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Category Archive 'Chinese Parenting'
Chinese Parenting
Amy Chua, Child Raising, China, Chinese Parenting
Yale Law Professor Amy Chua delighted this editor with her article in last Friday's Wall Street Journal boldly defending the distinctly unmelted Chinese-style of parenting.
I've no children myself (typical Western decadent that I am), but if I'd had any I like to think I would have come within shouting distance of Amy Chua's no nonsense insistence on performance.
I think there are three big differences between the Chinese and Western parental mind-sets.
First, I've noticed that Western parents are extremely anxious about their children's self-esteem. They worry about how their children will feel if they fail at something, and they constantly try to reassure their children about how good they are notwithstanding a mediocre performance on a test or at a recital. In other words, Western parents are concerned about their children's psyches. Chinese parents aren't. They assume strength, not fragility, and as a result they behave very differently.
For example, if a child comes home with an A-minus on a test, a Western parent will most likely praise the child. The Chinese mother will gasp in horror and ask what went wrong. If the child comes home with a B on the test, some Western parents will still praise the child. Other Western parents will sit their child down and express disapproval, but they will be careful not to make their child feel inadequate or insecure, and they will not call their child "stupid," "worthless" or "a disgrace." Privately, the Western parents may worry that their child does not test well or have aptitude in the subject or that there is something wrong with the curriculum and possibly the whole school. If the child's grades do not improve, they may eventually schedule a meeting with the school principal to challenge the way the subject is being taught or to call into question the teacher's credentials.
If a Chinese child gets a B—which would never happen—there would first be a screaming, hair-tearing explosion. The devastated Chinese mother would then get dozens, maybe hundreds of practice tests and work through them with her child for as long as it takes to get the grade up to an A.
Chinese parents demand perfect grades because they believe that their child can get them. If their child doesn't get them, the Chinese parent assumes it's because the child didn't work hard enough. That's why the solution to substandard performance is always to excoriate, punish and shame the child. The Chinese parent believes that their child will be strong enough to take the shaming and to improve from it. (And when Chinese kids do excel, there is plenty of ego-inflating parental praise lavished in the privacy of the home.)
Second, Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything. The reason for this is a little unclear, but it's probably a combination of Confucian filial piety and the fact that the parents have sacrificed and done so much for their children. (And it's true that Chinese mothers get in the trenches, putting in long grueling hours personally tutoring, training, interrogating and spying on their kids.) Anyway, the understanding is that Chinese children must spend their lives repaying their parents by obeying them and making them proud.
By contrast, I don't think most Westerners have the same view of children being permanently indebted to their parents. My husband, Jed, actually has the opposite view. "Children don't choose their parents," he once said to me. "They don't even choose to be born. It's parents who foist life on their kids, so it's the parents' responsibility to provide for them. Kids don't owe their parents anything. Their duty will be to their own kids." This strikes me as a terrible deal for the Western parent.
Third, Chinese parents believe that they know what is best for their children and therefore override all of their children's own desires and preferences. That's why Chinese daughters can't have boyfriends in high school and why Chinese kids can't go to sleepaway camp. It's also why no Chinese kid would ever dare say to their mother, "I got a part in the school play! I'm Villager Number Six. I'll have to stay after school for rehearsal every day from 3:00 to 7:00, and I'll also need a ride on weekends." God help any Chinese kid who tried that one. …
Here's a story in favor of coercion, Chinese-style. Lulu was about 7, still playing two instruments, and working on a piano piece called "The Little White Donkey" by the French composer Jacques Ibert. The piece is really cute—you can just imagine a little donkey ambling along a country road with its master—but it's also incredibly difficult for young players because the two hands have to keep schizophrenically different rhythms.
Lulu couldn't do it. We worked on it nonstop for a week, drilling each of her hands separately, over and over. But whenever we tried putting the hands together, one always morphed into the other, and everything fell apart. Finally, the day before her lesson, Lulu announced in exasperation that she was giving up and stomped off.
"Get back to the piano now," I ordered.
"You can't make me."
"Oh yes, I can."
Back at the piano, Lulu made me pay. She punched, thrashed and kicked. She grabbed the music score and tore it to shreds. I taped the score back together and encased it in a plastic shield so that it could never be destroyed again. Then I hauled Lulu's dollhouse to the car and told her I'd donate it to the Salvation Army piece by piece if she didn't have "The Little White Donkey" perfect by the next day. When Lulu said, "I thought you were going to the Salvation Army, why are you still here?" I threatened her with no lunch, no dinner, no Christmas or Hanukkah presents, no birthday parties for two, three, four years. When she still kept playing it wrong, I told her she was purposely working herself into a frenzy because she was secretly afraid she couldn't do it. I told her to stop being lazy, cowardly, self-indulgent and pathetic.
Jed took me aside. He told me to stop insulting Lulu—which I wasn't even doing, I was just motivating her—and that he didn't think threatening Lulu was helpful. Also, he said, maybe Lulu really just couldn't do the technique—perhaps she didn't have the coordination yet—had I considered that possibility?
"You just don't believe in her," I accused.
"That's ridiculous," Jed said scornfully. "Of course I do."
"Sophia could play the piece when she was this age."
"But Lulu and Sophia are different people," Jed pointed out.
"Oh no, not this," I said, rolling my eyes. "Everyone is special in their special own way," I mimicked sarcastically. "Even losers are special in their own special way. Well don't worry, you don't have to lift a finger. I'm willing to put in as long as it takes, and I'm happy to be the one hated. And you can be the one they adore because you make them pancakes and take them to Yankees games."
I rolled up my sleeves and went back to Lulu. I used every weapon and tactic I could think of. We worked right through dinner into the night, and I wouldn't let Lulu get up, not for water, not even to go to the bathroom. The house became a war zone, and I lost my voice yelling, but still there seemed to be only negative progress, and even I began to have doubts.
Then, out of the blue, Lulu did it. Her hands suddenly came together—her right and left hands each doing their own imperturbable thing—just like that.
Lulu realized it the same time I did. I held my breath. She tried it tentatively again. Then she played it more confidently and faster, and still the rhythm held. A moment later, she was beaming.
"Mommy, look—it's easy!" After that, she wanted to play the piece over and over and wouldn't leave the piano. That night, she came to sleep in my bed, and we snuggled and hugged, cracking each other up. When she performed "The Little White Donkey" at a recital a few weeks later, parents came up to me and said, "What a perfect piece for Lulu—it's so spunky and so her."
Professor Chua adapted the Journal article from her new book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother .
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Out of My League on Netflix: Is it Worth Watching or not?
Saturday, 4 September 2021, 12:21 IST
Source: The Cinemaholic
The film Out of My League is about a girl named Marta who falls in love with a specific boy while being an orphan and being affected by a disease called Lethal Illness. This disease is referred to as a terminal illness because it cannot be cured. Despite being in all of these negative situations, she is the most positive person. What happens to her story after she falls in love with a boy named Aurturo? This is an Italian film that includes the genres of romance, drama, and comedy. Its original Italian name is sul piu bello.
Alice Filipi, a well-known director, directed this film. Alice Fillipi is a well-known female director who began her career as an assistant director, then as an additional crew, and finally as director. She is best known for her works specter, inferno and out of my league, which were released in 2015, 2016, and 2020, respectively. She was also nominated for work that was out of my league. Proberto Proja and Michaela Straniero wrote the screenplay for this movie.
Source: News9 Live
Ludovica Francesconi, an Italian actress, plays the role of Marta in this film. Her debut film is out of my league. Giuseppe Maggio plays Arturo, a guy who catches Marta's attention, changes her life and is the film's hero. Giuseppe Maggio is well-known for his works amore and out of my league. He's one of the good-looking men out there that the girls have a crush on.
The remaining cast members are Gaja Masciale as Federica, Jozef Gjura as Jacopo, Eleonora Gaggero as Beatrice, Franco Ravera as Direttore Morana, Elisabetta Coraini as Madre Jacopo, Michele Franco as Maitre, and Edoardo Rossi as Marcello.
Out of My League, is it Worth Watching or Not?
Source: Distractify
The movie out of my league, which is a feel-good film, is worth seeing. As previously stated, this film covers the genres of drama, romance, and comedy. These genres make the movie more interesting to watch and draw a lot of attention. It contains some cringy dialogue and scenes, but even though they are cringy, they are presented in such a way that the viewer is forced to pause the film to laugh.
The fact that it is set in Italy is the best reason to watch the film. Another reason to watch this movie is that every girl can relate to Marta's story in some sense in her life, which is fascinating. This is a 2020 film. This film lasts 1 hour and 27 minutes, which is relatively short in comparison to other films. This film is available on Netflix worldwide, making it easily accessible to viewers. This movie is definitely worth watching.
The simplest way to watch this movie is on Netflix, and it is also the only way to watch it. Because it is a Netflix original, it is only available on Netflix. It is not available on other streaming services, such as Hulu or Disney Plus.

