &&  codecCaps.m_sampleTypes.contains(format.sampleType());
    }
    return supported;
}

QAudioFormat QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::nearestFormat(const QAudioFormat &format) const
{
    if (isFormatSupported(format))
        return format;
    else
        return preferredFormat();
}

QString QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::deviceName() const
{
    return m_deviceName;
}

QStringList QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::codecList()
{
    getSupportedFormats();
    return m_capabilities.keys();
}

QList<int> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::frequencyList()
{
    getSupportedFormats();
    return m_unionCapabilities.m_frequencies;
}

QList<int> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::channelsList()
{
    getSupportedFormats();
    return m_unionCapabilities.m_channels;
}

QList<int> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::sampleSizeList()
{
    getSupportedFormats();
    return m_unionCapabilities.m_sampleSizes;
}

QList<QAudioFormat::Endian> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::byteOrderList()
{
    getSupportedFormats();
    return m_unionCapabilities.m_byteOrders;
}

QList<QAudioFormat::SampleType> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::sampleTypeList()
{
    getSupportedFormats();
    return m_unionCapabilities.m_sampleTypes;
}

QByteArray QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::defaultInputDevice()
{
    return QByteArray("default");
}

QByteArray QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::defaultOutputDevice()
{
    return QByteArray("default");
}

QList<QByteArray> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::availableDevices(QAudio::Mode)
{
    QList<QByteArray> result;
    result += QByteArray("default");
    return result;
}

void QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::devsoundInitializeComplete(int err)
{
    m_intializationResult = err;
    m_initializing = false;
}

// Helper function
template<typename T>
void appendUnique(QList<T> &left, const QList<T> &right)
{
    foreach (const T &value, right)
        if (!left.contains(value))
            left += value;
}

void QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::getSupportedFormats() const
{
    if (!m_updated) {
        QScopedPointer<SymbianAudio::DevSoundWrapper> devsound(new SymbianAudio::DevSoundWrapper(m_mode));
        connect(devsound.data(), SIGNAL(initializeComplete(int)),
                this, SLOT(devsoundInitializeComplete(int)));

        foreach (const QString& codec, devsound->supportedCodecs()) {
            m_initializing = true;
            devsound->initialize(codec);
            while (m_initializing)
                QCoreApplication::instance()->processEvents(QEventLoop::WaitForMoreEvents);
            if (KErrNone == m_intializationResult) {
                m_capabilities[codec].m_frequencies = devsound->supportedFrequencies();
                appendUnique(m_unionCapabilities.m_frequencies, devsound->supportedFrequencies());

                m_capabilities[codec].m_channels = devsound->supportedChannels();
                appendUnique(m_unionCapabilities.m_channels, devsound->supportedChannels());

                m_capabilities[codec].m_sampleSizes = devsound->supportedSampleSizes();
                appendUnique(m_unionCapabilities.m_sampleSizes, devsound->supportedSampleSizes());

                m_capabilities[codec].m_byteOrders = devsound->supportedByteOrders();
                appendUnique(m_unionCapabilities.m_byteOrders, devsound->supportedByteOrders());

                m_capabilities[codec].m_sampleTypes = devsound->supportedSampleTypes();
                appendUnique(m_unionCapabilities.m_sampleTypes, devsound->supportedSampleTypes());
            }
        }

        m_updated = true;
    }
}

QT_END_NAMESPACE

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Q: Dynamically Assigning GA Enhanced Ecommerce tracker I have the following javascript code where i want to assign the one of its value dynamically:
dataLayer.push({
    'event': 'checkout',
    'ecommerce': {
        'checkout': {
            'actionField': {'step': 1, 'option': 'Visa'},
            'products': [{
                'name': 'Triblend Android T-Shirt',
                'id': '12345',
                'price': '15.25',
                'brand': 'Google',
                'category': 'Apparel',
                'variant': 'Gray',
                'quantity': 1
            }]
        }
    }
});

I want to assign the content of 'product' dynamically by creating a new variable, so the final code would like like this :
dataLayer.push({
    'event': 'checkout',
    'ecommerce': {
        'checkout': {
            'actionField': {'step': 1, 'option': 'Visa'},
            'products': my_new_array
        }
    }
});

I tried to do it using smarty so it looks like this :
{literal}
dataLayer.push({
    'event': 'checkout',
    'ecommerce': {
        'checkout': {
            'actionField': {'step': 1, 'option': 'Visa'},
            'products': [
                {foreach $products as $product}
                {
                'name': 'Triblend Android T-Shirt',
                'id': '12345',
                'price': '15.25',
                'brand': 'Google',
                'category': 'Apparel',
                'variant': 'Gray',
                'quantity': 1
                }
                {/foreach}
            ]
        }
    }
});
{/literal}

But it does not work.
How can i achieve this ? Thanks for the help.

