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The Chinese know how to do everything, even super movies, but it's not new
Cinema 21 April, 2017
All kinds of rage will be disappointed, it's been a while since our friends are in the place of the 7th art. Here are their best movies.
And no, these are not copies, slanders! Rather genuine creations, and quality please. Historical drama, war, love, martial arts, action: there's a little bit of everything, you can choose the one that tempts you the most.
Immersed in the era of the Chinese cultural revolution that is not so far away and of which we do not know much in fact. The director Zhang Yimou makes us discover it via the fate of a family that tries and must survive in front of the system and all its venerable machinery that rot their lives. Released in 1994, this film sums up the atmosphere there from the 40s to the 70s, with its political and historical upheavals .
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Wives and concubines
Master Chen Zuoqian lives in a crazy palace, because he has what seems to be the dough that spills over everywhere. The guy multiplies the women at his disposal, already three and then four when the young Songlian arrives. Sold by her mother, she must learn to interact with other women . And above all, to surpass them. Everything is concentrated on these relations of competition and subordination towards the master. The beauty of the plans and colors strikes even more seen the contrast with the cruelty of the story.
The demons at my door
More recent, released in 2000, this film deals with the conflict between China and Japan and denounces the stupidity, the horrors . Obviously, making an apologia for the war, even civil, remains rather rare eh! Basically, the situation is brought to life through Dasan, a peasant who sees two sacks left by soldiers of the Chinese army arriving at his house in the middle of the night. Inside, a Japanese prisoner and his interpreter. Except that for months, the soldiers do not come to recover them, then the whole village knows and wants to stop the prisoners. It looks tense …
Dating from 2002 and with Jet Li, if it can reassure some! It is true that it can, to have landmarks, to find a face that we know, coughed coughed what. This film tells the story of China from 2000 years ago, when it was composed of 7 kingdoms, all at war to win . The kingdom of Qin was most afraid because his King wanted to become the first Emperor and nothing else mattered. Classic, the others join to eliminate it and hires three assassins super set: broken blade, snowflake and starry sky. Mock you if you want, but they manage! King Qin sleeps a little less well and does less evil so he promises fortune to the one who will kill these three assassins. Until the day a guy lands with the weapons of the victims. His name ? " Nameless ". Personally,
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The secret of flying daggers
Flying Daggers is the name of the group of bandits who plunder the rich to give to the poor. A kind of Chinese Robin Hood but several. In 856, the power does not bother with hesitations … There is grafted a love story a little cul-ass, you fear the film cliché … and there is a reversal that changes everything! So, the poetic and dreamlike film also becomes epic, and one never says no to a little spice . In the end, of the beautiful work, especially for a chinese.
The Three Kingdoms
John Woo returns home and continues to do what he knows how to do: show with action scenes of pork and big money. What necessarily displeases some because from the historical point of view, there are things to be said. It's a film about Ben Hur, a film that traces the history of China, with a lot of characters, intrigues, battles … Because you have to choose, you only see one battle, that of the Red Cliff, where oppose Two kingdoms united to a third, all under the empire of Han Xiandi who then reigned. So you're going to test which one?
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Back when I was growing up, just about every family I knew had a closet full of tattered board games, ready at a moment's notice should said family come dangerously close to just quietly sitting and enjoying each other's company. Now EA introduces the 21st century version of said dusty closet, Hasbro Family Game Night for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2.
The title contains a nice selection of six big-name board game favorites - Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, Connect Four, Sorry!, and the all-new Sorry! Sliders, each with its own twist for fresh gameplay. Connect Four gets power chips, Bobble gets portal cubes, etc. As a special added bonus, each game is hosted by Mr. Potato Head. Apparently we needed a host, and he was available.
If you ever wanted to get you parents into gaming, Hasbro Family Game Night will probably be your best chance when it comes out this Fall.
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Whatever happened to the ordinary Democrat's sense of decency?
Honour is a word rarely used these days, and too often it's used by scoundrels to whom any idea of a code of behaviour is simply something strange people have which they see as a weakness to be exploited. On the other hand, it's too often talked up as something olde worlde whose subtle intricacies are far beyond the ken of ordinary mortals, but it's actually a simple thing. A personal thing. Occasionally you're forced by nobody but yourself to abide by it, no matter whether that does you good or ill.
I played sports all my life because I simply enjoyed so many aspects of it. The comradeship of being in a team, making the perfect shot, the pure joy of letting go of your body and just letting it flow into your game. I miss it. One sport I liked to play was Badminton because it combined power and a light touch beautifully. Towards the end of my sporting career, I played it in village teams in local leagues. On any match night, you'd meet six comparative strangers from the locale, play your three games of the nine to be played that evening and generally socialise between games.
Winning a match is always the prime objective, but if you truly love the game, it can't be at all costs. A team match of Badminton consists of the best of nine sets, with each set decided by the best of three games. In other words, each pair plays every other pair in the opposition's team. The first game on one match night, one of the opposition players started cheating. It was supposed to be subtle, but that's what it was. It's the form in amateur leagues for the opposite pair to call a shot to them as in or out – he was calling as many shots out as he could get away with. When he served and the receiver was in stance, he'd delay by four or five seconds before serving, just along enough for the receiver's muscles to lock up. He was doing other crap, but it all amounted to the same thing – cheating.
This went on all the way through the first game, which he lost. For the second game, no attempt was made to return any of his serves and when his partner served, the shuttlecock was simply knocked off the court. The third went exactly the same way, giving the cheat an easy set, and ended without the usual handshakes and was received in stony silence by both teams.
The next game, their captain played and to his credit and his partner's, played in exactly the same no compete fashion to even up the sets. Every time win at all costs played, he was handed the same no compete win in silence and his teammates duly evened the sets score by throwing the set. The three sets actively competed for were fine games, powered on their part by shame and anger at the damage the wretch they'd brought along with them had done to the match, but also a determination to prove they could win fairly. It ended up at four sets each going into the final ninth set, traditionally the captains' game.
That was one fine set played at the extreme edge and beyond of all four player's abilities and reserves of strength. It went to three games and by the end, they stopped sweating which is a real danger sign – the body's been driven to give all it has. The only fuel left to run on is somewhere deep down inside you. It was won in the end but it was the sort of sporting match where a momentary handshake is not enough. The spontaneous embrace that follows it is an acknowledgement that for one fleeting moment we were all brothers who'd given everything we had.
The men involved in that incident would take the praise that they'd been sportsmanlike, and would I think cringe slightly at being described as honourable, but that's exactly the way they'd behaved. To their way of thinking, they'd just been fair. The greybeard who'd originally refused to play the cheat's game lost an arm in the service of his country high in the skies over Normandy during the war. If he got a sense the opposition was taking it easy on him, he'd a way of making a light jokey remark but the message was clear – don't give me any special breaks, because I won't be giving you any. He fell over a lot, sometimes knowing that was going to be the cost of returning a shot, but he played a well-judged game. A sense of honour doesn't diminish with age, and unsurprisingly, I never saw win at all costs appear in a league team again.
Where is the voice of the traditional, life-long, rank and file Democrat voter in this blatant theft of the presidency? Not a Democrats against the Steal group, not a protest, not a murmur, not a peep, nothing. The party that styled itself as the party that cared primarily for the poor, the downtrodden and the discriminated against, and above all some common decency and fairness is forever dishonoured if the travesty of this election is allowed to win. If you don't feel shame, it can only be because you have none.
Perhaps you're waiting for some leadership from your honourable congressmen. Not only are they silent too, but that silence is the stain identifying them as complicit in stamping a seal of normality on the most corrupted and last supposedly free election America will ever have. That's if anybody after it can be bothered to actually vote, because that seems now a futile gesture, since the people in charge of the counting computers have already decided in advance who's going to win. The labels Democrat or Republican no longer apply. In this constitutional crisis, it's about whether the Republic stands or not. You're either tacitly complicit in the Steal, or you're going to fight it, irrespective of what your traditional party label is.
It's far from over, but either way, your decision window about which cause you support is closing. If you stay silent and the cheat wins, or you stayed silent before Trump clawed back what he's rightfully earned, you'll never again be able to talk to a Republican voter about your values of fairness. That ship with you aboard it will have left port and sunk without trace.
I heard a story about a ten-year-old boy who was crazy about Rugby, and more specifically his local provincial team. His parents bought him what they thought was the perfect present – the strip of his adored club. Much to their disappoint, when he opened it, he said he couldn't wear it until he had earned it. As a grown man, he did earn it and has since gone on to represent his country internationally. He set his own standards early, which is perhaps why he's become so successful.
In the child is always the seed of the man he will become. Read Psalms 8:2.
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5 Responses to "Whatever happened to the ordinary Democrat's sense of decency?"
philjourdan says:
The leadership of the democrat party are without honor. But 30% of the rank and file democrats think the election was stolen. They are the old style democrats, much like your team players. They play to win, but they do not cheat to win.
But they will never have a chance in the new democrat party who cheats just for the sake of cheating, because they can.
Michael Moore says:
Very good question. I'm sure there are still the odd decent Democrat but they are scared into obedience and silence. The cancel culture and threats are too much for the odd decent Democrat.
I agree with Michael Moore. But a few of them are saying "no mas". 30% did so anonymously. But roughly 10% are saying so publicly!
babygrandparents says:
This is identical to the Liberal Party in Canada. No matter the corruption of Trudeau – all you hear are crickets. No honour or voting pout the leader. Sycophants all of them. Sad.
oebele bruinsma says:
The US democratic party has been taken over by totalitarian leftist thinkers and doeers by the Gramsci recipe of the 1920s: Take over the institutions we run our democracies with.