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Napier Museum
Established in the year 1855 this art & history museum was named after Lord Napier who was the governor of the then Madras (Chennai) from 1866 - 1872. Designed by Robert Chisholm, this architectural master piece was completed in the year 1880. Its gothic style architecture & minarets along with its Indo-Gothic structures boasts of natural air conditioning! This museum houses rare collections of bronze idols, ancient ornaments, temple chariot & ivory carvings.
Padmanabhapuram Palace
It was the home of the Rajas of the Travancore (1550 to 1750 CE) in southern Kerala. The palace was constructed around 1601 AD and is surrounded by a 4 km-long stone fort built at the same time. The buildings are constructed from wood and stone and built in Kerala's indigenous style of architecture. Contained within the complex is a collection of 14 palaces and 127 beautiful royal rooms, many of which feature ornate wood carvings. The carved ceilings of the palace depict 90 varieties of flowers. Paintings, hundreds of year old, and stone statues, some over 1000 years old, are on display on the palace grounds
Located in the heart of the city is the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Run by a trust headed by the erstwhile royal family of Travancore, this temple is one of the 108 holy abodes of Lord Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the main attraction here is the deity of Padmanabhaswamy, which is enshrined in a reclining posture on a serpant called Anantha. The main deity of Lord Vishnu has his consorts Sridevi (Goddess of prosperity) & Bhudevi (Goddess of Earth) by his side. Only Hindus are permitted inside the temple.
Sree Chitra Art Gallery
Sree Chithra Art Gallery is situated adjacent to the Napier museum and has an explicit collection of Raja Ravi Varma paintings. Also on display are exquisite Mughal, Rajasthani & Rajput. The Tanjore and Balinese paintings popular for their intricate & elegant stone work with rich colors used in the paintings reflect the jewels of Indian art. The Sree Chithra gallery has an international appeal to art lovers with its display of Tibetan, Chinese & Japanese art works.
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Kegaska
La Romaine (Unamen Shipu)
Chevery
Harrington Harbour
Tête-à-la-Baleine
Mutton Bay
La Tabatière
Pakua Shipi
St. Paul's River
Middle Bay
Bradore
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon
Blanc-Sablon
Suggested Routes
Wilderness Camping
Picking Wildberries
Iceberg Viewing
The village of Kegaska is located at the western entrance of the Lower North Shore. Kegaska was built along the shore of two bays and an island connected by bridge. The name Kegaska comes from the Innu word quegasca. This may refer to the shortcut and easy passage at high tide between the mainland and the islands.
Archaeological artifacts attest to early Aboriginal presence in the area. In 1831, the Hudson's Bay Company held a salmon-fishing and trading post at the mouth of the Kegaska River. In the early 1850s, Acadian families from the Magdelen Islands settled in Kegaska. They left in the 1870s, possible due to a diphtheria epidemic. In 1855, English-speaking settler Samuel Foreman arrived from Nova Scotia. He was joined by a number of Newfoundland families, who later moved away. Today's families mostly descend from English-speaking families who arrived from Anticosti in the late 19th century. While the community once depended on cod, crab is presently the main catch.
The Brion shipwreck
See the remains of the wreckage of a cargo ship from the Magdelen Islands that struck a shoal near the village in 1976.
St. Philip's Anglican Church
This village church is open to visitors.
Foreman's Saw Mill
Remains of this historic sawmill which once provided the lumber that built most of the village are still standing.
Hiking and walking, bird and whale watching, iceberg viewing, boat tours, sea kayaking, berry-picking, salmon fishing, wilderness camping, ATV
Brion trail: This trail takes you to the remains of the Brion - a cargo ship that sunk near Kegaska in 1976. The walking path passes through the village and to prime picnic areas. You can observe bird and marine life from the trail.
Sandy beaches: Just in front of the village, beautiful sandy beaches provide additional opportunities to walk, dig clams, and watch for birds and whales.
Snowmobiling, ice fishing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, winter carnival, hockey tournaments
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AUBERGE LE BRION
17, rue Portage
DEPANNEUR QUEGASCA
104 Chemin Jacques Cartier
Courriel: quegasca1@globetrotter.net
Club de pêche Leslie Foreman/Leslie Foreman Fishing Club
Casse-Croute Quegasca
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Courriel: cheryljoshsam@outlook.com
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108 rue Jacques Cartier
2 Jacques Cartier
Blanc-Sablon, Québec
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Front, first constructed at Dayton, Ohio 1917.
World's Foremost Producers of Airplanes.
The Airplane was invented in Dayton. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, from the moment of their earliest achievements in winged flight, viewed with prophetic eye a future time when their invention might make war so destructive that it would no longer be physically possible to wage it. But with all their vision they never imagined that the day would come when Dayton, the birthplace of the machine with which man masters the air, would be the first of American industrial centers to land combat airplanes in Europe and, moreover, that there would arise in their home city an aircraft factory that would turn out the dread machines of aerial warfare in greater numbers than they were ever made in any place before.
But fate has dealt a sort of poetic justice to the Wrights and Dayton, and to the surviving brother and to the city have come the honor and the distinction of leading the van in contributing to the aerial fighting power of the Republic. Where the struggling brother-inventors used to pause in their labors to accumulate $25 or $50 to go on with their humble experimentation and development there has arisen a colossal industrial organization whose labors and thought were sending two hundred mighty "DeHaviland 4's" a week to the thundering frontier of civilization in France when victory came to the allied arms.
The last great war of all came to its end too soon for the prophecy of the Wright brothers to be realized but to Orville Wright was given the supreme satisfaction of realizing that the little city where he and his brother had planned and toiled in obscurity, had been the first to send fighting American aircraft to the front in that climatic war, and that but for the efforts of his fellow townsmen in co-operation with himself there would instead of 2,000, have been scarcely an American made 'plane in France when the armistice was signed, and not a single one at the front.
That co-operation of Orville Wright's fellow-townsmen took the form of the concrete business organization of the Dayton Wright Airplane Company and its predecessor, the Wright Company. They are the historic functioning organization between the crude machine of the first flight and the superb Dayton Wright bombing planes that thronged the air at the St. Mihiel salient and hovered protectingly over the grim forest of the Argonne, proof to friend and foe alike that the immeasurable capacity of America for quantity production had been turned to the war-chariots of the air and that mastery of the air was about to become as complete for the allies as that already attained on land and sea. The German was beaten in the end not only ecomoniclly and physically but psychologically. He was beaten because he came to believe that he would be beaten and no small contributing agency to the establishment of that belief was the comprehension of what American quantity production of airplanes meant. He read his fate in the skies. Airplanes that never reached the front were yet powerful contributors to victory.
It is a far view from the Dayton of the early years of this century and the struggling inventors to the Dayton of 1918 and the great plants of the Dayton Wright Airplane Company but it may be quickly scanned. Although Dayton became the flying Mecca of the world as soon as it was universally recognized that the invention of the Wrights was epoch-making, the industry of making flying machines developed but slowly. While it was manifest that the first important utilization of the new machines would be in warfare and that the pioneering in development of the machines of flight should be under government auspices because of the very distant time of their commercial adaptation and use, the Wright brothers received very little encouragement at first from our government. Indeed, so general was skepticism as to the reality of their achievement that the Wrights were actively hampered in carrying out their experiments and tests. This skepticism is reflected in the specifications for one of the early trials for the U. S. Signal Corps, which provided that "nothing in the way of balloons should be attached to the wings of the planes." It was, perhaps, only natural that foreign nations, necessarily more interested in military matters than the United States, should have evinced real interest in the Wrights' invention before our government did. And looking back now, it is a matter of satisfaction to know that the Wrights owed so much to the help of England and France, the great allies of the titanic struggle then concealed in the womb of the future.
The great war early demonstrated the vital importance of aerial superiority and caused some degree of realization in the United States of the necessity for devoting some attention to aircraft along with the other phase of the rather desultory and insignificant steps that were taken in the direction of preparedness before we became actually involved in the war ourselves. Early developments of an experimental nature were worked out at what is known as South Field, near Dayton, using the nucleus of the personnel of the original Wright Brothers organization.
This experimental work soon grew to such proportions that a group of Dayton citizens became interested and brought together under one organization executive, engineering and manufacturing ability of such an order of merit that it was of immediate assistance to the government in its then forming aerial program for the war. Perceiving that the first step would necessarily be the manufacture of training planes, a step which the lay public has generally overlooked or minimized in criticizing the development of military aircraft, the new company concentrated its experiments and researches in that direction. In ugust, 1917, it was awarded a government contract for 400 training planes, and to meet the emergency acquired the extensive plant the Domestic Engineering Company had recently completed at Moraine City, a suburb of Dayton--a plant that was well adapted to the immediate purpose and to extension for further service. Soon after work on the training planes was begun the new Company received an order for a large number of battle planes of the type known as the "DeHaviland 4," intended to carry the Liberty motor.
The first plane of this kind, and indeed, the first combat plane ever built in America, was built at the South Field station, where the company engineers, collaborating with engineers of the Signal Corps, redesigned the type to adapt it to the Liberty motor. This particular plane, known as the "Canary" on account of its color, was completed and flown for the first time on October 29, 1917, thus simultaneously demonstrating the success of the plane design and also of the Liberty motor. It is worthy of note that the "Canary," through special permission granted by the War Department, is on exhibition at the Aeronautical Exposition of the Manufacturers' Aircraft Association in New York. The "Canary" was kept at the laboratory and was used as the "dog" in which to embody and test such changes and devices as were suggested from time to time, before they were included in regular production. When it was dismantled for shipment to New York it had flown a total of 11,947 miles and had been in the air 1,078 hours. It is now to be retired to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, as a most interesting feature of the permanent exhibit being established there.
The Dayton Wright Airplane Company is proud of its achievement in fulfilling its contract for DeHavilands. On April 27, 1918, the management prepared a schedule calling for the completion of the thousandth machine on July 31. It was a stupendous undertaking, considering the multitude of obstacles of an unusual nature, such as manifold and inopportune changes in design, baffling delays in obtaining parts and materials and the training and enlargement of the force. Nevertheless Plane No. 1,000 was completely packed and loaded on the cars at 4:27p.m., July 31, just three minutes ahead of the strenuous schedule. The splendid spirit of the employes that contributed so signally to this industrial triumph then sought relaxation in a grand celebration of the occasion. They "went to it" again immediately thereafter, and when the armistice was signed the Company had completed 2, 987 planes, had actually attained a production of forty complete planes a day and had delivered between 1,800 and 2,000 machines in France.
The Dayton Wright Airplane Co.
My Dear Mr. Talbott: I have received your telegram telling me that the Dayton Wright Company will ship their thousandth DeHaviland Battle Plane on August 1st, and inviting me to participate in the celebration of that event by addressing the six thousand employees of your Company whose labors and zeal have accomplished this splendid result.
I regret that it will not be possible for me to accept the invitation. The great battle now going on in France is not only a dramatic but a critical moment in the war, and I am not permitting myself to be absent from Washington or to make any plans for absence just now; but I will be most happy to have you convey to your employees a message of grateful appreciation from me. I have visited the Dayton Wright plant, have seen the beautiful work which comes from the hands of your operatives, and have noted the zeal and loyalty with which they press forward to increase the supply of aircraft for the use of our Army at the front. They are doing an essential work in a highly patriotic and successful way, and on behalf of the Army I am glad to transmit to them this word of thanks and acknowledgment.
2. Recent direct information is to the effect that the DH-4 is the best plane on the Western Front and the Liberty Engine the BEST.
By direction of Maj.Gen. Kenly.
Headquarters, Aeronautical General supply Depot and Concentration Camp, Morrison, VA., August 21, 1918. To all Organizations.
1. For their information and guidance.
2. This will be posted on all bulletin Boards.
By order of Lt. Col. Carmody.
1st Lt., Signal Corps, Adjutant.
AIR SERVICE, S. O. S.
The Good Old U. S A.
Gentlemen: Number 1,000 plane arrived at 4:50 this morning. Thirty minutes after it was uncrated on our assembly floor, the flag draped over the top and a hundred men standing around it thinking of home.
Assembly Crew No. 1 of the Night Force was disappointed because they were not permitted to stay overtime without breakfast and assemble the plane. They left the enclosed memorandum requesting that the job be saved for them for the next shift. It will be difficult to keep the day assembly crews off of it but we shall try. We "eat them up" now as fast as they arrive on the railroad siding and if you will give us the next thousand we will put every one of them into the air before the end of September.
N. C. R. when George Shroyer bought the millioneth register and paraded with it through the streets. I wondered if No. 1,000 has had just such a trip, though of course if it did it met with greater acclamation and enthusiasm.
You will undoubtedly hear more from this ship after it has been assembled and flown but I could not resist sending you this first word of appreciation and thanks for the wonderfully good work you are turning out and sending to us. The Air Service has met with a lot of criticism but we are getting our stride now and soon the Hun will holler so loud it will be heard in Dayton.
1st:Lieut. A. S .S .C .U .S.