A: I found the solution to this.
var jsonObj = [];
    for(var i=0; i<products.length; i++){
        var item = {};
        var position = i + 1;

        item["id"]   = products[i].id_product;
        item["name"] = products[i].name;
        item["price"] = products[i].price;
        item["brand"] = "Brodo";
        item["category"] = category.name;
        item["variant"] = products[i].name;
        item["list"] = category.name + " list";
        item["position"] = position;
        jsonObj.push(item);
    }

    var product_list = JSON.stringify(jsonObj);
    dataLayer.push({
        'ecommerce': {
            'currencyCode': 'IDR',
            'products': product_list
        }
    });

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U.S. News & World Report's experts lauded the Armada for offering "about as much cargo space as any large SUV on the market" with its total of 95.4 cubic feet of space. If you need to seat some backseat passengers and can't fold the third row down, you'll still have 16.5 feet of cargo space to work with, making the Armada exceptionally spacious and versatile.
For the seventh year in a row, Nissan North America has earned the EPA's coveted designation as an energy leader: the 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award. This award is given to companies that demonstrate their commitment to the environment by optimizing their daily operations to be more efficient.
What has Nissan North America done to earn this distinction? Specifically, the automaker has switched its facilities to LED lighting, prioritized energy efficiency in its design process (like its painting process, which has cut energy consumption by more than 30 percent), and engaged all of its North American employees in energy management.
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Nissan also leads the market in energy-efficient vehicles, like America's best-selling EV, the Nissan LEAF.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is a government-run organization that rates vehicles on their safety. The group has adjusted to the ever changing market over the years more than in the past. Technology has come a long way but the group's most recent change isn't for autonomous technology.
Beginning in 2017, the IIHS will score vehicles on their headlights. In order to earn top scores, vehicles must earn a "Good" or "Acceptable" rating in the headlight category. That category joins the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, and side crash tests as well as roof strength and head restraints & seats. Front crash prevention includes optional technology that reduces the impact or avoids frontal crashes entirely.
Most automakers pass the front and side crash tests with flying colors. Unlike the other tests, the IIHS will test every trim that uses a different type of headlight. With this most recent change, the roadways are about to get even safer in one of the simplest ways possible: visibility.
To earn Top Safety Pick awards, automakers will have to improve their vehicle's lighting as well as their overall structure.
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The new diesel 2016 Nissan Titan XD was named the 2015 Truck of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association, which holds the Texas Truck Rodeo once a year to determine the best trucks of the year. The 2016 Titan XD hasn't even been released yet, but Nissan chose to include it in the 2015 Rodeo, and it definitely paid off.
The Texas Truck Rodeo took place outside San Antonio this year in the state with the most truck drivers in the US, and the new diesel Titan XD outstripped every other truck in terms of efficiency, power, handling, and a variety of other criteria.
The winning Titan XD has a 5-liter V8 turbo-diesel engine, which won the best powertrain award in addition to helping the Titan win the Truck of Texas award. Two other Titans also won the award, including the Pro-4X, which took the best off-road category, and the Titan XD Platinum Reserve, which won best luxury pickup.
The new Nissan Rogue was recently named to Kelley Blue Book's (KBB) "10 Best AWD Vehicles under $25,000." Featuring available third row seating, the latest driver assist technologies, and incredible performance, it's easy to see why the Rogue was named among the best cars on the market.
According to Nissan, the 2015 Rogue handling is one of the major features KBB editors were most impressed with. Aside from state-of-the-art AWD, the new model also has Advanced Ride Control, Active Trace Control, and Active Engine braking among other things.
"Featuring Advanced Ride Control, Active Trace Control, and Active Engine Braking among many other features, with a premium look and feel, Rogue is a solid entry in the marketplace. We are ecstatic that the Rogue has been recognized by Kelley Blue Book," said Dan Mohnke, Nissan Chief Marketing Manager.
The Rogue also comes with premium seating and extra cargo room. EZ Flex Seating helps drivers and passengers stay comfortable – something you might not realize is important until you have it. All things considered, it's no wonder KBB chose the Rogue as a top pick.
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Jesper Strömblad, švedski kitarist, * 28. november 1972, Göteborg, Švedska.

Je glavni kitarist in soustanovitelj švedske melodične death metal skupine In Flames. Je tudi basist v Dimension Zero, skupini kjer igrajo podobno zvrst glasbe. Drugi stranski projekt je skupina All Ends, v kateri igra kitaro skupaj z Björnom Gelottom in dvema vokalistkama. Njegove prejšnje skupine so Ceremonial Oath, HammerFall, Sinergy in Poltergeist.