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JERUSALEM — Doubts over Israel's handling of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit continued to grow Sunday, as senior intelligence officers suggested that Israel could have retrieved Shalit sooner.
The Israeli public also heard, for the first time, the full list of 477 prisoners that will be released Tuesday. An additional 550 prisoners will be released in the upcoming months.
The list was a blow to some families, who had lost loved ones in terror attacks. Those families have protested the government decision to release Palestinian prisoners who have been convicted of involvement in the attacks.
On Friday, 27-year-old Shvuel Schijveschuurder was arrested and accused of splashing white paint and spraying graffiti on the memorial to Rabin in central Tel Aviv. Police said he was spurred to attack the memorial when news broke that several Palestinians involved in the 2001 suicide bombing at the Sbarro Pizza restaurant in Jerusalem would be among the released prisoners.
Schijveschuurder's parents and three siblings were among those killed in the restaurant.
"The Shalits' struggle is legitimate, but if his release is contingent upon the freeing of prisoners, then the [Shalit] family should join us, the bereaved family," Schijveschuurder said.
Schijveschuurder is among dozens of Israelis who are planning on petitioning the High Court of Israel to stall the release of the Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli officials said that while they would review the petition, they have, in the past, always allowed prisoner exchanges to proceed.
While some Israelis have questioned the logic of setting a precedent of exchanging upwards of one thousand prisoners for one captured soldier, others have asked why Israel did not examine other options to free Shalit.
Former Israeli Military Intelligence Col. Ronen Cohen said that Israel failed in multiple attempts to free Shalit using "alternative means."
Bringing Shalit back through a prisoner swap was a "resounding failure of the IDF. There are no other words to describe it," Cohen told the Israeli daily Haaretz. "The IDF never took responsibility for the soldier and did not even set up a team to deal with bringing him back. They simply passed it on to the Shin Bet."
Cohen revealed that the IDF had "partial intelligence" on Shalit's situation that may have enabled a rescue operation.
In the weeks after Shalit was captured, however, Israel went to war with Southern Lebanon and then IDF chief Dan Halutz was "distracted," said Cohen.
Shalit's file was then handed over to Israel's intelligence officials, who believed that Israel still had partial intelligence to attempt a rescue operation at the time of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, known as Operation Cast Lead, in 2008.
"It may also be that during the operation it was possible to do something under the cover of the chaos of the fighting, but it was not done," Cohen said. During the fighting in Gaza, Israeli officials explored the possibility of abducting senior Hamas figures that they could use to bargain for Shalit.
The opportunity was missed, said Cohen, and after the war Israel lost the string of intelligence on Shalit's situation and location.
Details on the upcoming prisoner exchange were finalized over the weekend. On Tuesday morning, all 27 female prisoners will be released in one stage. Hamas will then turn Shalit over to the Red Cross and Egyptian intelligence officials in Gaza. Once he is confirmed to be alive and healthy, Israel will begin to release the 450 male prisoners.
Shalit will then be taken from Egypt and driven into southern Israel by military personnel. He will be debriefed and undergo a medical examination, before he is flown to the Tel Nof army base in central Israel to meet his family, along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Shalit family will then be flown to their home in northern Israel.
In the coming months, an additional 500 Palestinian prisoners will be released in yet-to-be-determined dates.
Among the prisoners included for release are Nasser Yataima, who was sentenced to 29 life sentences for the 2002 bombing of a Netanya hotel; Yussuf Dhib Hamed Abu Aadi, who was convicted of stabbing IDF soldier Nir Kahana at the Qalandiya checkpoint in 2005 and was sentenced to life in prison; and Na'el Barghouti, who served in prison since 1978 for his involvement in the stabbing of a settler in the West Bank.
Dozens of other Palestinian prisoners are convicted of aiding in plots to kill Israelis, or involvement in failed attempts to orchestrate attacks.
JERUSALEM — Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit's five-year captivity ended early Tuesday after the young man was turned over to Egyptian mediators as part of a prisoner swap that will eventually see the release of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, according to Egyptian and Palestinian media reports.
The Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap began in the predawn hours as Israel started transporting 477 Palestinian detainees in heavily guarded convoys from jails to various Red Cross meeting points, Israel Radio reported.
Under the terms of the deal, the first 27, all female detainees, would be turned over to Red Cross officials after Shalit was freed.
Once Shalit, 25, is brought back to Israeli soil, the next stage - involving about 450 detainees - is expected to begin.
Most of the prisoners - including about 280 serving life sentences for terrorism and murder - are headed for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, where massive celebrations await them. Some will be deported to foreign countries. Israel pledged to free an additional 550 within two months.
After receiving a medical checkup, Shalit - who was captured by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid near the Gaza Strip in 2006 - will be flown to Tel Nof air base for a meeting with his parents and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Late Monday, Israel's Supreme Court rejected, as expected, a last-minute court challenge to the swap. The petition was filed by relatives of victims of attacks. Many Israelis fear released prisoners will resume their attacks against Israel.
During an emotionally charged hearing Monday, some people confronted Noam Shalit, the soldier's father, who pleaded with the court to not block the deal. "Our son's blood is on your hands," shouted one family member of a victim of an attack carried out by a Palestinian prisoner expected to be released Tuesday.
In a public letter to families of victims of violence, Netanyahu said Monday that the swap deal was one of the most difficult decisions he has ever made. "I hope that you will find solace that I and the entire nation of Israel embrace you and share your pain," he wrote.