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FURTHER UP ISLAND
TELEPHONE EXPLOSION
genre: Folk / Singer-Songwriter
ART. NO.: TER078
On Further Up Island , André Ethier completes the trilogy of solo albums that began with 2017's Under Grape Leaves and 2019's Croak In The Weeds. While not narratively linked in the traditional sense, these records document the musician's ongoing collaboration with producer Sandro Perri. Like Robert Altman's run of brilliant films with Shelley Duvall in the 1970s, the duo have developed a singular creative kinship over the course of three LPs.
Since his days as the frontman of the Deadly Snakes, Ethier has cultivated an entirely different artistic practice as an acclaimed contemporary painter. At the same time, he has quietly slipped out a spellbinding body of work as a solo musician, with this album trifecta showcasing his skills as one of Canada's most vastly underrated songwriters and storytellers. Ethier's songs are casually played but carefully orchestrated, allowing each element to appear in sharp focus.
"These albums are a series using the same palette," explains Ethier, whose softly coloured paintings also grace the covers of the trilogy. "The tools Sandro and I used on all three of them are similar so that the songs can almost be interchangeable. It's a way of giving time to a creative relationship so it can blossom, like developing a shorthand with a co-worker. Nurturing that process allows it to grow."
MAS AYA
'Singer-Songwriter'
DOROTHEA PAAS
ANYTHING CAN'T HAPPEN
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Your Essential Skellig Michael Survival Guide
Explore the incredible Atlantic island monastery of Skellig Michael with us.
By Derry
Like huge pyramids in the Atlantic Ocean, the Skellig Islands stand 12km off the southwest coast of Ireland.
At the Edge of the World
Skellig Michael is the larger of the two Skellig islands.
Once at the edge of the known world, Skellig Michael is the site where early Christian monks chose to build their monastery. The monks shunned civilisation, carving out a meagre existence from sea and rock. They felt the extreme isolation brought them closer to God. Renowned as a beautifully preserved early Christian settlement, Skellig Michael was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1996. More recently, it was used as a location for shooting two Star Wars movies. Uninhabited Little Skellig is the other island. It's one of the largest gannet colonies in the world.
Going to Skellig Michael
Going to Skellig Michael is truly a memorable experience.
Want to land on Skellig Michael? You'll first need to book a 12 Day Vagabond Giant Irish Adventure Tour. This is our only tour with landing access to the island. The next step is to let us know of your intentions at least one month in advance of your tour. The best way to reserve your space on the Skellig Michael boats is when you receive our Pre-Tour Survey (just after booking). You can also email us in advance. Total numbers of people allowed onto Skellig Michael are strictly controlled. This is to preserve the site and avoid disturbing wildlife.
Are You Able for the Boat Trip To Skellig Michael?
The boat journey to the Skelligs is an adventure in itself.
The boats that take you to the Skelligs are 30 feet long. These are not large ships! They are open-decked vessels (with a small front cabin). The trip is an open ocean crossing. The swell can be large and waves can splash over the sides of the boat. You are likely to get wet. Ponchos are provided in the boats - but you'll still get wet! If you are prone to sea sickness, or have never made a similar boat trip, we recommend bringing sea sickness medication along with you. If you suffer badly from sea sickness, we suggest avoiding the Skelligs trip. Remember! Boat trips to the Skelligs are weather dependent. You may be informed that the trip has been cancelled in the case of unsuitable conditions. Boat tours cancelled due to bad weather will not be charged for.
Where do Skellig Michael boats depart from?
The small fishing port of Portmagee is the departure point for all Vagabond trips to the Skellig islands. On the day of departure, your boat will leave the pier in Portmagee at around 9am and return around 3pm. The total length of the trip can be up 6 hours. The boat journey to and from Skellig Michael can last up to 60 minutes each way. You'll have about 2.5 hours to explore Skellig Michael.
Landing on Skellig Michael
Landing on the Skelligs is DEFINITELY an adventure!
There is no marina. The landing site is very exposed. Exposed to the weather. Exposed to the sea. You will have to step off your boat onto the island. Even a small swell can make alighting from the boat quite tricky. Your boat may be moving up and down on the waves, but the pier will not be. Therefore the gap that you need to step over can be quite high and wide. You'll need to be agile. It can be a leap of faith!
Toilets on Skellig Michael (or lack thereof)
Relieving yourself on the Skellig Michael trip can be challenging. There are no toilet facilities on Skellig Michael. Nor are there toilets on the boats that bring you there. Please bear in mind that you will be away from the mainland - and all toilet facilities - for around 6 hours.
Hiking Up the Steps on Skellig Michael
Climbing the steep steps to the top of Skellig Michael is definitely an adventure!
You will have to conquer over 600 steps up... And 600 steps back down again. This not a conventional staircase either. The steps on Skellig Michael are cut directly from the rock. They're steep. They're of varying height and width. There is no handrail and a steep, vertical cliff face lies below.
Without wanting to seem alarmist, people have died from falling from the steps on Skellig Michael. You will need to be...
In good physical condition;
Not scared of heights;
Sure on your feet.
We recommend wearing a good pair of hiking boots.
Is Skellig Michael Worth It?
Good question. The answer depends on you!
To enjoy Skellig Michael, you need to be fit and have a head for heights. Not only that, but you need to have the right gear and be ready for a rough sea journey. You'll need to able for a tough climb up and back down again. Not to mention a strong bladder! However... If you are an adventurous soul and you fit the above criteria, visiting Skellig Michael is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. We heartily recommend it!
Best Time To Visit Skellig Michael?
It's important to remember that boat trips to Skellig Michael operate seasonally.
Boats run to Skellig Michael from Portmagee only from mid-May to late September. This means passengers booked on our 12 Day Vagabond Giant Irish Adventure Tours departing in March, April and October will not be able to avail of this Tour Option. In addition, your trip to Skellig Michael is weather dependent and so can't be guaranteed. Irish coastal weather is extremely changeable, even in midsummer. Boat tours cancelled due to bad weather will not be charged for. Hoping to see puffins? Go to Skellig Michael before mid-August. Puffin nesting season runs from April until early August.
Skellig Michael Checklist
✔ You've booked in advance - Before your tour you must let us know at least one month in advance that you intend to go. Trips to Skellig Michael are in high demand and there is limited availability. ✔ You've packed your medication - Very important. If you require medication, make sure you have more than enough for a 6 hour trip. Remember, it could take time for emergency services to reach the island in the unlikely event of an accident. Pack seasickness tablets if you think you might need them. ✔ You've got suitable gear - We recommend wearing a good quality waterproof outer layer, under layers for warmth and a pair of good walking boots. Both Skellig Michael and the ocean crossing will leave you exposed to sun, water and wind. ✔ You've packed snacks and water - Make sure you bring enough food and water to sustain you for 6 hours. Skellig Michael is a wild nature reserve. There is nowhere to buy food or water on this trip. ✔ Your phone/camera is fully charged - You'll kick yourself if your battery dies before you snap a selfie at the summit of Skellig Michael!
What Vagabond Tour Goes To Skellig Michael?
If you're interested in going to Skellig Michael, your only option is our 12 Day Vagabond Giant Irish Adventure Tour.
Contact Emma - emma@vagabond.ie - for more advice and information on visiting Skellig Michael.
How much does the Skellig Michael trip cost?
The current 2019 price for landing on Skellig Michael is €100 per person. This fee is payable in cash at The Moorings Guesthouse, opposite Portmagee harbour. Please be aware that there is no ATM/cash machine in Portmagee. Your VagaGuide tour guide will remind you to withdraw sufficient cash before arriving in Portmagee.
Alternative Skellig Islands Cruise
Don't feel Skellig Michael is for you? Take our alternative Skellig Islands cruise.
This 2.5 hour guided boat tour is an adventure in itself. You'll depart Portmagee in a 30 feet long open decked boat at around 10am. You will then cruise round Skellig Michael and its smaller neighbour, Little Skellig, enjoying commentary on the islands' history, amazing seabirds and fascinating geology. The cost is €40 per person. As above, this fee is payable in cash. The following Vagabond and Driftwood tours offer this guided boat trip around both Skellig islands as a Tour Option:
8 Day Vagabond Wild Irish Rover Tour
7 Day Vagabond World Tour of Ireland
7 Day Driftwood Irish Castles & Kingdoms Tour
Alternative to the Alternative
Are you a landlubber? Don't like the idea of spending hours cold and wet?
The good news is that you won't miss out. Alternative activities for the day include:
An amazing hike to a panoramic viewing spot;
A delicious visit to a handmade Irish chocolate factory;
A trip to the Tetrapod Trackway on Valentia Island; the oldest reliably-dated evidence of four legged vertebrates (amphibians) moving over land.
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namespace quic {
namespace test {
namespace {