Je edini član skupine In Flames, ki je v njej že od samega začetka. Od nekdaj je bil glavni ustvarjalec melodij za njihove pesmi, solistične vložke pa je prepuščal sočlanu Björnu. Jesper trenutno uporablja kitaro LTD EX 400BD in ojačevalec Peavey 5150, uporabljal pa je tudi kitare Gibson Voodoo (V in Explorer), ESP custom Explorer ter ESP Eclipse.

Zunanje povezave

 In Flames
 In Flames My Space
 In Flames Fan Site
 Dimension Zero
 All Ends

Rojeni leta 1972
Živeči ljudje
Švedski kitaristi
In Flames

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text:
Foreign yachts allowed to dock in Thailand, tourists to quarantine onboard
Overseas yachts are now allowed to dock in Thailand, but foreign tourists and crew members still need to adhere to strict health measures, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
Tourists will need to quarantine on board the yacht for 14 days and be tested for Covid-19 tests 3 times before entering Thailand, according to the CCSA spokesperson Taweesilp Visanuyothin.
So far, there's around 60 yachts, each with about 600 to 650 tourists and crew members, that looking to dock in Thailand. The 27 superyachts and 33 cruisers could generate an income of 2.1 million baht.
Along with yachts, foreign ships are allowed to dock in Thailand to change vessels and head back to sea, the spokesperson says. Seafarers must also go through a 14 day quarantine period.
The spokesperson didn't go into detail about the visa requirements for the tourists and crew members travelling to Thailand on a yacht. Recently, Thailand started issuing the Special Tourist Visa to travellers from countries considered a low risk for spreading the coronavirus.
"At this stage, the countries considered as low-risk by the Department of Disease Control are China, Macao, Taiwan, Sweden, and Finland, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand."
via@ TheThaiger
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Haramaya University's (HU) Department of Biology, which is under the College of Natural and Computational Sciences, conducted a curriculum review workshop on May 9, 2014 at HU's Resource Center.
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The first draft of the curriculum was evaluated by external advisors who came from Addis Ababa, Jimma, and Bahir Dar universities, Dr. Meseret explained in an interview with HU Online. There were also four internal advisors from HU.
The following step is to send the draft curriculum to the University's Senate. If the Senate approves it, the next step will be an evaluation by HU's Board.
"If the curriculum is finally approved, we will start accepting students in the next academic calendar," said Dr. Mesert adding that such phenomenon would make College of Natural and Computational Science to have its first PhD program in its history.
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A meta-analysis has been performed to evaluate the combined data from three centrally randomised clinical trials for a comparison of the effect of adjuvant immunotherapy using PSK and chemotherapy (n=578) with that of chemotherapy alone (n=516) for 1,094 patients with curatively resected colorectal cancer21. All trials had a follow-up for 5-years after surgery and the end-points were overall survival and disease-free survival (Figs. 2A and 2B). The overall survival risk ratio was 0.71 (95% CI: 0.55-0.95, p <0.006) and the disease-free survival risk ratio was 0.72 (95% CI:58-0.90; p <0.003)21. The results demonstrated that adjuvant immunotherapy with PSK is effective with respect to improved survival and disease-free survival of patients with curatively resected colorectal cancer.