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Humanitarian agencies and their partners have reached nearly 100,000 of the 156,000 people affected by flooding across South Sudan over the past couple of months, according to a senior United Nations relief official in the country.
"At this difficult time when people across many parts of South Sudan are struggling to cope with flooding, I want to express my appreciation to the humanitarian community and Government for the response efforts so far," the Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Chris Nikoi, said.
Nikoi said the response will continue as new areas are accessed with partners overcoming massive challenges. "Food, household materials, water and sanitation and medical assistance are being transported by any available means," he stated, noting that 60 per cent of roads have become impassable, with many flooded areas only accessible by air, making humanitarian response expensive.
Media reports say that the Government estimates that about 37,000 households were affected by the floods, with Unity, Upper Nile and Jonglei states reportedly worst hit.
"Humanitarians appreciate the Government's leadership and proactive efforts in responding to the needs of flood-affected people across the country, including the establishment of a flood response fund and task force at national level," said Nikoi.


Yesterday, Microsoft released the MS15-034 patch for the CVE-2015-1635 vulnerability. Today, enough people have reverse engineered it to figure out this is a pretty big deal.
Short version: You can send a blue screen of death to a variety of Windows OS's running IIS with one line of code (see below for various versions of the line of code).
Details: There aren't a whole lot of details yet. This is supposedly a remote code execution / buffer overflow vulnerability, but it seems the actual scripts publicly available can only crash the server right now.
The vulnerability exists in HTTP.sys. Basically, the request sends a Range header that will crash a system. According to Microsoft, the vulnerable operating systems include Windows 7 SP1, Server 2008 R2, Windows 8 and 8.1, and Server 2012 and 2012 R2.
I tried running this on a Windows Server 2008 I had readily available (not R2) and no dice. So in my testbed, I'm just doing a default install of Server 2012 R2 Standard.
By default, IIS is not installed. It is pretty easy to add it – simply go to Administrative Tools -> Server Manager -> Add Roles -> Web Server (IIS). Then don't forget to make sure it is turned on (it probably is by default). This Microsoft page describes the process in excruciating detail.
There is already a good script up on pastebin (in Python) with various spinoffs 1 and 2 (in C) that will help you find vulnerable hosts. I'm sure more will show up, and eventually show up in scanners such as Nessus. Be careful though – unless you are willing to crash a host, do not scan or perform this attack.
You can even search for vulnerable IIS versions on Shodan.
How do I attack that host?
curl -v 192.168.1.5/iis-85.png -H "Range: bytes=18-18446744073709551615"
When I try these methods, nothing crashes. I'm not sure why – if you look at a packet capture, the requests are nearly identical. Fiddling with the Range parameter, I get the following response: "HTTP Error 416. The requested range is not satisfiable." Changing other parameters doesn't seem to make a difference, so I am just keeping this here for troubleshooting for others. If you are having a hard time, use the wget as a one-liner, or one of the scripts that have already been linked to.
So if it isn't already obvious, everyone better patch this ASAP. If your server is internet facing, so script kiddies will crash it at best, and at worst someone who has figured out how to actually do remote code execution will completely take your server over.
In my case, the server actually restarted itself, so at least it didn't stay dead.
This entry was posted in practical hacking, tools and tagged 0-day, CVE-2015-1635, MS15-034, RCE, Windows on April 15, 2015 by admin.


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Youth baseball fans get chance to train with Astros' George Springer and Jose Altuve
By Gina Larson
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On an off day for the Astros after a series with the Boston Red Sox, George Springer and Jose Altuve linked up with area kids to work on baseball skills.
Springer hosted the George Springer Baseball Procamp for 500 campers in first through eighth grade at Friendswood High School.
Procamp started in 1998 and has become one of the leaders in developing talent at a young age. Joining Springer in leading the activities were 50 coaches from the Houston area.
Campers went through various drills that occurred on three fields and received a t-shirt along with an autographed photo from Springer. The campers would also have the chance to be taught from Springer as he visited each field to help coordinate drills and meet the kids. Certain campers signed up for a more expensive experience that featured a luncheon with Springer and an individual photo with the 2017 World Series MVP.
Springer said his main hope for the kids is to have fun and not focus as much on developing a certain skill throughout the day. He said that for himself, it is a great experience that he can communicate with people he would have not had the chance to if it were not for the camp.
"I hope that this can spark an interest for somebody to want to continue to play baseball," he said.
Meanwhile, Altuve joined 200 youngsters at the Springspirit Baseball Complex in Spring Branch. He said he values his work with the kids in this camp since he never had a chance to learn from a big leaguer in Venezuela.
The Astros begin a quick two-game series with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Seattle is currently leading the AL West with a 37-22 record and one game lead over the Astros.
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Q: WebView crashing runtime I'm new on this. Just want to show a webpage through WebView, but it
continuously crashing while launching this particular activity. Please help.
Here is my code
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.widget.Button;

public class vistaweb extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {

    String url= "https://myschoolserver.com/apps_login.php";

    WebView vWeb = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.MyWeb);
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        getSupportActionBar().hide();
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_vistaweb);

        vWeb.clearCache(true);
        vWeb.clearHistory();
        vWeb.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
       // vWeb.getSettings().setJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically(true);
        vWeb.loadUrl(url);

        Button back = (Button)findViewById(R.id.back);
        Button forward = (Button)findViewById(R.id.forward);
        Button reload = (Button)findViewById(R.id.relode);

        back.setOnClickListener(this);
        forward.setOnClickListener(this);
        reload.setOnClickListener(this);

    }
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        switch (view.getId()){
            case R.id.back:
                vWeb.canGoBack();

                break;

            case R.id.forward:
                vWeb.canGoForward();
                break;

            case R.id.relode:
                vWeb.reload();
                break;
        }
    }
}

And here is my xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.myschoolserver.myschoolserver_beta.vistaweb">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/back"
        style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Small"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="3dp"
        android:text="BACK"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="461dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="3dp" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/relode"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="RELOAD"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="462dp" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/forward"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Forward"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="462dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent" />

    <WebView
        android:id="@+id/MyWeb"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="445dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
        app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

And while launching I noticed the report bug showing error at line 16 which is
WebView vWeb = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.MyWeb);
Please help. Thanks in advance.