const float kBeta = 0.7f;          // Default Cubic backoff factor.
const float kBetaLastMax = 0.85f;  // Default Cubic backoff factor.
const uint32_t kNumConnections = 2;
const float kNConnectionBeta = (kNumConnections - 1 + kBeta) / kNumConnections;
const float kNConnectionBetaLastMax =
    (kNumConnections - 1 + kBetaLastMax) / kNumConnections;
const float kNConnectionAlpha = 3 * kNumConnections * kNumConnections *
                                (1 - kNConnectionBeta) / (1 + kNConnectionBeta);

}  // namespace

class CubicBytesTest : public QuicTest {
 protected:
  CubicBytesTest()
      : one_ms_(QuicTime::Delta::FromMilliseconds(1)),
        hundred_ms_(QuicTime::Delta::FromMilliseconds(100)),
        cubic_(&clock_) {}

  QuicByteCount RenoCwndInBytes(QuicByteCount current_cwnd) {
    QuicByteCount reno_estimated_cwnd =
        current_cwnd +
        kDefaultTCPMSS * (kNConnectionAlpha * kDefaultTCPMSS) / current_cwnd;
    return reno_estimated_cwnd;
  }

  QuicByteCount ConservativeCwndInBytes(QuicByteCount current_cwnd) {
    QuicByteCount conservative_cwnd = current_cwnd + kDefaultTCPMSS / 2;
    return conservative_cwnd;
  }

  QuicByteCount CubicConvexCwndInBytes(QuicByteCount initial_cwnd,
                                       QuicTime::Delta rtt,
                                       QuicTime::Delta elapsed_time) {
    const int64_t offset =
        ((elapsed_time + rtt).ToMicroseconds() << 10) / 1000000;
    const QuicByteCount delta_congestion_window =
        ((410 * offset * offset * offset) * kDefaultTCPMSS >> 40);
    const QuicByteCount cubic_cwnd = initial_cwnd + delta_congestion_window;
    return cubic_cwnd;
  }

  QuicByteCount LastMaxCongestionWindow() {
    return cubic_.last_max_congestion_window();
  }

  QuicTime::Delta MaxCubicTimeInterval() {
    return cubic_.MaxCubicTimeInterval();
  }

  const QuicTime::Delta one_ms_;
  const QuicTime::Delta hundred_ms_;
  MockClock clock_;
  CubicBytes cubic_;
};

// TODO(jokulik): The original "AboveOrigin" test, below, is very
// loose.  It's nearly impossible to make the test tighter without
// deploying the fix for convex mode.  Once cubic convex is deployed,
// replace "AboveOrigin" with this test.
TEST_F(CubicBytesTest, AboveOriginWithTighterBounds) {
  // Convex growth.
  const QuicTime::Delta rtt_min = hundred_ms_;
  int64_t rtt_min_ms = rtt_min.ToMilliseconds();
  float rtt_min_s = rtt_min_ms / 1000.0;
  QuicByteCount current_cwnd = 10 * kDefaultTCPMSS;
  const QuicByteCount initial_cwnd = current_cwnd;

  clock_.AdvanceTime(one_ms_);
  const QuicTime initial_time = clock_.ApproximateNow();
  const QuicByteCount expected_first_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(current_cwnd);
  current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd,
                                                 rtt_min, initial_time);
  ASSERT_EQ(expected_first_cwnd, current_cwnd);

  // Normal TCP phase.
  // The maximum number of expected Reno RTTs is calculated by
  // finding the point where the cubic curve and the reno curve meet.
  const int max_reno_rtts =
      std::sqrt(kNConnectionAlpha / (.4 * rtt_min_s * rtt_min_s * rtt_min_s)) -
      2;
  for (int i = 0; i < max_reno_rtts; ++i) {
    // Alternatively, we expect it to increase by one, every time we
    // receive current_cwnd/Alpha acks back.  (This is another way of
    // saying we expect cwnd to increase by approximately Alpha once
    // we receive current_cwnd number ofacks back).
    const uint64_t num_acks_this_epoch =
        current_cwnd / kDefaultTCPMSS / kNConnectionAlpha;
    const QuicByteCount initial_cwnd_this_epoch = current_cwnd;
    for (QuicPacketCount n = 0; n < num_acks_this_epoch; ++n) {
      // Call once per ACK.
      const QuicByteCount expected_next_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(current_cwnd);
      current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
          kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
      ASSERT_EQ(expected_next_cwnd, current_cwnd);
    }
    // Our byte-wise Reno implementation is an estimate.  We expect
    // the cwnd to increase by approximately one MSS every
    // cwnd/kDefaultTCPMSS/Alpha acks, but it may be off by as much as
    // half a packet for smaller values of current_cwnd.
    const QuicByteCount cwnd_change_this_epoch =
        current_cwnd - initial_cwnd_this_epoch;
    ASSERT_NEAR(kDefaultTCPMSS, cwnd_change_this_epoch, kDefaultTCPMSS / 2);
    clock_.AdvanceTime(hundred_ms_);
  }

  for (int i = 0; i < 54; ++i) {
    const uint64_t max_acks_this_epoch = current_cwnd / kDefaultTCPMSS;
    const QuicTime::Delta interval = QuicTime::Delta::FromMicroseconds(
        hundred_ms_.ToMicroseconds() / max_acks_this_epoch);
    for (QuicPacketCount n = 0; n < max_acks_this_epoch; ++n) {
      clock_.AdvanceTime(interval);
      current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
          kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
      const QuicByteCount expected_cwnd = CubicConvexCwndInBytes(
          initial_cwnd, rtt_min, (clock_.ApproximateNow() - initial_time));
      // If we allow per-ack updates, every update is a small cubic update.
      ASSERT_EQ(expected_cwnd, current_cwnd);
    }
  }
  const QuicByteCount expected_cwnd = CubicConvexCwndInBytes(
      initial_cwnd, rtt_min, (clock_.ApproximateNow() - initial_time));
  current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
      kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
  ASSERT_EQ(expected_cwnd, current_cwnd);
}