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CBD oil misconceptions
By Martin A. Lee on August 2, 2015
"CBD is medical. THC is recreational." Project CBD receives many inquiries from around the world and oftentimes people say they are seeking "CBD, the medical part" of the plant, "not THC, the recreational part" that gets you high. Actually, THC, "The High Causer," has awesome therapeutic properties. Scientists at the Scripps Research Center in San Diego reported that THC inhibits an enzyme implicated in the formation of beta-amyloid plaque, the hallmark of Alzheimer's-related dementia. The federal government recognizes single-molecule THC (Marinol) as an anti-nausea compound and appetite booster, deeming it a Schedule III drug, a category reserved for medicinal substances with little abuse potential. But whole plant marijuana, the only natural source of THC, continues to be classified as a dangerous Schedule I drug with no medical value.
"THC is the bad cannabinoid. CBD is the good cannabinoid." The drug warrior's strategic retreat: Give ground on CBD while continuing to demonize THC. Diehard marijuana prohibitionists are exploiting the good news about CBD to further stigmatize high-THC cannabis, casting tetrahydrocannabinol as the bad cannabinoid, whereas CBD is framed as the good cannabinoid. Why? Because CBD doesn't make you high like THC does. Project CBD categorically rejects this moralistic, reefer madness dichotomy in favor of whole plant cannabis therapeutics. (Read the foundational science paper: A Tale of Two Cannabinoids.)
"CBD is most effective without THC." THC and CBD are the power couple of cannabis compounds—they work best together. Scientific studies have established that CBD and THC interact synergistically to enhance each other's therapeutic effects. British researchers have shown that CBD potentiates THC's anti-inflammatory properties in an animal model of colitis. Scientists at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco determined that a combination of CBD and THC has a more potent anti-tumoral effect than either compound alone when tested on brain cancer and breast cancer cell lines. And extensive clinical research has demonstrated that CBD combined with THC is more beneficial for neuropathic pain than either compound as a single molecule.
"Single-molecule pharmaceuticals are superior to 'crude' whole plant medicinals." According to the federal government, specific components of the marijuana plant (THC, CBD) have medical value, but the plant itself does not have medical value. Uncle Sam's single-molecule blinders reflect a cultural and political bias that privileges Big Pharma products. Single-molecule medicine is the predominant corporate way, the FDA-approved way, but it's not the only way, and it's not necessarily the optimal way to benefit from cannabis therapeutics. Cannabis contains several hundred compounds, including various flavonoids, aromatic terpenes, and many minor cannabinoids in addition to THC and CBD. Each of these compounds has specific healing attributes, but when combined they create what scientists refer to as a holistic "entourage effect," so that the therapeutic impact of the whole plant is greater than the sum of its single-molecule parts. The Food and Drug Administration, however, isn't in the business of approving plants as medicine
"Psychoactivity is inherently an adverse side effect." According to politically correct drug war catechism, the marijuana high is an unwanted side effect. Big Pharma is keen on synthesizing medically active marijuana-like molecules that don't make people high—although it's not obvious why mild euphoric feelings are intrinsically negative for a sick person or a healthy person, for that matter. In ancient Greece, the word euphoria meant "having health," a state of well-being. The euphoric qualities of cannabis, far from being an unwholesome side effect, are deeply implicated in the therapeutic value of the plant. "We should be thinking of cannabis as a medicine first," said Dr. Tod Mikuriya, "that happens to have some psychoactive properties, as many medicines do, rather than as an intoxicant that happens to have a few therapeutic properties on the side."
"CBD is legal in all 50 states." Purveyors of imported, CBD-infused hemp oil claim it's legal to market their wares anywhere in the United States as long as the oil contains less than 0.3 percent THC. Actually, it's not so simple. Federal law prohibits U.S. farmers from growing hemp as a commercial crop, but the sale of imported, low-THC, industrial hemp products is permitted in the United States as long as these products are derived from the seed or stalk of the plant, not from the leaves and flowers. Here's the catch: Cannabidiol can't be pressed or extracted from hempseed. CBD can be extracted from the flower, leaves, and, only to a very minor extent, from the stalk of the hemp plant. Hemp oil start-ups lack credibility when they say their CBD comes from hempseed and stalk. Congress may soon vote to exempt industrial hemp and CBD from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act. Such legislation would not be necessary if CBD derived from foreign-grown hemp was already legal throughout the United States.
"'CBD-only' laws adequately serve the patient population." Fifteen U.S. state legislatures have passed "CBD only" (or, more accurately, "low THC") laws, and other states are poised to follow suit. Some states restrict the sources of CBD-rich products and specify the diseases for which CBD can be accessed; others do not. Ostensibly these laws allow the use of CBD-infused oil derived from hemp or cannabis that measures less than 0.3 percent THC. But a CBD-rich remedy with little THC doesn't work for everyone. Parents of epileptic children have found that adding some THC (or THCA, the raw unheated version of THC) helps with seizure control in many instances. For some epileptics, THC-dominant strains are more effective than CBD-rich products. The vast majority of patients are not well served by CBD-only laws. They need access to a broad spectrum of whole plant cannabis remedies, not just the low THC medicine. One size doesn't fit all with respect to cannabis therapeutics, and neither does one compound or one product or one strain.
"CBD is CBD—It doesn't matter where it comes from." Yes it does matter. The flower-tops and leaves of some industrial hemp strains may be a viable source of CBD (legal issues notwithstanding), but hemp is by no means an optimal source of cannabidiol. Industrial hemp typically contains far less cannabidiol than CBD-rich cannabis. Huge amounts of industrial hemp are required to extract a small amount of CBD, thereby raising the risk of toxic contaminants because hemp is a "bio-accumulator" that draws heavy metals from the soil. Single-molecule CBD synthesized in a lab or extracted and refined from industrial hemp lacks critical medicinal terpenes and secondary cannabinoids found in cannabis strains. These compounds interact with CBD and THC to enhance their therapeutic benefits.
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package com.amazonaws.services.lightsail.model;

import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.Generated;
import com.amazonaws.protocol.StructuredPojo;
import com.amazonaws.protocol.ProtocolMarshaller;

/**
 *

 * Describes a database image, or blueprint. A blueprint describes the major engine version of a database.
 *

 *
 * @see AWS API Documentation
 */
@Generated("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-code-generator")
public class RelationalDatabaseBlueprint implements Serializable, Cloneable, StructuredPojo {