A: 1.You should call findViewById in onCreate method .
2.Because you use vWeb in onClick method .So you should set vWeb as global variable .
3.Don't forget add permission .
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

4.Set webView.setWebViewClient and webview.setWebChromeClient in your code .
private WebView vWeb;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    getSupportActionBar().hide();
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_vistaweb);
    vWeb = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.MyWeb);
    ...
}

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Those are Burke's "guys." They are supercool. They need to go everywhere with us. He is not great at carrying five toys at once. Hence the caddy.
1. First we're going to make the favorite things pockets on one piece of fabric (later we'll sew the two larger pieces of fabric together). To do this, first figure out how many pockets you want to provide (I made a five-pocket caddy). Take your length and divide it by the number of pockets (my length was 18″, so each pocket was allotted about 3.5″). Mark these lengths. Also divide the length of your background fabric by the number of pockets and mark (the length of my background fabric was 15″, so I marked every 3″).
2. Match up the lines, pin the pocket fabric in place and stitch the pocket fabric (with the top edge ironed under and stitched down to make a clean seam) to the background fabric. You should have a row of 'pockets' with a little give because your pocket fabric was a bit longer than your background fabric.
3. Sew your two larger pieces of fabric together, right sides in, like you're making a pillow case. Pin a ribbon in between the two layers, facing inward (this will be your closure later). When you've sewn 3 and a half of the sides, turn your fabric right side out. Make sure you stitch over the ribbon. Finish off the opening (I'd ironed the raw edge in and top stitched across the opening).
3. Create your scene with felt. Hot glue in place. Sew down a few pieces (for the stability of the felt and so that the two fabric pieces stay put).
4. Fill your pockets with toys, tie in a bundle, and bring your little one's "guys" everywhere you go. This is especially handy for road trips, by the way.
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i made one like this for my daughters' polly pockets – i got tired of picking all ten of them up as they fell out of her pockets — great concept, isn't it?
I love it. I really need to make one for my sons helicopters!!!
Great idea. I can't wait to give it a try!
What a great idea! Two little boys + a million toys = need clever solutions. Thanks!
I love this idea! I'm bookmarking and will make for birthday gifts – thanks for the great tutorial!
That's it! I guess I'm gonna have to follow you. 🙂 I come here all.the.time via linky parties and always love what I see. That was a great idea, what a fun way to make your little person feel special, too.
Love it! Great project and tutorial, I'll definately share this with my readers next week @craft schooling Sunday, so thanks so much for linking up and hope to see you again next week!
Cute, Cute!! I just did a car cozy like this for my daughters little friends birthday. I love these things!! Great idea!
i've made just a car caddy but i never thought to make one for all my boys other things. thanks for the idea!
My little guy has trouble carrying all his "important things" too…might have to make him one!
This is such a great idea! And it is totally cute!
I love the unique use of the tote. I only ever see the crayon caddy, but as a mother of Munchkin who needs her little munchkin-buddies with her…..this caddy make a WHOLE lot more sense. You've inspired me to make one, for sure!!!!
I love this, great for road trips too!
This is really very cute!
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Gucci Mane Freestyle Skill
by admin · June 14, 2021
One of the best freestyle rap artists is a guy from the south who goes by the name of Gucci Mane. He started rapping at a young age after starting to write poems. He had always liked to express how he felt to other people through his creativity. Eventually it went on and Gucci Mane ended up becoming one of the best freestyle artists in the hip-hop game. His freestyle knack has been compared to superstars like Eminem, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, as well as other artists like Mos Def, Common, Lupe Fiasco, and Talib Kweli, all known for their great freestyle.
What people like the most when listening to Gucci Mane freestyle is the fact that his rhymes always relate to the streets and he always stays true to who he is as a person. Gucci is a man who is not afraid to tell people that he likes to party, hustle and bustle and buy expensive things. In particular, he enjoys rhyming about his jewelry, his clothes, and his cars whenever his fans hear him rapping a few lines. He always admired the great Southern freestyle artist Lil Flip, but most would agree that Gucci's ability to rap on top of his head has surpassed that of most other Southern artists.
He is not an egocentric artist who boasts of being the king of the south; however, everyone knows that he has gained a lot of fame thanks to his huge southern fan base. If you're interested in hearing their free styles, you can check out some Gucci Mane mixtapes and find plenty. One of the reasons his mixtape releases are considered so good is the fact that people love hearing his new freestyle rhymes. You don't stop with what you need to say and always let people know how you feel.
The next time you hear a rapper sing a freestyle, be sure to take a moment and appreciate the skill he developed. Most true rappers like Gucci Mane are able to invent new material for their rhymes from the top of their heads. They often do not need to write any words because they have a great emotional memory that allows them to express exactly what they need to say in a given situation. Although there are great freestyle artists like Lil Wayne and Eminem, people shouldn't be talking about the best freestyle artists unless they mention Gucci Mane La Flare; who resides in the sixth area of eastern Atlanta.
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Shoulders feel a little rough from last night. Doing the program by myself today with Bryan and Florida and Weston busy this morning. I got my DNA tested for 41 different fitness related genes and wrote about it on my main blog. Pretty neat.
No lifting today, but that sure doesn't mean it's going to be easy.
The program called for runs, but I'm not going outside in this weather! My goal was a 1:50 pace, which I was able to do. Even got faster each interval. Far from what I've been able to do on the rower in the past when I focused on it. My times were 3:39.9, 3:38.6, and 3:32.8.
The workout called for 60 calories on the Assault Bike, which I know is a lot harder than the AD2. My 3:00 substitution is probably on the easier side, but was plenty hard enough. I kept about a 75-80 RPM pace and tallied up about 80 calories. It was supposed to be all 90 wall balls with 30 pounds, which I fully intended to do.
I did two sets of 15 wall balls and started to hit a wall, even with longer breaks than I should be taking. Then I was down to sets of 5! I felt like quitting, so after 3 sets of those, I walked over and grabbed the 20# to finish the next 45, which I did 10-10-13-12. Getting started with the dubs was rough, but I settled in once I was able to get my breathing under control a bit. Finished in 12:06. Absolutely horrible. Wall balls after an air-type bike in nasty!
That finished my 4th week following the Hybrid Performance Method WOD program. It's a pretty big time commitment, lot of volume, and a real gut check on days like today. It's better than anything else I've ever followed though. The way the movements, days, and variety all work together has been really great. When the rest days come, I'm definitely ready for them, but at the same time I'm feeling really good and not running into back issues. Excited to see how we do in the Open.