// TODO(ianswett): This test was disabled when all fixes were enabled, but it
// may be worth fixing.
TEST_F(CubicBytesTest, DISABLED_AboveOrigin) {
  // Convex growth.
  const QuicTime::Delta rtt_min = hundred_ms_;
  QuicByteCount current_cwnd = 10 * kDefaultTCPMSS;
  // Without the signed-integer, cubic-convex fix, we start out in the
  // wrong mode.
  QuicPacketCount expected_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(current_cwnd);
  // Initialize the state.
  clock_.AdvanceTime(one_ms_);
  ASSERT_EQ(expected_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd,
                                            rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow()));
  current_cwnd = expected_cwnd;
  const QuicPacketCount initial_cwnd = expected_cwnd;
  // Normal TCP phase.
  for (int i = 0; i < 48; ++i) {
    for (QuicPacketCount n = 1;
         n < current_cwnd / kDefaultTCPMSS / kNConnectionAlpha; ++n) {
      // Call once per ACK.
      ASSERT_NEAR(
          current_cwnd,
          cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min,
                                          clock_.ApproximateNow()),
          kDefaultTCPMSS);
    }
    clock_.AdvanceTime(hundred_ms_);
    current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
        kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
    // When we fix convex mode and the uint64 arithmetic, we
    // increase the expected_cwnd only after after the first 100ms,
    // rather than after the initial 1ms.
    expected_cwnd += kDefaultTCPMSS;
    ASSERT_NEAR(expected_cwnd, current_cwnd, kDefaultTCPMSS);
  }
  // Cubic phase.
  for (int i = 0; i < 52; ++i) {
    for (QuicPacketCount n = 1; n < current_cwnd / kDefaultTCPMSS; ++n) {
      // Call once per ACK.
      ASSERT_NEAR(
          current_cwnd,
          cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min,
                                          clock_.ApproximateNow()),
          kDefaultTCPMSS);
    }
    clock_.AdvanceTime(hundred_ms_);
    current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
        kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
  }
  // Total time elapsed so far; add min_rtt (0.1s) here as well.
  float elapsed_time_s = 10.0f + 0.1f;
  // |expected_cwnd| is initial value of cwnd + K * t^3, where K = 0.4.
  expected_cwnd =
      initial_cwnd / kDefaultTCPMSS +
      (elapsed_time_s * elapsed_time_s * elapsed_time_s * 410) / 1024;
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_cwnd, current_cwnd / kDefaultTCPMSS);
}

// Constructs an artificial scenario to ensure that cubic-convex
// increases are truly fine-grained:
//
// - After starting the epoch, this test advances the elapsed time
// sufficiently far that cubic will do small increases at less than
// MaxCubicTimeInterval() intervals.
//
// - Sets an artificially large initial cwnd to prevent Reno from the
// convex increases on every ack.
TEST_F(CubicBytesTest, AboveOriginFineGrainedCubing) {
  // Start the test with an artificially large cwnd to prevent Reno
  // from over-taking cubic.
  QuicByteCount current_cwnd = 1000 * kDefaultTCPMSS;
  const QuicByteCount initial_cwnd = current_cwnd;
  const QuicTime::Delta rtt_min = hundred_ms_;
  clock_.AdvanceTime(one_ms_);
  QuicTime initial_time = clock_.ApproximateNow();

  // Start the epoch and then artificially advance the time.
  current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
      kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
  clock_.AdvanceTime(QuicTime::Delta::FromMilliseconds(600));
  current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
      kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());

  // We expect the algorithm to perform only non-zero, fine-grained cubic
  // increases on every ack in this case.
  for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
    clock_.AdvanceTime(QuicTime::Delta::FromMilliseconds(10));
    const QuicByteCount expected_cwnd = CubicConvexCwndInBytes(
        initial_cwnd, rtt_min, (clock_.ApproximateNow() - initial_time));
    const QuicByteCount next_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
        kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
    // Make sure we are performing cubic increases.
    ASSERT_EQ(expected_cwnd, next_cwnd);
    // Make sure that these are non-zero, less-than-packet sized
    // increases.
    ASSERT_GT(next_cwnd, current_cwnd);
    const QuicByteCount cwnd_delta = next_cwnd - current_cwnd;
    ASSERT_GT(kDefaultTCPMSS * .1, cwnd_delta);

    current_cwnd = next_cwnd;
  }
}

// Constructs an artificial scenario to show what happens when we
// allow per-ack updates, rather than limititing update freqency.  In
// this scenario, the first two acks of the epoch produce the same
// cwnd.  When we limit per-ack updates, this would cause the
// cessation of cubic updates for 30ms.  When we allow per-ack
// updates, the window continues to grow on every ack.
TEST_F(CubicBytesTest, PerAckUpdates) {
  // Start the test with a large cwnd and RTT, to force the first
  // increase to be a cubic increase.
  QuicPacketCount initial_cwnd_packets = 150;
  QuicByteCount current_cwnd = initial_cwnd_packets * kDefaultTCPMSS;
  const QuicTime::Delta rtt_min = 350 * one_ms_;

  // Initialize the epoch
  clock_.AdvanceTime(one_ms_);
  // Keep track of the growth of the reno-equivalent cwnd.
  QuicByteCount reno_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(current_cwnd);
  current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
      kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
  const QuicByteCount initial_cwnd = current_cwnd;

  // Simulate the return of cwnd packets in less than
  // MaxCubicInterval() time.
  const QuicPacketCount max_acks = initial_cwnd_packets / kNConnectionAlpha;
  const QuicTime::Delta interval = QuicTime::Delta::FromMicroseconds(
      MaxCubicTimeInterval().ToMicroseconds() / (max_acks + 1));

  // In this scenario, the first increase is dictated by the cubic
  // equation, but it is less than one byte, so the cwnd doesn't
  // change.  Normally, without per-ack increases, any cwnd plateau
  // will cause the cwnd to be pinned for MaxCubicTimeInterval().  If
  // we enable per-ack updates, the cwnd will continue to grow,
  // regardless of the temporary plateau.
  clock_.AdvanceTime(interval);
  reno_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(reno_cwnd);
  ASSERT_EQ(current_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd,
                                            rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow()));
  for (QuicPacketCount i = 1; i < max_acks; ++i) {
    clock_.AdvanceTime(interval);
    const QuicByteCount next_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
        kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
    reno_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(reno_cwnd);
    // The window shoud increase on every ack.
    ASSERT_LT(current_cwnd, next_cwnd);
    ASSERT_EQ(reno_cwnd, next_cwnd);
    current_cwnd = next_cwnd;
  }

  // After all the acks are returned from the epoch, we expect the
  // cwnd to have increased by nearly one packet.  (Not exactly one
  // packet, because our byte-wise Reno algorithm is always a slight
  // under-estimation).  Without per-ack updates, the current_cwnd
  // would otherwise be unchanged.
  const QuicByteCount minimum_expected_increase = kDefaultTCPMSS * .9;
  EXPECT_LT(minimum_expected_increase + initial_cwnd, current_cwnd);
}

TEST_F(CubicBytesTest, LossEvents) {
  const QuicTime::Delta rtt_min = hundred_ms_;
  QuicByteCount current_cwnd = 422 * kDefaultTCPMSS;
  // Without the signed-integer, cubic-convex fix, we mistakenly
  // increment cwnd after only one_ms_ and a single ack.
  QuicPacketCount expected_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(current_cwnd);
  // Initialize the state.
  clock_.AdvanceTime(one_ms_);
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd,
                                            rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow()));

  // On the first loss, the last max congestion window is set to the
  // congestion window before the loss.
  QuicByteCount pre_loss_cwnd = current_cwnd;
  ASSERT_EQ(0u, LastMaxCongestionWindow());
  expected_cwnd = static_cast<QuicByteCount>(current_cwnd * kNConnectionBeta);
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterPacketLoss(current_cwnd));
  ASSERT_EQ(pre_loss_cwnd, LastMaxCongestionWindow());
  current_cwnd = expected_cwnd;

  // On the second loss, the current congestion window has not yet
  // reached the last max congestion window.  The last max congestion
  // window will be reduced by an additional backoff factor to allow
  // for competition.
  pre_loss_cwnd = current_cwnd;
  expected_cwnd = static_cast<QuicByteCount>(current_cwnd * kNConnectionBeta);
  ASSERT_EQ(expected_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterPacketLoss(current_cwnd));
  current_cwnd = expected_cwnd;
  EXPECT_GT(pre_loss_cwnd, LastMaxCongestionWindow());
  QuicByteCount expected_last_max =
      static_cast<QuicByteCount>(pre_loss_cwnd * kNConnectionBetaLastMax);
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_last_max, LastMaxCongestionWindow());
  EXPECT_LT(expected_cwnd, LastMaxCongestionWindow());
  // Simulate an increase, and check that we are below the origin.
  current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
      kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
  EXPECT_GT(LastMaxCongestionWindow(), current_cwnd);

  // On the final loss, simulate the condition where the congestion
  // window had a chance to grow nearly to the last congestion window.
  current_cwnd = LastMaxCongestionWindow() - 1;
  pre_loss_cwnd = current_cwnd;
  expected_cwnd = static_cast<QuicByteCount>(current_cwnd * kNConnectionBeta);
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterPacketLoss(current_cwnd));
  expected_last_max = pre_loss_cwnd;
  ASSERT_EQ(expected_last_max, LastMaxCongestionWindow());
}