    /**
     *

     * The ID for the database blueprint.
     *

     */
    private String blueprintId;
    /**
     *

     * The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     *

     */
    private String engine;
    /**
     *

     * The database engine version for the database blueprint (for example, 5.7.23).
     *

     */
    private String engineVersion;
    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine for the database blueprint.
     *

     */
    private String engineDescription;
    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine version for the database blueprint.
     *

     */
    private String engineVersionDescription;
    /**
     *

     * A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     *

     */
    private Boolean isEngineDefault;

    /**
     *

     * The ID for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param blueprintId
     *        The ID for the database blueprint.
     */

    public void setBlueprintId(String blueprintId) {
        this.blueprintId = blueprintId;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The ID for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @return The ID for the database blueprint.
     */

    public String getBlueprintId() {
        return this.blueprintId;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The ID for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param blueprintId
     *        The ID for the database blueprint.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint withBlueprintId(String blueprintId) {
        setBlueprintId(blueprintId);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     *

     *
     * @param engine
     *        The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     * @see RelationalDatabaseEngine
     */

    public void setEngine(String engine) {
        this.engine = engine;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     *

     *
     * @return The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     * @see RelationalDatabaseEngine
     */

    public String getEngine() {
        return this.engine;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     *

     *
     * @param engine
     *        The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     * @see RelationalDatabaseEngine
     */

    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint withEngine(String engine) {
        setEngine(engine);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     *

     *
     * @param engine
     *        The database software of the database blueprint (for example, MySQL).
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     * @see RelationalDatabaseEngine
     */

    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint withEngine(RelationalDatabaseEngine engine) {
        this.engine = engine.toString();
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The database engine version for the database blueprint (for example, 5.7.23).
     *

     *
     * @param engineVersion
     *        The database engine version for the database blueprint (for example, 5.7.23).
     */

    public void setEngineVersion(String engineVersion) {
        this.engineVersion = engineVersion;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The database engine version for the database blueprint (for example, 5.7.23).
     *

     *
     * @return The database engine version for the database blueprint (for example, 5.7.23).
     */

    public String getEngineVersion() {
        return this.engineVersion;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The database engine version for the database blueprint (for example, 5.7.23).
     *

     *
     * @param engineVersion
     *        The database engine version for the database blueprint (for example, 5.7.23).
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint withEngineVersion(String engineVersion) {
        setEngineVersion(engineVersion);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param engineDescription
     *        The description of the database engine for the database blueprint.
     */

    public void setEngineDescription(String engineDescription) {
        this.engineDescription = engineDescription;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @return The description of the database engine for the database blueprint.
     */

    public String getEngineDescription() {
        return this.engineDescription;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param engineDescription
     *        The description of the database engine for the database blueprint.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint withEngineDescription(String engineDescription) {
        setEngineDescription(engineDescription);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine version for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param engineVersionDescription
     *        The description of the database engine version for the database blueprint.
     */

    public void setEngineVersionDescription(String engineVersionDescription) {
        this.engineVersionDescription = engineVersionDescription;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine version for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @return The description of the database engine version for the database blueprint.
     */

    public String getEngineVersionDescription() {
        return this.engineVersionDescription;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the database engine version for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param engineVersionDescription
     *        The description of the database engine version for the database blueprint.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint withEngineVersionDescription(String engineVersionDescription) {
        setEngineVersionDescription(engineVersionDescription);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param isEngineDefault
     *        A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     */

    public void setIsEngineDefault(Boolean isEngineDefault) {
        this.isEngineDefault = isEngineDefault;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @return A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     */

    public Boolean getIsEngineDefault() {
        return this.isEngineDefault;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @param isEngineDefault
     *        A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint withIsEngineDefault(Boolean isEngineDefault) {
        setIsEngineDefault(isEngineDefault);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     *

     *
     * @return A Boolean value indicating whether the engine version is the default for the database blueprint.
     */

    public Boolean isEngineDefault() {
        return this.isEngineDefault;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this object. This is useful for testing and debugging. Sensitive data will be
     * redacted from this string using a placeholder value.
     *
     * @return A string representation of this object.
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("{");
        if (getBlueprintId() != null)
            sb.append("BlueprintId: ").append(getBlueprintId()).append(",");
        if (getEngine() != null)
            sb.append("Engine: ").append(getEngine()).append(",");
        if (getEngineVersion() != null)
            sb.append("EngineVersion: ").append(getEngineVersion()).append(",");
        if (getEngineDescription() != null)
            sb.append("EngineDescription: ").append(getEngineDescription()).append(",");
        if (getEngineVersionDescription() != null)
            sb.append("EngineVersionDescription: ").append(getEngineVersionDescription()).append(",");
        if (getIsEngineDefault() != null)
            sb.append("IsEngineDefault: ").append(getIsEngineDefault());
        sb.append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
        if (obj == null)
            return false;