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Home > Archives > Vol 11, No 2 (2022) > Improving the provision of surgical care to newborns with peritonitis
Improving the provision of surgical care to newborns with peritonitis
Authors: Dedov A.С.1
Воронежский государственный медицинский университет им. Н.Н. Бурденко
Issue: Vol 11, No 2 (2022): Materials of the XV International Surgical Forum "INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN SURGERY"
Section: Хирургические дисциплины
URL: https://new.vestnik-surgery.com/index.php/2415-7805/article/view/7286
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Relevance: The most formidable problem in newborns and premature infants, leading to a fatal outcome, is peritonitis.
Objective: to study the tactics of treatment, preoperative preparation for the development of peritonitis in newborns and premature infants in order to improve it.
Methods: The study was conducted from 2012 to 2021 on the basis of the BUZ in VRCCH №1, in the department "Surgery of newborns".
All children underwent laboratory examination (general blood test, acid-base state, blood electrolytes), and abdominal X-rays.
Results: Over the past 10 years, 38 children with clinical manifestations of peritonitis have been in the hospital.
Gastrointestinal perforations were postnatal in most (92%) cases and were accompanied by fibrinous (31%), serous (31%) and fecal (38%) peritonitis.
The study revealed that necrotizing enterocolitis was the cause of perforating peritonitis in 65.7% of cases (IIIA - 48%, III B - 52%), in 10.5% of cases - atresia of the small intestine with perforation, short bowel syndrome with intestinal necrosis and gastroschisis occurred in 10.4% of cases. 8.1% of children had intestinal malrotation with necrosis. 5.2% of newborns had intrauterine fecal peritonitis and stomach rupture.
All children with perforations were operated on. The tactics of surgical intervention differed depending on the type and level of perforation, the length of the process and the condition of the newborn. Laparocentesis followed by peritoneal drainage was performed in 25.7% of children.
Conclusions: The most common cause of peritonitis in newborns is necrotic enterocolitis, which has the most unfavorable prognosis of treatment. The mortality rate of newborns with perforated peritonitis decreased from 40% to 5%.
Newborns, perforated peritonitis, necrotic enterocolitis
One of the most severe and life-threatening diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in newborns are perforations of the stomach and intestines, the mortality rate of which reaches 42-79% [1]. The clinical course of gastrointestinal perforations in newborns is extremely severe, combined with syndromes of high intra-abdominal pressure and multiple organ failure [2].
To study the tactics of treatment, preoperative preparation for the development of peritonitis in newborns and premature infants in order to improve it.
1. Research plan.
We conducted a retrospective analysis of the medical histories of children with perforative peritonitis hospitalized in the Department of Neonatal Surgery in the Department of VODKB No. 1. From 2012 to 2021, 38 children with clinical manifestations of peritonitis were in the hospital.
2. Conditions of the event.
The study was conducted on the basis of the BUZ IN VODKB No. 1, in the department "Surgery of newborns".
3. Duration of the study.
The study was conducted from September 2021 to January 2022.
4. Description of the medical intervention.
We conducted a retrospective study of medical histories. Preoperative preparation was a set of measures aimed at maintaining homeostasis, adequate diuresis and fighting infections.
5. The main outcome of the study.
The effectiveness of surgical intervention was assessed by the stabilization of vital signs and the frequency of relaparatomies. Mortality developed in 5.2% of cases.
6. Additional outcomes of the study.
Relaparatomy was performed in 12% of cases.
7. Methods of registering outcomes.
Statistical processing of the material was carried out on a personal computer using the Exel universal program package (2007).
8. Statistical analysis.
Principles of calculating the sample size:
The sample size was not calculated beforehand.
Methods of statistical data analysis:
Statistical data processing was carried out using the Statistica 10.0 program. The results are presented in the form of mathematical expectation M and its error (m). Quantitative indicators were compared according to the Student's test, provided its normal distribution. Qualitative indicators were compared according to the Mann-Whitney and chi-squared criteria.
Objects (participants) of the study.
The objects of the study were medical records of patients, a database. Participants are newborn children.
The main results of the study.
Gastrointestinal perforations were postnatal in most (92%) cases and were accompanied by fibrinous (31%), serous (31%) and fecal (38%) peritonitis.The study revealed that necrotizing enterocolitis was the cause of perforating peritonitis in 65.7% of cases (IIIA - 48%, III B - 52%), and atresia of the small intestine with perforation in 10.5% of cases.
Short bowel syndrome with intestinal necrosis and gastroschisis occurred in 10.4% of cases.8.1% of children had intestinal malrotation with necrosis. 5.2% of newborns had intrauterine fecal peritonitis and stomach rupture.
Among all newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis, 7 were premature (28%). In 52% of children, the clinical picture of peritonitis appeared in the first week of life, most of whom (94%) had chronic intrauterine fetal hypoxia and intrauterine development delay.
Stage III of necrotic enterocolitis was observed in 48% of children. The remaining 52% of newborns were admitted to the IIIb stage of necrotic enterocolitis - the stage of perforated peritonitis. Perforations in most cases (in 75% of children) were localized in the ileum, less often (25% of children) — in the descending colon.
During the first week of life, children with intrauterine fecal peritonitis and spontaneous rupture of the stomach were hospitalized. Gastric rupture was observed in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and respiratory distress syndrome.
Newborns with type 3 and type 4 atresia of the small intestine were divided equally (50% of children each). Type 3 atresia was combined with abdominal adhesions and intestinal obstruction. 10% of children with atresia had multiple organ failure syndrome.
Additional research results.
All children with perforations were operated on. The tactics of surgical intervention differed depending on the type and level of perforation, the length of the process and the condition of the newborn.
Have been implemented:
Laparocentesis followed by peritoneal drainage - 25.7%;
Resection of the affected part of the intestine with the imposition of primary intestinal anastomosis - 11%;
Suturing of a perforated hole - 8%;
The imposition of intestinal stomas (one or more) - 55.3%.
Preoperative preparation included correction of CBS, blood electrolytes, stabilization of blood pressure, maintenance of diuresis of at least 2.0 ml/kg/hour, administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics, selection of adequate ventilation parameters, maintenance of body temperature at a normal level.
Postoperative mortality was 5.2%. Repalatoromy was performed in 13% of cases.
No adverse events were recorded.
Summary of the main result of the study.
The most common cause of peritonitis in newborns is necrotic enterocolitis;
In 75% of cases, perforations were localized in the ileum, which is associated with inadequate enteral load, which causes ischemia in the distal small intestine;
One of the main risk factors for spontaneous perforations is neonatal distress syndrome;
Perforations in NEC have the most unfavorable prognosis of treatment than in other nosological units.
Limitations of the study
A small sample of medical histories of children (38 children).
One of the main pathologies in which there is a high mortality rate among newborns with surgical diseases is diffuse peritonitis. The most common cause is necrotic enterocolitis. In most cases, perforations were localized in the ileum, which is associated with inadequate enteral load, which causes ischemia in the distal small intestine. It is necessary to choose the right enteral (in particular protein) load for newborns, and especially premature babies. [3] It is planned to continue the study in order to study in detail the preoperative preparation with a possible change in its tactics.
Anton С. Dedov
Author for correspondence.
Email: anton.dedov.01@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 8722-3757
Писклаков А.В., Федоров Д.А., Новиков Б.М. Опыт лечения новорожденных с некротизирующим энтероколитом с учетом показателей внутрибрюшного давления. Дет хир 2015; 2: 27—29. (Pisklakov A.V., Fedorov D.A., Novikov B.M. Experience of treatment of newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis taking into account indicators of intraperitoneal pressure. Det Khir 2012; 2: 27—29.);
Караваева С.А. Хирургическое лечение некротического энтероколита: Автореф. дис. д-ра мед. наук. Ст-Петербург 2002; 47. (Karavayeva S.A. Surgical treatment necrotizing enterocolitis: Avtoreferat Dis. d-ra med. nauk. St-Peterburg 2002; 47.);
Zornoza M., Pelaez D., Romero R. et al. Role of peritoneal drainage in necrotizing enterocolitis in critical infants with extremely low birth weight. Cir Pediat 2011; 24: 3: 146—150.