TEST_F(CubicBytesTest, BelowOrigin) {
  // Concave growth.
  const QuicTime::Delta rtt_min = hundred_ms_;
  QuicByteCount current_cwnd = 422 * kDefaultTCPMSS;
  // Without the signed-integer, cubic-convex fix, we mistakenly
  // increment cwnd after only one_ms_ and a single ack.
  QuicPacketCount expected_cwnd = RenoCwndInBytes(current_cwnd);
  // Initialize the state.
  clock_.AdvanceTime(one_ms_);
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd,
                                            rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow()));
  expected_cwnd = static_cast<QuicPacketCount>(current_cwnd * kNConnectionBeta);
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_cwnd,
            cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterPacketLoss(current_cwnd));
  current_cwnd = expected_cwnd;
  // First update after loss to initialize the epoch.
  current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
      kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
  // Cubic phase.
  for (int i = 0; i < 40; ++i) {
    clock_.AdvanceTime(hundred_ms_);
    current_cwnd = cubic_.CongestionWindowAfterAck(
        kDefaultTCPMSS, current_cwnd, rtt_min, clock_.ApproximateNow());
  }
  expected_cwnd = 553632;
  EXPECT_EQ(expected_cwnd, current_cwnd);
}

}  // namespace test
}  // namespace quic


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Meredith and I stayed home from Church today because she wasn't feeling so well, so I took the opportunity to get some much needed sewing time in. I finished up the last 2 quilts that I promised Liz so long ago. The quilt tops have been finished and waiting for batting for the last 3 weeks. This is the one Meredith sewed together.
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Craig L. Symonds — Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
Event Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
Reception and Book Signing to Follow
Please join us as Roosevelt House welcomes back one of our most popular lecturers, America's leading naval historian, Craig L. Symonds. He returns to discuss his new biography of the indispensable admiral who helped FDR launch the do-or-die sea battles of World War II—Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Our program marks the official publication of this instant history classic—and the latest public program inspired by FDR's role as wartime commander-in-chief.
Just days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt unexpectedly named Texas native Chester W. Nimitz, long regarded as a "desk admiral," to take command of America's battered Pacific fleet. The choice proved inspired. Over the next four years, Nimitz rebuilt the US Navy, restored broken morale, navigated relationships with independent-minded subordinates like Admiral "Bull" Halsey, and built a reasonable relationship with his mercurial Army counterpart, General Douglas MacArthur. Symonds revisits all the key battles of 1942-1945, taking readers from Guadalcanal to Okinawa to the surrender ceremonies at Tokyo Bay—all through the perspective of Nimitz's busy command headquarters, the eye of the hurricane of World War II's Pacific Theater of Operations.
Learn why FDR's brilliant choice of this gifted leader guaranteed enough peace within the naval hierarchy to propel success in war, even when U.S. forces were outnumbered on the high seas.
According to historian Andrew Roberts, Nimitz at War is "truly remarkable…deeply researched, extremely well-written, and often genuinely exciting."
Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus of American History at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, where he taught for 30 years. He also served as Ernest J. King Distinguished Visiting Professor of Maritime History at the US Naval War College at Newport, RI. He is the author of 17 books, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History; Lincoln and His Admirals: Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Navy, and the Civil War; Operation Neptune: The D-Day Landings and the Allied Invasion of Europe; and World War II at Sea: A Global History. Now specializing in the Second World War, Symonds earlier wrote extensively on the American Civil War. One of the most honored naval historians, his many awards include the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History, the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature, the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize.
Craig L. Symonds — Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay | Posted on May 9th, 2022 | Book Discussions, Public Programs


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Q: Scaling a portion of the background without changing background position (For this description please refer to the HTML and CSS portions below)
I have a container that contains a portion of an image (inner-container-1) I want to make this container smaller, scaling down the image within but getting the same portion of the image without changing the background-position coordinates (This means I can't just simple define background-size to be smaller as the coordinates would change in this case). I can't change the background-position because in different scenarios a different coordinate is used and these are all defined, if I scale down the background image I would create issues with the already defined background-position for other scenarios, therefore this must be done without changing background-position or image used.
More specifically, in this https://jsfiddle.net/GreenCarrot/tudzq8mx/42/ will see that inner-container-1 contains an image of a cat's eye, I want to shrink this container down to (50px x 50px) whilst showing the exact same portion of the image scaled-down and without changing the (background-position: 585px 400px;).

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  background-color: yellow;
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A: You could scale it using transform, which would be pretty easy to figure in this case since you want to go from 100px to 50px so we just scale it by half.

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A buldogue-americano é uma raça de cão originária dos Estados Unidos. Foi utilizado originalmente como cão de caça e boiadeiro. Atualmente é mais utilizado como cão de guarda e companhia. Nos EUA é reconhecido oficialmente pelos clubes UKC (United Kennel Club) e NKC (National Kennel Club).

História

O Buldogue americano descende diretamente do antigo buldogue inglês de trabalho, uma raça extinta conhecida pela força e ferocidade. Os antigos buldogues, na Inglaterra, eram cães de trabalho que, originalmente, capturavam bois bravos e guardavam a propriedade de seus donos. A força, a coragem e a familiaridade com bois bravos levou-o à popularidade no brutal esporte de combate com touros (Bull-baiting). Quando este esporte foi proibido na Inglaterra em 1835, o tipo original de buldogue quase desapareceu e em seu lugar surgiu um novo tipo de cão, mais curto, mais troncudo, e muito menos atlético, que conhecemos hoje como buldogue Inglês. O buldogue original, entretanto, foi preservado por classes trabalhadoras de imigrantes que levaram seus cães de trabalho para o Sul dos Estados Unidos. Pequenos fazendeiros e rancheiros usaram este cão de trabalho polivalente para muitas tarefas. Ao fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial, entretanto a raça quase se extinguiu. O Sr. John D.Johnson, um veterano de Guerra, decidiu reerguer esta raça. Junto com Alan Scott e muitos outros criadores, Johnson começou, cuidadosamente, a criar buldogues, mantendo registros cuidadosos sobre os acasalamentos, sempre com a atenção voltada para a manutenção da saúde animal e suas habilidades para o trabalho. Por causa dos muitos trabalhos praticados pela raça, muitas linhas distintas estiveram envolvidas, cada uma delas enfatizando os traços exigidos para a execução de um trabalho específico. As linhas mais conhecidas são as linhas Johnson e Scott. Os cães Johnson são mais maciços, com cabeças maiores, mais largas e focinhos mais curtos com uma mordedura prognata inferior bem definida. Os cães do tipo Scott são algo mais leves do que os do tipo Johnson, com uma cabeça menos semelhante aos Molossos modernos, com focinho mais longo. Hoje em dia, contudo, boa parte dos buldogues americanos tem cruzamento entre as duas linhas e não são mais facilmente distinguíveis. O buldogue americano moderno continua a servir como um cão para todos os fins; um cão de guarda destemido e firme; e uma companhia leal para a família.

Aparência
A aparência do buldogue americano varia um pouco, dependendo da linhagem e propósito de criação. O padrão imposto pelo National Kennel Club classifica a raça em duas variedades de acordo com as medidas físicas. Estas duas variedades são: o tipo standard e o tipo bully.

Em geral os machos do tipo bully são mais robustos e têm altura que varia de 58 até 68 cm na cernelha nos machos, e as fêmeas de 56 até 66 cm; e seu peso varia de 31 a 45 quilos (fêmeas) e de 40 a 58 kg (machos). As cores de ambas variedades variam do todo branco, passando pelo branco e caramelado, tigrado, vermelho, preto e variações e combinações. Alguns clubes não aceitam as cores preta e azul. Sempre devem ter no mínimo 25% de partes brancas.A trufa (nariz) pode ser de qualquer cor, podendo existir cães de nariz preto ou até vermelho-fígado. Trufa de pigmentação escura é preferível. Sua mandíbula sempre apresenta prognatismo, mais, ou, menos pronunciada, dependendo da variedade.

Prós e contras
Pontos positivos: Entre os pontos positivos podemos destacar a multi funcionalidade, robustez, força, coragem, capacidade de trabalho, companheirismo, grande porte físico, bom como cão de guarda.
Pontos negativos: Para alguns o tamanho grande e pesado é considerado ponto negativo. Agressividade com outros cães de mesmo sexo/tamanho. Tendência a querer "dominar/ liderar" o dono. Problemas de pele e displasia coxofemoral (em linhagens onde controle sistemático sobre esses aspectos não é feito pelo criador).

Saúde

O buldogue americano é um cão rústico, porém alguns exemplares podem apresentar alguns problemas de saúde:
 Exemplares com o focinho muito achatado podem apresentar problemas de respiração, ronco e, em alguns casos, até mesmo capacidade aeróbica debilitada;
 Propensão a desenvolvimento de displasia coxofemoral em linhagens onde o problema não seja sistematicamente trabalhado pelo criador a partir da seleção cuidadosa de exemplares;
 Propensão ao desenvolvimento de problemas de pele em algumas linhagens.