        if (obj instanceof RelationalDatabaseBlueprint == false)
            return false;
        RelationalDatabaseBlueprint other = (RelationalDatabaseBlueprint) obj;
        if (other.getBlueprintId() == null ^ this.getBlueprintId() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getBlueprintId() != null && other.getBlueprintId().equals(this.getBlueprintId()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngine() == null ^ this.getEngine() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngine() != null && other.getEngine().equals(this.getEngine()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngineVersion() == null ^ this.getEngineVersion() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngineVersion() != null && other.getEngineVersion().equals(this.getEngineVersion()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngineDescription() == null ^ this.getEngineDescription() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngineDescription() != null && other.getEngineDescription().equals(this.getEngineDescription()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngineVersionDescription() == null ^ this.getEngineVersionDescription() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getEngineVersionDescription() != null && other.getEngineVersionDescription().equals(this.getEngineVersionDescription()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getIsEngineDefault() == null ^ this.getIsEngineDefault() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getIsEngineDefault() != null && other.getIsEngineDefault().equals(this.getIsEngineDefault()) == false)
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int hashCode = 1;

        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getBlueprintId() == null) ? 0 : getBlueprintId().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getEngine() == null) ? 0 : getEngine().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getEngineVersion() == null) ? 0 : getEngineVersion().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getEngineDescription() == null) ? 0 : getEngineDescription().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getEngineVersionDescription() == null) ? 0 : getEngineVersionDescription().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getIsEngineDefault() == null) ? 0 : getIsEngineDefault().hashCode());
        return hashCode;
    }

    @Override
    public RelationalDatabaseBlueprint clone() {
        try {
            return (RelationalDatabaseBlueprint) super.clone();
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Got a CloneNotSupportedException from Object.clone() " + "even though we're Cloneable!", e);
        }
    }

    @com.amazonaws.annotation.SdkInternalApi
    @Override
    public void marshall(ProtocolMarshaller protocolMarshaller) {
        com.amazonaws.services.lightsail.model.transform.RelationalDatabaseBlueprintMarshaller.getInstance().marshall(this, protocolMarshaller);
    }
}


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25% of Australian Homes have gone Solar and other Green Triumphs this Week
Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History and the director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan. His latest book, Engaging the Muslim World, is just out in a revised paperback edition from Palgrave Macmillan. He runs the Informed Commentwebsite.
Renewables continue to take the world by storm, which is good news for the climate.
Because of less expensive and more efficient technology, about one quarter of all Australian households now have solar panels. This process is uneven, with a rush to put them up recently because of a fall in the price of the panels. The adoption of solar may slow next year. But the technology is such that there will certainly be more periods of rapid adoption. Before you know it, all Australian homes will be run on solar power. Incidentally, if you run an electric car off the solar panels, it causes the payback period to fall for both. Even OPEC and big oil have vastly increased their estimate of the number of electric vehicles on the road in 2040.
Case Western Reserve University scientists have found a way to boost panel output by 10%, and the breakthrough is now being tested for durability. If you follow these things, such reports of improved solar efficiency or fall in costs (which is the same thing) are quite common. The potential for technological breakthroughs is so high given the R&D money being thrown at solar research that all projections about the future are 'way too conservative.
A new University of Minnesota study finds that solar power plus battery storage is now, in summer 2017, already cheaper than natural gas.
There will be resistance to this march to solar, but it can be overcome. Big Carbon and the utilities had bought up Florida politicians and put in punitive taxes on home solar installations. But as the cost of the panels has fallen in recent years, homeowners began really minding this punitive policy. So they got a pro-solar law on a referendum and it passed. Even governor Rick Scott, who probably gargles with gasoline, felt constrained to sign the law approved in the referendum into law. Popular insistence on cheap energy where it is available will over time undermine the hold that Big Carbon has on our politicians. It is expected that the new legislation will much increase the number of commercial solar installations; businesses with no fuel bill are better positioned to compete. And solar jobs in Florida are soaring.
Scientific and commercial expertise in solar power, of which Trump wants to rob us, will turn into large overseas contracts. An Indian firm has been hired by Japan to install 150 MW of solar-driven electricity.
I have solar panels and my average power bill over the past two months has been $15 a month.
This march to solar is heartening. The 35 billion metric tons of toxic carbon dioxide gas we are spewing into the atmosphere like an open sewer are melting the world's ice cover and will raise sea levels. We are already locked in to some amount of rising sea level because we've raised the parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere from 270 ppm to over 400 ppm since the Revolutionary War. Carbon Dioxide is a deadly greenhouse gas that prevents the heat striking the earth's surface from radiating back out into space.
James Hansen, the father of contemporary climate science, worries that since half of the world's large cities are on the seacoasts, as people flee inland there will be a good deal of social turmoil and countries could become "ungovernable."
Climate change should be thought of as on a spectrum. We have a choice of going up by 3.6 degrees F. (2 degrees C.) or of going up by 15 degrees F., which would melt all surface ice over several centuries and make the tropics and sub-tropics uninhabitable. How hot it gets depends on how much gasoline/ petrol, natural gas and coal you and I burn, releasing CO2 into the air.
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Michael James Peterson (born August 7, 1959) is an American country music artist. He made his debut on the country music scene in 1997 with his second self-titled album (following his 1986 release featuring contemporary Christian songs), which produced five Top 40 hits on Billboards Hot Country Singles & Tracks, including the Number One hit "From Here to Eternity". Peterson's second album, 1999's Being Human, produced two more chart singles, and a third album, 2004's Modern Man, was issued only in Europe. Peterson also made a cameo appearance on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Biography
Michael Peterson was born in Tucson, Arizona, on August 7, 1959. At an early age, he was influenced by the music that his grandmother listened to, such as Cole Porter and Roger Miller.