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Chelmsford mum's horror after finding family cat 'mauled to death by dogs'
Rebecca claims Freddie was her daughter's 'lifeline'
Elliot HawkinsContent Editor
Rebecca says Freddie was her daughter's 'lifeline'
A Chelmsford mum-of-two has revealed the horror of finding her family cat dead, and claims it was 'mauled to death'.
Rebecca Dunbar, who lives in Sandon, claims Freddie the cat was "ripped" apart by three dogs.
Neighbours rushed to tell her that the incident was happening, but by the time Rebecca got there she said he had "no chance".
She claims the incident has had an enormous impact on her two children, Faith, 12, and Luke, 5, and she described Freddie as a "lifeline" for the family.
'It was too late'
Rebecca claims Freddie was mauled to death by a dog
Freddie was much loved by all of his family, and had to be hidden in a box before the children saw his mangled body.
"People came banging on my window, some people came running out trying to help," Rebecca explained.
"I had elderly neighbours who tried to help, the neighbours all came banging on my door.
"When I had gone down there, it was too late. Freddie had no chance.
"We left him in a box and buried him before the children could see him. Everyone is haunted. He was a beautiful cat."
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According to Rebecca, Freddie's death has had a huge impact on the family.
"It is warning about violent dogs," she said.
"My cat cost more than £1,000 and I have a very ill child who loved that cat, a little boy with a medical problem who's in hospital a lot. And Freddie was my daughter's lifeline. He was her everything.
"The whole village loved him, he was like a Garfield walking around.
"I am taking it to the MP. The impact it has had on my children is enormous."
Police appeal for information
Freddie's death has had an 'enormous' impact on the two children
A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We were contacted about an incident in Hall Lane, Sandon, at around 8am on July 7 where it was reported three dogs had attacked a cat which, sadly, died.
"If you have any information about the incident please call us on 101 quoting the crime reference number 42/106972/19 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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Trump trying to make case for Jewish voters to back 2020 bid
Jewish voters in the U.S. have traditionally sided with Democrats, but Republicans are trying to narrow the gap, in part as the president cites actions that he says show he's more pro-Israel.
By ZEKE MILLERAssociated Press
LAS VEGAS — President Trump is trying to make the case for Jewish voters to back his re-election as he takes a victory lap with Republican donors in Las Vegas.
Trump was scheduled to speak Saturday at the annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, which supported his 2016 campaign and is preparing to spend millions on his 2020 effort.
Jewish voters in the U.S. have traditionally sided heavily with Democrats, but Republicans are hoping to narrow the gap next year, in part as Trump cites actions that he says show he's more pro-Israel.
Trump's speech comes weeks after he suggested Democrats "hate" Jews. His remark came as Democrats engaged in an internal fight over how to respond to comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that were criticized by some as anti-Semitic.
Before Trump's appearance, people assembling for the event carried signs with "We are Jews for Trump" and "Trump" written in Hebrew. Dozens of men and several women wore red yarmulkes with "Trump" in white.
As president, Trump has:
• reversed U.S. policy and recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau that Israel seized from Syria after the Six-Day War of 1967.
• recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv.,
• eliminated hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians and closed their representative office in Washington.
• ended the decades-long U.S. practice of opposing Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank in what would be the core of a future Palestinian state.
• withdrawn from the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had fiercely opposed, and re-imposed stringent new sanctions on the country that Israel regards as an existential threat. Trump is closely aligned with Netanayu, who's seeking to return power in Tuesday's national election.
• pulled the U.S. out of several U.N. organizations, the U.N. Human Rights Council and UNESCO, citing anti-Israel bias in their agendas.
But Trump was slow to condemn white supremacists who marched violently in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. The previous year, he circulated an image of a six-pointed star alongside a photo of Hillary Clinton, a pile of money and the words "most corrupt candidate ever."
And he told the Republican Jewish Coalition in 2015 that he didn't expect to earn their support because he wouldn't take their money. "You want to control your politicians, that's fine," he said at the time. Ultimately, the group and many of its donors backed Trump.
According to AP Votecast, a survey of more than 115,000 midterm voters and 3,500 Jewish voters nationwide, voters who identified as Jewish broke for Democrats over Republicans by a wide margin, 72 percent to 26 percent, in 2016.
Over the past decade, Jewish voters have shown stability in their partisanship, according to data from Pew Research Center. Jewish voters identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party over the Republican Party by a roughly 2-1 ratio.
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Home Politics Lauretta Onochie: Buhari has murdered INEC, will cause political crisis in Nigeria...
Lauretta Onochie: Buhari has murdered INEC, will cause political crisis in Nigeria – HURIWA
Emmanuel Samuels
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Tuesday condemned President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to nominate his aide, Lauretta Onochie as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
HURIWA described Onochie's nomination as a direct "murder" of INEC.
The right group anchored its rejection on claims that Onochie was known for peddling fake news and for being a fanatic member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and Miss. Zainab Yusuf, National Media Affairs said Buhari was setting Nigeria up for a serious political crisis.
According to the statement: "The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has learnt of the appointment of Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari; Lauretta Onochie, as an electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission representing Delta State.
"Lauretta Onochie is known on social media for peddling fake news and pictures as some of her claims have been proven to be false including tweeting false pictures to praise the Buhari administration.
"Again, Lauretta Onochie is a fanatical member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and so by her appointment into a Commission tasked with the mandate to conduct elections in Nigeria wherein the All Progressives Congress will participate, President Buhari is setting the stage for a very huge political crisis, which is capable of derailing our democratic process.
"One of the factors that have compromised the credibility of elections in Nigeria is said to be the lack of structural independence of INEC. This was one of the main issues taken up by the Electoral Reform Committee in 2007.
"Among the recommendations that the Committee made was the necessity for guaranteeing the independence of INEC, both through the way that the Commission is funded and through the appointment process for its members."
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Unfortunately, since many people choose not to install Postfix, MySQL support is not turned on, by default, in the Postfix binary RPM. Turning it on would add some MySQL packages to the list of prerequisites for Postfix, and, frankly, if you are not going to use them, you do not need them. The good news is that the Source RPM Specfile has done all of the hard work, and it is a simple matter to rebuild it.
I am writing this because I could not find any instructions for doing this. The standard scheme is, according to the Postfix documentstion, to create separate postfix-mysql, postfix-ldap, and so forth RPM packages that are installed to add the capability. I went looking for these packages, but was not able to find them for Fedora, despite implications that they should exist. I spent some time with packages for other sources before I gave up, and decided to grab the source and look in it for answers. Once I did that, the answer was apparrent quickly, but it took so long to get there that I decided to write this guide to help others.
1. Get the Fedora source RPM for the level of Postfix you want to install.
Where that happens to be the path to and name of the source RPM I grabbed, from testing. You should install whatever level you choose.
By default, the source is installed in /usr/src/redhat/. The actual source will go into /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES and the specfile will go in /usr/src/redhat/SPECS. Make sure you can find them.
Find that line, and change the 0 to a 1. Save the file.
You should see the files go by, and you should see compiler options mentioning MySQL and libraries.
The RPM that was built will be deposited in /usr/src/redhat/$arch/. In my case, the RPM is called /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/postfix-2.0.16-1.i386.rpm. Find the binary RPM.
In my case, the original release was 1, and I wanted to change it to 2, so as to make the install work. I could have used --force once I was sure that everything was right, but, frankly, I wanted to make it work as it was designed. The risk is that someone will create an official Release 2 of the same level of postscript --- but since I am faced with installing postfix from source RPMs in all cases in any case, I will want to do something to save myself from having the Postfix rpm overlaid. To make it clear, however, 1 and 2 are examples --- you might have a different starter number, just increase it.
Finally, you are now in the situation where, as and if new releases of Postfix come out, you will not want to automatically install them. How you stop new versions of a package from installing is up to you - there is a simple way to do it with up2date --configure. With yum, editing the /etc/yum.conf file and adding postfix to the exclude line will do it.
Once you have done the installation, you can verify it, simply, by running the command postconf -m. This lists the types of tables that Postfix can use, and you ahould be able to see the fact that mysql is now a supported table type.
How to use mysql tables in postfix is covered in several howto's, of which there are many listed at  with one of the best being at  .
I tried to follow your steps since the web-cyradm requires either Postgress or MySQL for authentication. Unfortunately I couldn't get it to work with the latest SRPM. It failed stating a man page. I ended up using the latest SRPM from here  , but that causes some dependency problems with sasl. Using --force I was able to install it. Man it would be nice of postfix-mysql was part of the Fedora tree. Either that or have postfix load its authentication modules dynamically like PAM, so the authentication modules could be packaged separately from the server.
Instead of building Postfix as root, it should be built as a non root user.
Then you can install the src.rpm as your normal user in the manner described above, edit the spec file to turn on MySQL support (spec file will be in /rpm/SPECS/) and build it as your normal user.