Ver também
 Lista de raças de cães
Buldogues
 Old English Bulldog
 American bully
 Buldogue inglês

Ligações externas

Padrão UKC oficial do buldogue americano (em inglês)
Padrão da raça pelo ABKC (em português pela CBKC)

Notas

Raças não reconhecidas pela FCI
Raças de cães originárias dos Estados Unidos
Raças de cães

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This past Memorial Day weekend, so many of my neighbors put out their American flags to honor those who have fallen in service to our country, whose sacrifices allowed us to barbecue and enjoy the beautiful sunny day.
A small but beautiful gesture of unity in a country that is so deeply divided.
It made me feel hope for veterans and their families who live in our community that maybe this June, voters in Irvine will draw from that same patriotic place and give veterans what they've been working to accomplish for nearly 20 years — a veterans cemetery in Orange County.
There has never been a greater opportunity for Orange County residents to take more meaningful action in honor of veterans than to vote yes on Measure B.
The ballot measure represents decades of work by veterans who first fought for our country and now are fighting for a resting place that isn't hours away from their loved ones. Measure B represents a compromise that will complete a cemetery in the old strawberry fields at the Great Park. And it protects taxpayers by forcing a local developer to pay $10 million in costs.
In fact, voting yes on Measure B restricts housing developers from adding traffic to Irvine roads and stops developers from building anything that isn't already planned.
It's not only supported by major veterans groups such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War. It has the support of both the Republican and Democratic parties of Orange County.
And placing a veterans cemetery in the old strawberry fields at the Great Park already has been approved by local, state and federal governments.
Because a small group of politically motivated individuals, including former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, is running an anti-Measure B campaign claiming that a no vote will "save" the veterans cemetery when the only thing a no vote will save it from is being built at all.
Both my grandfathers — World War II veterans — are buried more than two hours away at Riverside National Cemetery. It's is one of the busiest cemeteries in the nation. I visit their graves infrequently — whenever another friend who served passes away.
It's the same each time: We caravan across crowded freeways. We park and wait for the funeral scheduled before us to wrap up before we can begin. We hurry away as soon as our allotted time is up, conscious of the family and friends waiting to begin their services when ours end. I stop to pay respects to Grandpa Jack (Navy) and his wife Grandma Ruth and to Grandpa Bob (Army). Then we drive bumper-to-bumper back to a home in Orange County or to a hall or restaurant somewhere in between.
Every time I leave feeling the enormity of the promises each of those veterans made to us when they went away to fight — what those who came back carried with them as they moved through life here.
The veterans who have been fighting for this cemetery were made promises too — promises from politicians over 20 years who said they would have a place in their own communities where their sacrifices would be honored, where they could be laid to rest.
We are just days away from fulfilling that promise. It's not fair to force these brave women and men to fight longer, to wait longer. Please vote yes on Measure B.
And if you have any additional questions about the impact of the measure or any other misinformation that you may hear, visit honorocveterans.com for more information.
Jennifer Beuthin is general manager of the Orange County Employees Association.


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Chinese lawmakers are proposing that the country relax the time limit for minor victims of sexual assault to sue their offenders.
On Oct. 31, when the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress undertook the second review of China's civil law draft, the committee added a provision that minor victims of sexual assault be able to sue offenders as late as one year after they turn 18.
China's food waste and losses mainly occur at late stages of the food supply chain such as retailing and human consumption stages, according to a recently released report by the Third World Network (TWN).
China has made a series of new moves in 2016 to strengthen judicial transparency and fairness.
China will reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 18 percent compared with that in 2015 by the end of 2020, the cabinet announced Friday.
Nov.4, 2016 is a historic day when the Paris Agreement to combat climate change took effect, opening a new chapter in fighting global climate change.
China pledges to promote health education to increase people's health literacy by 30 percent by 2030, said Mao Qun'an, head of the Publicity Department of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), at a press conference on November 7th.
China would strive to lower carbon emissions in the next five years while shouldering common but different principles, the deputy head of the Chinese delegation said on Monday.
Courts in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday sentenced 49 people to prison, including 24 company managers and staff members as well as 25 government officials found guilty of various crimes that led to the city's warehouse blasts, which killed at least 165 people in August 2015.
Nov.10,2016
The 14th human rights dialogue was held in Germany on Nov.8, 2016. Li Junhua(Left 2), head of the International Department of China's Foreign Ministry, and Kofler(Right 2), Commissioner for Human Rights of the German Federal Government attended the press conference in Germany.
China allocated 3.6 trillion yuan (530 billion U.S. dollars) to education in 2015, marking 10-percent growth year on year.
The Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 (MLC) took effect in China on November 12, 2016, which will further protect Chinese seafarers' rights on board.
China vows to improve family education according a five-year guideline jointly released by China's nine ministries.
90 percent of elementary and primary schools, kindergartens and vocational schools in urban areas should build parents schools and 80 percent for rural areas, according to the guideline.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed solid implementation of poverty precision-relief measures.
Li, who chaired a State Council meeting on Tuesday, said that the measures should focus on old revolutionary base areas, ethnic minority and border areas and areas where lots of people still live in abject poverty to raise their own development capability.
The government will push forward a series of projects to ensure poverty will be eliminated by 2020 as planned, according to a statement released after the meeting.
The 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion has begun in Shanghai on Nov. 21, 2016.
With the goal of highlighting critical links between health initiatives and the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, the conference will provide an unprecedented opportunity to reassert the significance of health and health promotion at the historical moment of the Ottawa Charter's 30-year anniversary, as well as in the first year of implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will direct and guide member states on the practical application of evidence-based health promotion concepts and techniques for achieving SDGs.
Premier Li Keqiang said Monday that China will deepen healthcare reform to cover both urban and rural residents with universal health care.
The event to commemorate the 27th anniversary of Convention on the Rights of the Child and to promote a guideline on children charity organizations' behaviors was held in Beijing on Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met United Nations Secretary-General designate Antonio Guterres in Beijing on Monday, vowing stronger cooperation with the UN and firm support for its work.
"China has made 12 million jobs and controlled the unemployment rate within 4.1 percent for the past 5 years," Zhang Yizhan, vice minister of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS).
Zhang made the remarks at a seminar on job promotion policy on Nov.25, which is jointly sponsored by Ministry of the MOHRSS and International Labor Organization (ILO) in Beijing.
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Once you decide to sell your house, you have a lot of work to do. You've got to pack up most of your belongings and store them so your house doesn't look so cluttered. You have to make minor – well, sometimes MAJOR – repairs so that the house will pass inspection and possibly be eligible for a home warranty policy. You scrub, clean, replace light bulbs, shine windows, even bake cookies for an open house so that the place smells like home. You place ads in the paper and online and put flyers in the tube on the realtor sign. You think you are doing everything the big, professional realty companies are doing. But, there is something missing. You just aren't getting many people to your open house. You aren't getting any foot traffic or calls. This is a great house! Why aren't people responding?
The problem most likely is that your house doesn't stand out from the competition. There are a lot of houses on the market today, and you need to find a way to make your home grab the buyer's attention. How can you do that? With professional photos!
Smartphones and pocket cameras are ok for vacation, but when you're talking about tens- or hundreds-of-thousands of dollars, you need professionally done photographs. If you don't think your property is worth professional treatment, then buyers won't think it is worth their money.
A professional photographer, especially a real estate photographer, understands how to stage a room for the most visual impact. He or she will produce high-resolution photographs that look great, make color pop, and bring a dynamic energy to a static image. He or she understands depth-of-field and the effect of lighting on colors and textures. That straight-on photo you took during your lunch hour will look totally different when taken at 9:00 a.m. at an oblique angle. The shadows from columns, the subtle sparkle of moisture on foundation plantings, and much more can make a photo look more like a portrait than a snapshot.
About 65% of people are visual learners. This means they have to see something to understand it. Now, everyone who buys a house is going to look at it, of course. But 65% of those shoppers are going to get much more from looking at that house than the rest of the market. They get an idea of the love and care that have gone into the house. They study the view-lines in rooms and get a feel of the space. Professional photos can provide those perspectives, drawing in more house hunters as a result.
Can You Sell Your House With Professional Photos?
You most certainly CAN sell your house with professional photos! A series of high-resolution photos, with some panoramic shots included, can make all the difference in whether or not you even get buyers through the front door.
The truth is, most people do their house hunting on their cell phones these days. Do you want to find a nearby deli? Check maps on your phone and drop in for lunch. Did you hear about a new boutique downtown? Your cell phone will tell you how to get there. Are you out house hunting with your spouse? He or she can take a virtual tour as you drive down the street. You can take a virtual tour at your office desk (while you're on break, of course).
As home buyers make their lists of houses to view, your online virtual tour will stand out in their minds. They will be much more likely to call you or your REALTOR® first as they make appointments for viewing. There is something personal about seeing the spaces of a house before you view it in person. It gives the buyer a sense of familiarity that works in your favor. They already feel a connection to your house and have imagined their furniture in those virtual spaces. A 360º panoramic view of the kitchen helps a potential home buyer visualize Thanksgiving dinner with the whole family helping out in the kitchen.
That, alone, is enough to sell a house. When you have a great house, show everyone how great it is. Don't give them the chance to shrug off your property. Make them see themselves living there, and you'll have a sale. And you can do it all with professional real estate photography. You CAN sell your house with professional photos.
Jim Fuhrmann is a real estate and architectural photographer based in Connecticut. He has been photographing professionally in this genre of photography since 2006 and he has won numerous awards during this time. In fact, his work has won Best of Houzz 4 years running. Click or tap here to learn more about Jim, view more of his work, and view his contact information.