After attending high school at Richland High School in Richland, WA, Peterson later earned a football scholarship to Pacific Lutheran University, where he won a national championship. One of his teammates, Brad Westering, was also working as a producer for Deniece Williams at the time. Through Westering, Peterson got the opportunity to write songs for Williams, as well as gospel headliners The Imperials. This all led to the production of Peterson's first release, "Michael Peterson", a collection of contemporary Christian songs, on Sparrow Records in 1986. Eventually, Peterson traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, where he started working as a professional songwriter, collaborating with other writers such as Josh Leo and Robert Ellis Orrall.

Michael Peterson
Orrall suggested that Peterson sign to a recording contract, and in December 1996, Peterson was signed to Reprise Records, a division of the Warner Music Group. His debut single, "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie", was released that year, charting at No. 3 on the Billboard country charts and No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the lead-off single to Peterson's self-titled debut album (not to be confused with the Christian album of the same name from 1986), which also produced four more chart singles. The second one, "From Here to Eternity", became Peterson's first and only Number One hit, while "Too Good to Be True" reached No. 8. Following it were "When the Bartender Cries" at No. 37 and "By the Book" at No. 19. The album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S. Also in 1997, Peterson was named Male Artist of the Year by Billboard.

In 1998, Peterson appeared on Jenny Simpson's 1998 self-titled album, singing duet vocals on "Grow Young with You". Peterson made a guest appearance on a 1998 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger called "Eyes of a Ranger."

Being Human
Peterson released his second album, Being Human, in 1999. Its lead-off single, "Somethin' 'bout a Sunday", failed to reach top 40, and "Sure Feels Real Good" peaked at No. 39. Also in 1999, Peterson co-wrote the title track to Travis Tritt's album No More Looking over My Shoulder, which was released as a single. After a Super Hits album for the label, Peterson exited Warner Music Group.

Modern Man
After his departure from Warner, Peterson signed to Monument Records Nashville. His third studio album, Modern Man, was to have been released in 2002 for the label. Although its title track and "Lesson in Goodbye" both entered the country charts (with the former being the highest-debuting single of his career), the album itself was not issued in the US due to a restructuring of the label's parent company. AGR, a European record label, acquired the album and issued it in Europe in 2004. Six singles were released from it in Europe, including Peterson's own rendition of "No More Looking over My Shoulder." Also included on the album was the track "Right About Now", which Ty Herndon later released from his 2007 album of the same name.

After Modern Man
Peterson's songs have been covered by a number of artists. Though his last charting single was in 2002, he continues to release albums and performs at military benefits.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

A"By the Book" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Awards
TNN/Music City News Awards
 1998 Male Star of Tomorrow

Nominations
Country Music Association
 1998 Horizon Award

Academy of Country Music
 1997 Top New Male Vocalist

References

External links

 Michael Peterson Music

1959 births
American country singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
Living people
Musicians from Tucson, Arizona
Reprise Records artists
Pacific Lutheran University alumni
Country musicians from Arizona
Singer-songwriters from Arizona


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Agustín Mazzola (born 16 July 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career
Mazzola's career started with Santamarina. He was an unused substitute under Héctor Arzubialde four times in the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional campaign, as he was in 2018–19 for a fixture with Chacarita Juniors in November 2018. However, this time his senior debut arrived four months later as Mazzola came off the substitutes bench with ten minutes remaining of a 2–0 loss away to Almagro on 30 March 2019.

Career statistics
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References

External links

1998 births
Living people
People from Tandil
Argentine footballers
Association football defenders
Primera Nacional players
Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province


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The men's high jump at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 7 and August 9.