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Why Merit Fails Australian Women
Posted by Kamdha Editor | Nov 10, 2014 | Careers, News, On The Agenda | 0 |
What is the Liberal Party's definition of 'merit'? And why is it preventing women from reaching executive-‐level positions? Steph Nash reporting.
The year is 2004.
Parliamentary senior, Judith Troeth, sits silently in front of her pre-selectors. She is cool, calm and collected, having been through this process many times before.
Her competition is stiff: a mixture of young blood, and a surprise former-MP who has just come out of retirement.
But with 13 years in parliament, and 64 years of life experience, Troeth is relaxed about scoring a place on the Liberal ticket to the Senate.
That was until the man on the other side of the table shook his head and grumbled:
"I can't believe you're contemplating going on. You'll be 70 when your term finishes."
Disgruntled and annoyed, Troeth reassured him that her age and aptitude was her own business, and that she did not appreciate that her own judgment was being questioned.
Especially by a man.
Ten years on, Troeth says that this is just one example of the many ways in which the Liberal Party pre‐selection system fails women.
"I've seen men in their 60s and 70s be interviewed for pre‐selection, and the matter of age has never come up," she says.
"[The pre‐selectors] ask women questions about their parental and marital status in the round-table and open-forum part of the pre-‐selection. They don't ask these questions of the male candidates. Certainly, branch members do not seem to see the urgency of selecting women."
The Liberal Party have copped quite a lot of flack for their majority‐male cabinet, with Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, justifying his ministry as the result of a 'merit-based' criterion.
According to academic Joy McCann (2014), the numbers of female representatives in the Lower House are highly disproportionate. As of the 2013 federal election, 25 per cent of members in the Lower House are female. For the Liberal Party, 20 per cent of all members are women, with only 24 combined female members and senators.
With these statistics in mind, one has to ask: why are there so few meritorious Liberal women? Do they exist? Or are the Liberal Party's pre-selection methods a disguise for darker motives?
Since October 2013, all Australian businesses with 500 or more employees have had to report specific details of their culture back to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). CEOs have been quizzed about the male‐to-female make-up of their workforce, and asked to reveal what policies they have in place (if any) for promoting gender equality.
As a governmen-owned entity, the WGEA only acts as a gender equality watchdog for private companies.
But parliamentarians can make hundreds and thousands of dollars a year. Surely, Parliament House as a workforce would be held to the same standards as everyone else?
Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case.
The WGEA's standardised questionnaire provides a list of acceptable options for employers to select if they declare that they have no policies in place to support gender equality. These options include:
"No, [we] are currently under development";
"No, [we have] insufficient human resources staff"; and,
"No, [that is] not our priority".
There is no option on the list that says:
"No, we hire employees based on merit".
The Coalition's meritorious means of pre‐selecting candidates has been widely criticised by the Australian public. In the eyes of the WGEA, it probably wouldn't fare as an ethical way of ensuring equal opportunity for promotion – especially given the current male‐to‐female ratio of the ministry.
Women's activist and academic, Wendy McCarthy, is disgruntled by the Coalition's misappropriation of the term 'merit'. She argues that merit is far too subjective a term to be used as form of pre‐selection criteria, and that its use only hurts the credibility of the Liberal party.
"When you say a 'merit‐based' system, it sounds completely compelling, charming and logical, but clearly if there's only one woman in cabinet, then it suggests that there are no women of merit in the Coalition," McCarthy says.
"I don't think that's true. I think a merit-‐based system needs a gender‐lens run over it. It doesn't get that. We're not seeing strong women in the Liberal Party, despite the fact we know they're there."
Senator Michaelia Cash disagrees. Forged from a hard corporate background, Cash strongly believes that she is the type of meritorious woman that was built to succeed in the Liberal Party.
Activist Wendy McCarthy believes that not much has changed for women in politics in the last ten years.
Once a solicitor at top-‐tier law firm, Freehills, Cash is now one of five women in the Abbott ministry, acting as the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women. Having strongly upheld her ticket to the Senate for the last six years, Cash maintains that, despite the majority-‐male cabinet, the Liberal Party will not be changing its methods of pre‐selecting candidates or promoting members. The party completely rejects the use of quota systems, arguing that they are, in fact, contradictive to women's empowerment.
"The Coalition holds the view that appointment of women to positions for reasons other than merit would be counter‐productive and work against the long-‐term interest of women." Cash says.
"Research shows that that [quotas] can actually cause resentment to women within organisations. I don't ever want to be part of a government that is able to be accused of actually causing resentment against women because we mandated something, as opposed to encouraging long‐term cultural change."
Unlike the Liberal Party, both the Australian Labor Party and the Greens Party use a combination of quotas and targets to encourage fair political representation of the Australian public. As a governing body, the Liberal Party has many policies for guiding the public towards developing practices of gender equality.
An example of this is the Paid Parental Leave Scheme, which is currently being amended to ensure that women on leave receive superannuation and appropriate remuneration. But to suit the party itself, the Coalition falls back on its 'merit-‐based' methods of employee promotion, which offers no strict criteria for advancing employees to executive positions.