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Баҳисобгирии оморӣ воситаи самарабахши ба низом даровардан ва таҳияи дурнамои фаъолияти субъектҳои иқтисодӣ ба шумор меравад.
Donor-meeting with representatives of international organizations, ministries and agencies of the Republic of Tajikistan
On November 23, 2018, the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan held a donor - meeting with representatives of international organizations, ministries and agencies of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as those participating in the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs.
The First Deputy Director of Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Shokirzoda Shodmon made an introductory speech, who noted that in September 2015, the United Nations Member States adopted the Sustainable Development Agenda until 2030, based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The goals of sustainable development take into account different national conditions, potential and level of development, as well as national strategies and priorities. The targets are global in nature, while each country independently sets its own national goals, guided by global objectives, based on national conditions.
Goals and objectives include economic, social and environmental components and take into account their interrelations in the process of achieving the goals of sustainable development in all its aspects.
It is important to emphasize that the data on SDGs will have to be collected in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, which were adopted at the UN General Assembly in 2014.
Since 2015, all countries have been actively working to achieve the SDGs and monitor its implementation. The Republic of Tajikistan also set about implementing these goals.
To ensure that national peculiarities and priorities are fully implemented of Agenda 2030, as well as to take into account the integrated and indivisible nature of the SDGs and to ensure a balance between all three components of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental, a national coordination mechanism has been established in the Republic of Tajikistan. It should be noted that the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, established the Council for National Development under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
At the last meeting of the Council, a specific task for the Agency on Statistics was set to nationalize the SDG indicators by April 1, 2019.
Nationalizing the global SDG indicators is a policy focus, backed up by statistical data, which assumes that progress in achieving the SDGs and ensuring that "no one left behind" depends largely on high-quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data.
Then Mr. Kiyomiddin Davlatzoda, Deputy Director of the Agency on Statistics, made a presentation on the role of the inter-agency Working Group and its task for monitoring the implementation of the SDGs. It was noted that the monitoring of the achievement of the SDGs is planned through the joint work of the central government bodies and local executive bodies, as well as the involvement of civil society and international partners in this activity. In the Republic of Tajikistan, the work of state authorities on compiling a list of national indicators, on the basis of which a national system of indicators and monitoring of SDGs will be formed, has not yet begun. It is necessary to create a working group from among representatives of ministries and departments to develop national indicators. He also stressed that an important focus at this stage is the collection and dissemination of SDG indicators. A key task in this direction is the strengthening of the statistical capacity of the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as strengthening coordination and cooperation between the various actors in sustainable development processes.
Rajabova Nigina, a member of the Working Group on the implementation of the monitoring of the SDGs under the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, presented information on the analysis of the current activities of the Agency on Statistics to ensure the qualitative monitoring of the achievement of SDG indicators. Rajabova in her speech noted that the main problems faced by the Republic of Tajikistan in the formation of a national system of indicators for global indicators are gaps in data and methodology. Full information is available only for 38 percent of indicators, for 22 percent there is partial information and for almost 40 percent there are no data and calculation methodology.
To achieve the SDGs, it is necessary to develop a management architecture that will allow solving the issues of implementing the SDGs systematically and comprehensively: expanding and improving the use of administrative data; strengthening integration and partnerships with government agencies and organizations; increased integration and partnerships with custodial organizations. Since the AS working group on SDGs does not include custodial agencies, it is necessary to consider the possibility of developing a joint agreement between the AS and the UN Country Team; improved communication of the SDG monitoring with national, sectoral and regional strategies and programs through the use of the same indicators; the definition of data standards, since administrative data can have a number of potential deficiencies related to the quality of data collection and processing procedures; the use of advanced data methods; improvement and development of technology.
During the meeting, the presentations of two reporters were discussed, in particular, the UNFPA representative offered to submit concrete proposals for the creation of this Working Group, and determine what tasks will be assigned to the International Institutions involved in the implementation of the SDGs, as well as the ministries and departments of the Republic of Tajikistan emphasized the role of the UNDAF in this direction.
The representative of the WHO - Ms. Pirova Zulfia mentioned that it is necessary to show clarity in all developed indicators. Currently, a working group (WG) is functioning under the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, which is also developing indicators. So many indicators are difficult to read. Mr. Odinaev O.M. - Member of the Working Group under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Tajikistan explained that the current working group under the Ministry is working on revising indicators related to the Medium Term Development Program action matrix for 2016-2020, but the development of national indicators is not part of the task of this WG.
The representative of the "UN Women" Ms. Mirzoyeva V.M. noted the role of the Inter-Agency Expert Working Group at the global level, and proposed the creation of a similar Working Group at the RT level.
The representative of the United Nations Development Program, Mr. Daler Shodiev, also thanked the organizers of the meeting for creating this platform. It was stressed that at the present time in the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan a project has been proposed to create task forces for the implementation of the SDGs. It is intended to create a separate group on issues related to the collection of data on SDG indicators.
At the end of the meeting, it was proposed to all the participants of the meeting to submit their members to this working group before December 1, as well as proposals for improving the activities of this WG.


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Sr Leone Wittmack - CatholicCare NT
Leone joined CatholicCare NT in 2015 and in that time she has ensured that the organisation's mission and values are integrated and embedded into all areas of CatholicCare NT's work.
Leone is a Sister of Charity and has a background in health, which has seen her work in nursing positions across Australia and overseas. Before moving to the Northern Territory, Leone was the National Director of Mission for the Sisters of Charity Health Service (now known as St Vincent's Health Australia) and the Executive Director of Catholic Religious Australia (CRA).
Leone has dedicated her life to helping the vulnerable and marginalised. She has worked in refugee camps and unaccompanied children's centres in Rwanda, the Republic of Congo, Thailand and Cambodia, and has worked on health education and community development programs in Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste.
Leone has a deep commitment to social justice, and she takes inspiration from CatholicCare NT's staff and the work they do by offering respect, justice, solidarity and hope to people who come through our doors for care and a listening ear.
Leone has qualifications in nursing, counselling, theology and mission spirituality


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Q: i am trying to share video to twitter from my iOS app but it keep asking login   - (void) share:(NSString*)filename {

    BOOL status = [[TwitterVideoUpload instance] setVideo:filename];
    if (status == FALSE) {
        [self addText:@"Failed reading video file"];
        return;
    }

     status = [[TwitterVideoUpload instance] upload:^(NSString* errorString)
      {
           NSString* printStr = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Share video %@: %@", filename,(errorString == nil) ? @"Success" : errorString];
              [self addText:printStr];
      }];

     if (status == FALSE) {
        [self addText:@"No Twitter account. Please add twitter account to Settings app."];
     }
}

this is my code, even after login into twitter in my simulator and browser it keep saying "Not logged in". Any solution?

A: According to the ReadMe document for the TwitterVideoUpload repo:

Twitter username + password must be provided to iOS Settings app

Logging in via Mobile Safari isn't going to do it.
You need to use iOS Settings to authenticate to Twitter.


Welcome to the Redditch Golf Club Online Tee Time Reservation Service. This service allows you to book a tee time at our golf course online and get instant on-screen and email confirmation of your booking.
These are the terms and conditions for booking tee times using our Internet booking facility. Payment ======= To book a tee time on-line you will have to enter your credit or debit card details using our secure on-line payment process. Your card details will be held by us as insurance but we will not process the transaction until you turn up to play. When you turn up for your round of golf, you can choose to pay by cash instead of credit card. You should report to the Pro shop before beginning your round. Cancellation Policy =================== If you cancel your booking more than 1 week before your date of play, there will be no charge made to your credit/debit card. Failure To Cancel Your Booking ============================== If you fail to cancel your booking, there will be a charge of 100% of the green fee made to your credit/debit card. Course Closed ============= If you are unable to play your round of golf due to the course being closed (e.g. bad weather), no charge will be made to your credit/debit card. Handicaps ========= This facility is only available to golfers who have a handicap of 28 or less (men) or 36 or less (ladies). If you don't have a handicap, you must be able to play to an equivalent standard. Dress Code ========== Normal GUI/ILGU dress code applies. The following are therefore not permitted: denims, shorts, football/rugby tops, trainers. Spikes ====== Spikes may be worn.
The club has 5 buggies that can be booked. If you require a buggy please contact the Pro Shop on 01527 543079 (option 2).
directly by phone on 01527 543079 opt.1.


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Memorial service held for missing SMU PD officer
More than 300 people filled McFarlin Auditorium on the campus of Southern Methodist University on Thursday to celebrate the life of Officer Mark McCullers.
Author: David Goins
UNIVERSITY PARK — More than 300 people filled McFarlin Auditorium on the campus of Southern Methodist University on Thursday to celebrate the life of Officer Mark McCullers.
McCullers, 45, was swept away during a flash flood in the early morning hours of July 5 as he worked off-duty at home under renovation near Turtle Creek.
The former Marine, husband, and father to six children in a blended family, joined SMU Police Department in early 2015.
Hundreds attended a memorial service for SMU police officer Mark McCullers on Thursday July 28, 2016 in Dallas.  McCullers, 45, was swept away during a flash flood on Turtle Creek on July 5.
SMU Police Chief Richard Shafer said on Thursday that McCullers was instrumental in creating the security procedures at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum prior to its opening in April 2013.
"Then, he told me he wanted to become an SMU police officer," Shafer said. "He had plenty of experience from being a military police officer, but still happily went through the police academy the State of Texas requires."
Tiffany McCullers told the crowd of friends, family, and law enforcement from around North Texas she wanted to share a message she knows her husband would want heard.
"Those that love Mark and want to honor and remember him –- you need to leave here today and make your mark on this world," McCullers said.
Highland Park Fire Department trucks hold up an American flag during the memorial service for missing SMU officer Mark McCullers on Thursday July 28, 2016.