Medalists

Schedule

Results

Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Final

References
Results

High jump
High jump at the European Athletics Championships


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About Weston
Weston Public Schools
There are 5 schools in Weston Public Schools:
Country School (K-grade 3)
Field School (grades 4-5)
Weston High School (grades 9-12)
Weston Middle School (grades 6-8)
Woodland School (K-grade 3)
Since 1999, Weston Windows, an integrated preschool, with classrooms at Woodland and Country Schools, has fulfilled the town's mandate to educate children with special needs from the age of 3.
The Elementary programs are designed to take advantage of the natural curiosity of children. The emphasis is on flexibility and individualization of instruction.
The Upper Elementary, grades 4 and 5, builds the academic and social independence of Middle School where students are still nurtured by the homeroom structure as students begin to have greater responsibilities for homework and extra-curricular activities.
The Middle School program is organized in a house system, with students in each house sharing the same set of subject matter teachers. This arrangement allows for a more personal and supervised education appropriate for young adolescents.
Weston High School offers its students a comprehensive and diversified program. SAT Scores at Weston High School are consistently among the top public schools in Massachusetts and College Placements are consistently near the top in Massachusetts in percentage of public school graduates entering four-year colleges
Since 1969 Weston has participated in the Metco program, a voluntary busing program that brings minority students from Boston to suburban schools. Weston is also a part of the Minuteman High School district, a 4-year vocational high school located in Lexington. The Weston Public Schools website contains detailed information about Weston's school district and each school. The Minuteman High School website contains detailed information on its academics and programs.
To learn more about student performance please refer to Weston Public Schools Performance Reports,which may be found among the Quick Links on the district homepage.
Case House
89 Wellesley Street
Case House 89 Wellesley Street Weston MA 02493
www.westonschools.org
Marguerite (Midge) Connolly
School Superintendent
connollym[at]weston.org
Contact Weston
Town Landmarks & History
Walking in Weston


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Poland euro cup 2020 hungary vs. portugal
The Euros have been held very four years since its inception in 1960 and are held in even years between World Cup championships.
Tuesday, 15 June. Group E: Spain vs Sweden — 12:30 am IST, Seville Group F: Hungary vs Portugal — 9:30 pm IST, Budapest. Wednesday Nov 30, 2019 · The draw for UEFA Euro 2020 took place on Saturday, headlined by a Group of Death featuring European giants Germany, France and Portugal.. They will be joined by the winner of Play-off A, a group The qualifiers for the 16th edition of the European Championship were heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic as UEFA were forced to postpone the playoffs, which was determined by the UEFA Nations League, due to the COVID-19 crisis. Additionally, Euro 2020 had to be suspended until the summer of 2021 due to the virus.
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Escudo Poland. HUN 3 - 3 POL Season 2015/2016.
They are on 11 matches unbeaten, with seven wins therein. They drew 3-3 with Poland in the World Cup qualifiers in March, in what will pass as
Additionally, Euro 2020 had to be suspended until the summer of 2021 due to the virus.
Portugal in Budapest (noon, ESPN UEFA Euro Cup 2021 Group Stage Schedule, Time Table, Teams, Live Streaming and Telecast in India: Portugal will look to defend their crown in the 16th edition of the European Championship which will take place from June 11 to July 11. Hungary vs Portugal - EURO 2020: all the info, statistics, lineups and events of the match. Europe. Escudo Poland. HUN 3 - 3 POL Season 2015/2016. End. WC Qual.
Jun 11, 2021 · Despite winning in 2016, defending champions Portugal do not have the best Euro Cup odds. Instead, England have had the lowest Euro 2020 odds for some time, though France, Belgium, and Germany have been closing the gap.
The revised dates were approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 17 June 2020, with the tournament now taking place from 11 June Jun 15, 2021 · It's great to get the Hungary vs Portugal confirmed lineups and starting 11s so you know exactly who will be starting the match along with the team formation and substitutes. The official teams and elevens are published one hour before kick-off so you have all the information for this Euro 2020 match. · But he withdrew from Euro 2020 two weeks ago because of a persistent adductor injury, leaving Hungary without its biggest talent in a tough group that also includes World Cup champion France and Jun 11, 2021 · Hungary vs Portugal Euro 2020 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊. This is the third meeting between Hungary and Portugal at a major tournament after World Cup 1966 and Euro 2016, all in the group stages. The two previous games have produced a total of 10 goals (3-1 to Portugal in 1966, 3-3 in 2016). Spain vs Poland facts. Spain have won eight of their ten fixtures against Poland, including a 6-0 success in the most recent back in 2010.
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Slovakia The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship is officially upon us. England follows at +540, then Belgium (+750), Portugal (+800), and Germany, Italy, The longest odds belong to Finland, Hungary, and North Macedonia The high-voltage Euro Cup is expected to bring the best out of some among finishing one goal behind Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo and two POLAND. Euro 2020 Schedule: vs. Slovakia in St. Petersburg, June 14; vs. .
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