Greens senator, Lee Rhiannon, argues that the Coalition uses the term 'merit' deceptively, in order to appear as the most credible political party. She says that the Coalition is not alone in its use of merit‐based candidate selection, stating that the Greens too use merit as a guide for selecting male and female candidates.
"I think that when there's a democratic pre‐selection of some form or another, you would trust that most of those people are making their decision on the basis of which candidate will do the best job. So, that's where I think the Liberals are kidding themselves a bit, as though they're the only ones who do merit." she says.
With the crippling statistics in mind, it is very easy to assume that the term 'merit' is being used to veil a much more worrying issue at hand. Recently retired senator, Sue Boyce, says that the current methods used by the Coalition to encourage female membership are not working, and may actually be preventing women from achieving executive positions.
During her time in parliament, Boyce was never afraid to make choices that were uncharacteristic of her party's values, having openly supported the same-‐sex marriage bill, and Labor's carbon trading emissions scheme. Having formerly chaired the Liberal Women's Council in Queensland, Boyce recognises that women have been treated unfairly by the Liberal Party, and suggests the party rethink their options.
"I have never, ever, in my entire experience heard anyone worry about whether we have men of merit. So to me, it looks more like a filter used to somehow keep women out, rather than any sort of way of encouraging women to come in," she says.
"I don't think you can represent Australian values of community if you're not reasonably representative of the diversity of our community, and I think it's a problem for the whole party – to look at themselves and look at what they're doing to encourage diversity of membership."
In rather stark contrast, the ALP and Greens are both enjoying solid numbers of male and female membership. Around 40 per cent of ALP members are women – six of whom were in the last Labor cabinet. In 2010, the Greens Party had a record high of 71.6 per cent female members.
So if both of these parties can get the numbers of women together, why can't the Coalition?
Gender quotas, that's why.
"I'd always been an office bearer in the party, but the minute you stop making tea and scones, your status changes immediately" – Judith Troeth
The ALP have had a number of quotas and targets in place since the birth of Emily's List in 1996. What was once just a pro-‐women's group is now one of the biggest political factions in the country, with Emily's List formally supporting Labor's gender target of 40‐40‐20.
As for the Greens, quotas are very much representative of their entire grassroots organisation – so much so, that gender quotas seem to be ingrained in their constitution. With this in mind, it is no wonder that they are the front-‐runner when it comes to equal gender representation.
Labor Senator, Claire Moore, says that it's no surprise that the Coalition's meritorious means of pre‐selection have been widely criticised by the Australian public. In the eyes of the WGEA, it probably wouldn't fare as an ethical way of ensuring equal opportunity for promotion – especially given the current male‐to-female ratio of the ministry. Moore acknowledges that the Coalition reject the effectiveness of quotas, but says that their reasons for doing so are contradictory.
"I think merit is an excuse. It's demeaning in my opinion, which is actually the same argument that people who are against quotas use," she says.
"Apparently [Labor] are somehow imposing a result, and therefore not miximising merit? All you have to do is wander through corridors in places like [Parliament House] and see the pictures on the wall, and for generations women of extraordinary merit were not able to break through and be elected to parliament."
Judith Troeth did eventually get pre-‐selected as a Liberal candidate for the Senate back in 2004, but missed out on the top-‐spot to candidate Michael Ronaldson – a former Liberal MP who had just come out of retirement after three years. To Judith, this was an unfair pick, and she felt that her years of experience as a senator and parliamentary secretary had accounted for very little.
"On any criteria I would've thought that I had more merit to be on the top of the ticket, but such was the view at the time. With a bit of factional wheeling and dealing, I was demoted to number three." Troeth said.
"You would think in selecting people for something as prestigious as state or federal parliament that a lot more thought would go into it. It's all about merit when it comes to women, but its not about merit when it comes to men … I'd always been an office bearer in the party, but the minute you stop making tea and scones, your status changes immediately."
Having noticed that the progression of the party had hit a bit of a reckless downward spiral, in 2010 Troeth wrote up a draft policy paper suggesting that the Coalition adopt another technique for pre-‐selecting candidates.
Her paper was called "Modernising the parliamentary Liberal Party", and through the implementation of gender quotas, she aimed to help her party move towards a positive gender equality image.
The paper was circulated to around 100 members.
She received only five responses Australia‐wide, ranging from luke‐warm agreement to flat‐rejection.
Four years on, Judith Troeth still believes that a quota system is the way to go for the Liberal Party. She says that in terms of progress, the Liberal Party don't seem to get it, and that the dismissal of her paper was a big mistake indeed.
"Since then, the numbers have not improved," she adds.
"Which I think makes my point."
So if the WGEA were to assess the gender equality practices of Parliament House, what would be the outcome?
The authority would most likely recommend that the Coalition adopt gender targets – just like the ALP, and just like the Greens. The representation of women in these parties is almost one‐to-one.
The results speak for themselves.
In any case, Parliament House should be held to the same gender equality standards as the rest of the private sector. If it did, we might see more women in parliament.
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